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Automotive Detailer

DriveTime
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Jan 2026
💰 $34,000/yr

About the role

What’s Under the Hood

DriveTime 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.

You can find DriveTime’s tire tracks across the nation with dealerships where we embrace a transparent pricing approach, eliminating haggling and gimmicks and reconditioning centers where we breathe new life into pre-owned vehicles. Regardless of where you’re located, if you’ve got DRIVE and you’re looking to make an impact, we’d love for you to make a difference with us!

That’s Nice, But What’s the Job?

What's under the hood: 

 Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, DriveTime is the largest privately owned used car sales and finance company in the country. With more than 145 dealerships, 3 operations centers and 16 reconditioning centers across the nation, our 4,000+ employees are focused on getting the right customer in the right car, at the right terms. With over 25 years of industry experience, and our dedication to streamlining the purchase process, we're redefining what it means to buy and finance a used car. 

That’s Nice, But What’s the Job? 

DriveTime is immediately hiring Automotive Detailers!

In short, the Detailer is responsible for tracking and monitoring the maintenance of DriveTime vehicles and making them look clean and neat!   

 

In long, our Detail Associates are responsible for: 

  • Stock in 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. 

  • Using 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. 

  • Identifying and completing 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. 

  • Working with Reconditioning Center Management to repair or reject inventory based on estimated cost of repairs and/or the overall quality of the vehicle. 

 

So What About the Perks?  Perks matter.  

  • Pay $17.00 an hour

  • Earn and Learn. Through our Earn and Learn program, you hold the keys to your own development – and money in your pocket! Through this program, your hourly pay increases as you progress through our on-the-job training and certification. 

  • Medical, Dental and Vision. For qualifying employees, DriveTime will pay the entire premium! 

  • Tuition Reimbursement. We encourage growth and development, not only in your career with us but also your formal education. 

  • Work/Life Balance. This teams enjoys a M-F Friday schedule and are typically done by 2:30pm! 

  • 11 days of PTO, 6 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays. Because who doesn’t love time off? 

  • Benefits like 401(k), company paid life insurance, short and long-term disability. 

  • No customers. You do, what you do best – fix cars and work as a team. 

  • Growth opportunities. DriveTime takes a lot of pride in promoting from within. Over 80% of our current leadership has developed internally. 

 

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