Automotive Reconditioning Manager W/ Tint & Appearance Operations

Xcite Automotive is seeking an Automotive Reconditioning Manager with Tint experience for our partner dealers in Bradenton, Florida!

Job Description:  Xcite Automotive is seeking an experienced Automotive Reconditioning Manager with window tint and appearance services oversight to lead reconditioning operations within a dealership environment. This role is responsible for managing people, workflow, quality, and turnaround times to ensure vehicles meet dealership standards prior to frontline readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily automotive reconditioning center operations, including window tint, detailing, vehicle appearance, and related dealership services.
• Supervise, schedule, train, and manage automotive technicians while monitoring productivity, attendance, workmanship, and performance.
• Manage vehicle workflow from intake through reconditioning, quality control, and final delivery.
• Prioritize dealership inventory and assign work to meet production goals and turnaround-time expectations.
• Provide hands-on oversight of automotive window tint installation, including heat shrinking, film application, tint removal, pattern cutting, and quality inspection.
• Inspect completed vehicles for quality, identify defects or rework, and ensure all services meet company and dealership standards.
• Track key performance indicators, including production volume, technician productivity, labor efficiency, turnaround time, quality, and rework.
• Communicate vehicle status, delays, and completion timelines with dealership sales, service, used-car, and management teams.
• Manage third-party vendors, inventory, tint film, tools, supplies, and operational resources.
• Enforce safety procedures, standard operating procedures, and automotive reconditioning quality standards.

Must-Have Qualifications: 

• At least 2–3 years of professional automotive window tint installation experience.
• Hands-on experience with heat shrinking, film installation, pattern cutting, tint removal, and final quality inspection.
• Previous leadership, supervisory, or management experience in an automotive environment.
• Experience supervising technicians, assigning work, and managing daily production workflow.
• Ability to identify tint defects, quality issues, and required rework.
• Experience managing vehicle priorities, production goals, and turnaround time.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to provide hands-on tinting or production support when needed.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience managing an automotive reconditioning center, tint shop, detail department, or dealership operation.
• Previous dealership or used-vehicle reconditioning experience.
• Experience using tint plotters or computer-cutting software.
• Experience with detailing, paint correction, ceramic coating, paint protection film, or vehicle wraps.
• Experience tracking productivity, quality, labor efficiency, rework, and store performance.
• Experience training and developing automotive technicians.
• Experience managing third-party vendors or subcontractors.

Beneficial Types of Previous Experience: 

• Automotive Reconditioning Manager or Recon Supervisor (dealership environment)
• Appearance Manager or Detail Shop Manager with multi-skill oversight
• Window Tint Manager, Tint Lead, or tint vendor management experience
• Automotive service or operations leadership with vehicle readiness responsibility
• High-volume dealership recon operations with quality control and KPI ownership

Apply today to start your career in Xcite Automotive!#INDAUTO3

Company Description: Xcite Automotive is a fast-growing automotive service and a software-based company that helps dealers get vehicles frontline-ready quickly and efficiently. Since 2007, Xcite Automotive has been on a mission to make the automotive industry faster, more innovative, and more profitable. Over 1,300 automobile dealers nationwide rely on Xcite’s team of 1000 employees to provide on-site vehicle marketing and reconditioning solutions.

Additional Information: Xcite Automotive provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or orientation. In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities

Salary : $65,000