Automotive Detailer

What’s Under the Hood

Drive Time Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership.

We embrace a transparent pricing approach, eliminating haggling and gimmicks, and we operate reconditioning centers where we breathe new life into pre‑owned vehicles.

Drive Time is immediately hiring Automotive Detailers. The Detailer is responsible for tracking and monitoring the maintenance of Drive Time vehicles and making them look clean and neat.

• Stock vehicles when they arrive from auction.
• Prepare and move vehicles around the Reconditioning Center for distribution to retail.
• Detail vehicles – wash and buff, minor paint touch‑up, vacuum interior and clean any other additional surfaces.
• Use cleaning, protective, and restorative agents to maintain and enhance the appearance of vehicles.
• Perform inspections and keep complete, accurate records of the vehicle’s condition.
• Identify and complete repairs effectively the first time, to minimize re‑work and delays in production.
• Work in ways that decrease possibility of injury to yourself or other team members in the shop due to spills or other preventable hazardous conditions.
• Work with Reconditioning Center Management to repair or reject inventory based on estimated cost of repairs and/or the overall quality of the vehicle.

• Pay $17.00 an hour, with hourly pay increasing through an Earn and Learn program.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage – Drive Time pays a significant portion of the premiums.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Work/life balance – Monday‑Friday schedule, typically finished by 2:30 pm.
• 11 days of paid time off, 6 paid holidays, and 2 floating holidays.
• 401(k) with company match, company‑paid life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability.
• No customer interaction; focus on repairing cars and working as a team.
• Growth opportunities – over 80% of leadership developed internally.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid driver’s license and insurable DMV record required.
• Minimum age 18 years.
• Must be able to communicate in English to ensure effective performance.

This is a safety‑sensitive position.

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of our background and drug screening process. Drive Time is a drug‑free, tobacco‑free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.