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Job posts that attract the right people, a consistent phone screen, and a structured interview with a scorecard.
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Car wash hiring and training programs
Most car wash turnover is decided in the first two weeks: who you hired, how they were onboarded, and whether anyone trained them to a written standard. We build the hiring and training system that fixes that, from the job post and phone screen to station sign-offs and manager development, and we train your leaders to run it.
Who it's for
Is this the right fit?
- Sites that are always hiring and never fully staffed
- New sites that need to hire and train a full crew at once
- Operators whose training lives in one manager's head
- Multi-site groups where every site trains differently
What's included
What we build with your team.
Onboarding
A scheduled first day and first week, so new hires know what to expect and who is training them.
Station training and sign-off
Written checklists for greeter, loading, prep, finishing and attendant roles. Nobody works a station alone until a manager signs it off.
30- and 60-day reviews
Short, scheduled check-ins tied to clear standards, so managers coach early instead of reacting late.
Manager and shift lead development
Training for the people who train everyone else: coaching, scheduling, accountability and the hard conversations.
Training records
Simple documentation of who was trained on what, which also supports your safety program.
How it works
From first call to a standard that holds.
- Discovery callThirty minutes on your staffing, your turnover and what's been tried.
- On-site lookTime with your managers and crew, a review of who left in the last year and why, and how training happens today.
- Build the systemJob posts, screens, interview guides, onboarding schedules and station checklists, written for your site and equipment.
- Train the trainersWe train your managers and shift leads to run it, on your property.
- Follow-upCheck-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days on retention and time to certification.
What we measure
The numbers that tell you it's working.
Each engagement is tied to numbers you can see on your own reports, agreed on before work starts, and scoped in writing with a not-to-exceed cap so the cost is known up front.
- 90-day retention
- Turnover rate by site and quarter
- Time to certification for each station
- Applicants to hires
- Manager and shift lead turnover
Straight answers
Frequently asked questions
How do you reduce car wash employee turnover?
Start with the first two weeks. Screen for the basics before the interview, schedule onboarding properly, train each station to a written standard with a manager sign-off, and review new hires at 30 and 60 days. Most early quits trace back to one of those steps being skipped.
How long should car wash training take?
It depends on the role and the site. Most new hires can learn a basic station in their first few shifts, but they shouldn't work it alone until a manager signs off against a checklist. Managers and shift leads need ongoing development, not a one-time class.
Do you train our managers, or just write the documents?
Both. The documents are the easy part. We train your managers and shift leads to use them, coach to them and hold the standard after we're gone.
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Next step
Tell us what's not working. We'll tell you straight.
A free 30-minute discovery call. You describe the sites; we tell you what we'd look at first and whether we're the right fit. Florida-based, working with operators nationwide.