Team Member

Drive & Shine Team Member

Up to $16/hr starting: Carwash & Oil Change & Interior Clean Team Members

Site Locations:

• 4201 W. Main St. Kalamazoo, MI 49006
• 5321 Gull Rd. Kalamazoo, MI 49048
• 5003 S. Westnedge Ave. Portage, MI 49002

We are a family-owned business with family values that started our operation 25 years ago because our owner could not find a high-quality carwash to wash his car in South Bend Indiana. Over the last 25 years, we have grown to be one of the most sophisticated chains of car care centers in the country, where we offer car washing, quick lubes, interior cleaning, and detailing of vehicles in a family-oriented environment where our customers have rated us "THE BEST" 25 years in a row. Our people are our #1 priority and the most important leg of our strategy. We strive to hire, train, and promote happy and motivated people on our team who share the same values we do.

The technologies, equipment & processes we deploy are at the forefront of existence within our industry. We design and manufacture most of the equipment that we use in our buildings. The level of investment we make in our staff, operations, and facilities is among the highest in our industry, and we are visibly the best at what we do. Our mission is very simple "we wow customers one at a time!" To do that, we invest heavily in people training & development. Hearing comments such as "you helped shape my life" from our team members are common.

Join Our Team and Be Rewarded for your Hard Work:

• We are extremely selective in who we hire to ensure the best fit. We want people who are humble, motivated, willing, and able to solve day-to-day operational challenges to propel our team and company to the heights we are reaching for.
• As a team member at Drive & Shine, we will invest in YOUR future by giving you classroom and field lessons so you can achieve your future dreams. Most of our site managers were trained and promoted from within, but we also believe in adding great mid-level managers from the retail and service sector to our team and training them to lead their locations.
• We believe this mix helps us continuously get better.
• We offer benefits consistent with very large corporations, but in a smaller family setting where you are not just a number.

We offer:

• Paid vacations.
• Medical insurance.
• College education scholarship/assistance.
• Commissions/Employee Recognition Awards
• Gifts & vacation expenses for long term service.
• Training/Development/Growth/Advancement

Requirements:

• Professional and outgoing personality.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Efficient and comfortable with explanation of services.
• Good physical endurance to withstand the outside weather elements year-round.
• Outstanding organizational and multi-tasking abilities.
• Experience in cash handling and point of sale systems.

Sample of what our teammates say about working at Drive & Shine:

Want to know what it is like to change careers and to be a part of the Drive & Shine family? Just listen to what some of our current management team members who have come from other industries and companies say about the Drive & Shine difference.

"I love the relationship that has grown with many co-workers and upper management since the short time I have been employed with this wonderful company. With Drive & Shine, each employee is well respected as well as feels valued rather than just being a number. The training is extremely in-depth which places the employee for success instead of a failure". Team member's previous Employment: Restaurant Manager.

"This is a place where it is not only just a job but a family. Everyone here cares about each other, and we all have each other's best interests at heart. Something I have that is different from my last career would be having a bigger voice and our impact. Team member's previous Employment: Recruiting & Retention Sergeant.

"I no longer feel like the weight of the company is on my shoulders. I love the support systems (recruiting, accounting, maintenance/IT on-site). In my past job these items were solely my responsibility along with running the business. I love that people can be recognized and rewarded for their hard work, ownership, loyalty, rather than just being recognized for profit. My favorite difference would be that a large majority of the staff look at this as a career or a long-term partnership, wherein my past industry we were lucky to have someone stick around for 90 days. Team member's previous Employment: Restaurant General Manager.

"We matter. Drive & Shine pays well and rewards those whose efforts go above and beyond. They want all of us to have a work/life balance and have been very supportive when I asked to vary my hours to coach basketball for a couple of years and to take time to heal properly after several surgeries I had over the past couple of years. All these things combined make me want to work even harder for them and to make this company the best. I feel very fortunate that I was hired here" Team member's previous Employment: Sporting Goods Store Manager

"I Love that Drive and Shine is a family-owned business that treats its employees as family. I came from a background working in large-scale Industrial Maintenance. My job was very dangerous and trying at times. I can recall many times I did not want to go to work. I have never experienced that here at Drive and Shine. My work environment is much safer, and I am always excited to see what the next day brings me." Team member's previous Employment: Industrial Maintenance Tech.

"The people here are exceptional, I love is feeling that I am rewarded for my efforts, there are growth opportunities, and that this job teaches life skills. Here is a list of what Drive & Shine has which the previous jobs did not: outstanding pay; feedback from superiors that is constructive and positive wanting you to succeed; facilities that have what you need and make you proud to say I work here; support staff that if needed is a phone call away or email - and they respond quickly; insurance right out of the gate; having working managers, doesn't feel as if they are on the sideline but on the field with you." Team member's previous Employment: Automotive Industry District Manager.