General Manager

General Manager - Glow Car Wash

Own Your Site. Build the Team. Grow With Us.

Compensation: $65,000–$75,000 base + monthly performance bonus!

The Opportunity

Glow Car Wash is looking for an experienced General Manager ready to run their location like an owner — not just supervise it. You'll have full accountability for your site's labor hours, team performance, and customer experience, with real input into how the business grows.

This isn't an entry-level management role. We want someone who's already led teams, hit expectations, and knows what operational excellence looks like — and who's looking for a company where that experience is rewarded with autonomy and a clear path up.

About Glow Car Wash

Founded in 2015 in Central New Jersey, Glow Car Wash has grown quickly since then, with a total of 4 locations. We built the company on one idea: a fast, safe, high-quality wash paired with an exceptional experience for customers and employees alike.

What You'll Own

• Performance: Own your location's revenue, labor, and cost targets — not just "hit goals," but see the numbers and make the calls
• Team leadership: Hire, train, and develop a high-performing team; build the bench for your own next promotion
• Membership growth: Drive membership sales and retention as a core revenue lever, with visibility into your site's numbers
• Operations: Own staffing, scheduling, productivity, safety, and site standards
• Site Preparedness: Ensure site cleanliness and operational standards are met on a daily basis
• Customer experience: Set the tone for five-star service and resolve escalations with authority
• Culture: Lead by example — hands-on, in the field, alongside your team (~90% of the role is outdoors and active)

What Sets This Role Apart

• Real autonomy — you run your site's day-to-day decisions, not a checklist from corporate
• Growth path — top-performing GMs move into multi-site, regional, or district-level roles as we expand.
• Bonus tied to performance you control — Conversion rate, membership growth, and retention, not vague "goals"
• Paid leadership development — ongoing investment in your management skills, not just onboarding

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of management/leadership experience required, ideally with P&L, budget, or revenue-target ownership
• Experience in retail, hospitality, restaurant, automotive, or car wash management preferred
• A track record of building and retaining strong teams
• Strong operational instincts: staffing, scheduling, cost control, customer recovery
• Comfortable in a physical, outdoor, fast-paced environment
• Valid driver's license; available weekends

What We Offer

• Competitive base + performance bonus
• Uncapped commissions
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible scheduling
• Paid training and leadership development
• A defined path to multi-unit or regional leadership as Glow grows

Ready to run a business, not just a shift? Apply today and let's talk about what ownership looks like at Glow.

Benefits:

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

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience managing a team of 15+ employees?

Experience:

• General Manager: 3 years (Required)
• Team development: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person