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Detailer

Chariots for Hire
Sterling, VA Full Time | Part Time
POSTED ON 8/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/26/2026

Position Summary

  • Chariots for Hire is seeking a Part-time Detailer for our headquarters in Sterling, VA. This position requires an individual to clean all of our vehicles (from limousines to motorcoach buses) to company standards inside and out. The individual will be required to follow directions, work together with other detailers, and keep an eye on dispatch to see what vehicles need to be serviced.

Job Details

  • Pay: $16/hr
  • Friday-Sunday: 12pm-9pm. *Flexible on weekday start times and if you want to work more days*
  • Must be able to drive large vehicles on company lot
  • Commission: 15% on Retail Detailing
  • Location: Sterling, VA

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Move all types of vehicles throughout the lot in order to be cleaned.
  • Detail and clean every vehicle up to company standards.
  • Clean interior and exterior windows.
  • Clean engine and engine compartment.
  • Manage dumping station.
  • Operate all equipment and tools in a safe and secure manner
  • Report any safety issues immediately to management.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required

  • The ability to stand for the majority of the day
  • The ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted
  • Ability to follow instructions
  • Ability to move small and large vehicles on the lot, no public sheet driving
  • Ability to focus on details
  • Ability to anticipate work needs and follow through independently
  • Ability to meet deadlines

Environment of Workplace

  • Inside facility
  • Fully Equipped

Performance Standards and Measures

General:

  • Understands the goals of the company
  • Knows what is important to keep vehicles looking and staying clean
  • Understands and adheres to the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
  • Understands and adheres to Chariots for Hire values

Dependability:

  • Begins work day at agreed start time and works the hours required to execute the duties of the job successfully and at a “meets expectations” level of performance
  • Manages and correctly uses time off per personnel guidelines. Schedules paid time off (PTO) and all overtime with advance notice with supervisor approval. Except for illness or matters of urgency, all PTO is scheduled.
  • Calls in promptly to dispatch by scheduled start time to advise of absence (Need at least 2 hour window)
  • Consistently punctual; meets time commitments and deadlines with minimal need for supervisory follow-up
  • Reliable
  • Follows through to ensure completeness of work and seeks assistance when needed

Teamwork:

  • Promotes teamwork and cooperative effort
  • Maintains cooperative and supportive environment, highly responsive to peers and others within the Chariots for Hire organization
  • Communicates effectively in the work group
  • Shows courtesy and respect to others
  • Shares appropriate information and job knowledge outside the work group in a timely manner
  • Willing to help lead others to the right answer if they are unaware of it

Flexibility:

  • Implements change when asked
  • Responds positively to changes in priorities and assignments
  • Overcomes obstacles in daily responsibilities to accomplish assignments

Initiative:

  • Initiates self-development by looking for opportunities to grow within current job assignments. Improves present skills and seeks out additional or different responsibilities. Extends efforts beyond normal job requirements.
  • Looks to improve processes within job scope
  • Demonstrates ability to recognize and define problems, participates in solutions

Work Environment and Safety:

  • Knows and follows all safety rules, know resources and what to do in emergency situations
  • Recognizes safety hazards and makes improvement suggestions
  • Maintains a clean, safe, and unobstructed work area
  • Responsive to individual environment and health concerns

Technical Competence/Job Knowledge:

  • Demonstrates a complete understanding of technical skills and equipment to perform job
  • Requires little direction/supervision in specific job functions
  • Consistently meets expected workload, as determined by supervisor
  • Demonstrates a basic understanding of other internal departments as they relate to the employee’s job

Quality:

  • Finished product produced in accordance with customer and/or supervisor specifications.
  • Documentation is understandable and legible. Assignments are completed so that rework is only occasionally necessary. Make an effort to minimize errors.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

License/Certification:

  • Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16

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