APPLICATIONS CLOSE SOON
- 1 Position Available (as of May 20, 2026)
- Candidates with car detailing experience or without experience are eligible
POSITION OVERVIEW
Open Positions: 1-2
Who it's for: Non-students looking to start or build a career in detailing
Start Date: Immediately / ASAP
Term: Full-time from. now until Nov. 15th, with the potential for part-time work in the winter at our detailing shop (138 Wescar Lane). Each year we resume operations early March.
Shift Lengths: Varies from 6-11 hours - usually averages around 8-9h. Option for time off in the summer/fall.
Shift Start Times:
- Weekday Shifts: 6:30-730am until 3:30-5:30pm
- Weekend Shifts: 8:30am until 430-6:30pm
Compensation:
- Detailer Level 1 (0-200 hours) experience: Average $23-25/hr
- Detailer Level 2 (200-1000 hours experience ): Average $24-27/hr
-Detailer Level 3 (1000h or more experience): Average $28-35/hr
Includes base wage + commission + tips + performance bonuses.
Commute Location: We have 2 different shift start locations that employees will commute to (varies shift-to-shift). They're located in Nepean, Stittsville.
~ JOB REQUIREMENTS~
Availability (Required):
- We operate on a 4-day / 8-11h per day shift schedule. The days in the week for your regular weekly schedule are is assigned based on seniority as follows:
- In Year 1, new staff will be required to cover weekends as part of their 4-day schedule. Example: Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.
- In Year 2, returning staff can apply to non-weekend schedule (e.g. Mon-Thurs). Top performing staff will be moved to a weekday-only schedule with Senior status.
- In Year 3, all returning staff are moved to a week-day only schedule. The choice of receiving health and dental benefits, or getting extra pay instead.
Winter Off-season
- Full-time employment ends early-to-mid November (when our mobile car detailing season ends).
- There may be opportunities for 1-2 shifts per week at our detail shop, but priority is given to staff with at least 1 year of senority.
- We encourage full-time staff to apply for work with a winter snow removal, or Aircraft de-icing company to have stable year-round employment when they are off from Cleen Detailing during the winter.
Access to Vehicle for Commuting (Required): You must have uninterrupted access to a vehicle which you can commute to work with for the entirety of your employment period. Sharing a vehicle with someone else (parent, sibling, partner, etc.) will not be accepted, since your shift start/end times can vary day-to-day, or when customers adjust a service time on short notice.
Commute (Required): You will be assigned to one of 2 start locations for each shift (where you will meet your crew partner and use the Company Van to travel to your jobsites. The shift start location you are assigned to can vary shift to shift, and could be in either our Stittsville, Nepean. We aim to have you start each day at the location closest to your house, but it is not guaranteed. Extra points are given to applicants who are willing to commute to any of the our 3 locations for a shift.
Driver's License (Required): Valid G2 or G driver's license is required.
Lifting 50+ LBS (Required): Physical stamina to perform manual labor, with ability to lift 50 pounds multiple times throughout a shift.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Regular face-to-face interactions with customers.
- Answer questions, and create a great experience.
- Keeping on schedule by maintaining diligence with time tracking
- Maintain a clean and organized work environment
- Safely handle equipment, chemicals, and cleaning agents
- Conduct interior cleaning, vacuuming, shampooing, and surface cleaning
- Perform exterior cleaning, hand washing, drying, waxing
- Stay cognizant of whether and prepare for adverse conditions
- Communicate diligently with team members and management
WHAT DOES A SHIFT LOOK LIKE?
In 2023, we launched Cleen 2.0. We've invested over $200,000 to build the most advanced, customized mobile car detailing system in North America. (Peep the pics below!). This makes the detailing experience a joy for your team.
Here's what a typical day might look like...
7:30am - Arrive at one of our Company-Vehicle Pick-up Locations (in Stittsville, Nepean or Central Ottawa)
- You'll meet with your Lead Detailer crew partner who will be working with you for your shift.
8:00am - The 1st Detail
- Once you've arrived at the first detailing appointment of the day). You'll use the Detailer app to clock-in, and follow our step-by-step checklist to greet the client, get setup on the jobsite, then get to work giving them a real #CleenEffect experience. Most details take anywhere from 1.5-2.5h.
10:30am - The 2nd Detail
- You've arrived to start your second detail of the day at the next customers location.
1:00pm - Lunch
- Typically after the first 2 details, the crew will take their 30-min break to grab some lunch.
1:30pm - The 3rd Detail
- Your belly is full and now you're ready to start your 3rd detail of the day after driving to the next customer.
4:00-5:30pmpm - Arrive back at the Company-vehicle pickup/dropoff
- You're all done for the day once you've driven the company-vehicle back to the same Vehicle Pickup Location you started at.
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Hiring Process (How it Works)
(1) Indeed Application: After reviewing your Indeed application we may invite you to the next step below.
(2) Online Video Interview: If we advance you to the next step after your application, you'll spend 10-15min completing our Online Video Interview.
(3) On-Site 'Working Interview': If you pass the phone interview, you'll be given a 1-hour online mini-course, and invited to meet our manager(s) in-person to detail your vehicle following our processes and using our detailing tools & equipment. This is less about assessing your 'detailing ability' than it is seeing how well you communicate, follow instructions, show up on time, and demonstrate the right attitude that would fit in our company and culture.
(4) Get Your Conditional Offer: If you pass our working interview, you'll receive a conditional job offer, pending successfully passing our 1-week training and final evaluation.
(5) Training & Evaluation Week (Paid): After 2 days of virtual and in-person training, you'll work alongside our crew leaders for 3-4 shifts, after which a final evaluation will be made to determine if your conditional offer will be revoked or kept.
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Final Message from the Owner
(Matt Graves)
Hi there - I'm thrilled for Cleen to officially have FIVE new open positions this year for Summer Mobile Detailers.
Here's some important things I want you to know before applying.
We don't hire often (the last time was 2 years ago) -and we're proud to have the highest Indeed employee rating of any detailing company in Ottawa, along with the most 5-star customer reviews of any mobile detailer (over 1000+ on Facebook and Google).
As one are one Canada's fastest-growing 'technology-enabled' mobile car detailing companies, our customers book their service in a few clicks, and get a 5-star car detailing service right from their door-step.
We are a 'People-First' and Living Wage Certified employer - which means our culture is centered around helping our team achieve their professional, financial, and personal goals as a core part of our mission.
Mobile detailing is a TOUGH JOB (it's not for most people). You're working for 8-9 hours a day in the sun, rain, snow, heat or cold - constantly moving, bending, and shuffling equipment around as you work to deliver an awesome vehicle transformation for the customer. This job is highly labour intensive - and you'll feel exhausted by the end of a shift.
However... you will reap the rewards of your work both in terms of compensation, job satisfaction from positive client reviews, being part of a team-oriented culture, and building new skills in detailing, customer service, sales and team-work. You'll find many of these skills useful in your career and life moving forward.
Finally - as a highly team-oriented service, we have a high-bar for only recruiting (and keeping) only those who can bring a positive attitude, with reliable attendance and timeliness each and every day.
I look forward to seeing your application - and best of luck!
Job Type: Seasonal
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: $23.40-$32.40 per hour
Expected hours: 35 – 44 per week
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company events
Application question(s):
Licence/Certification:
- Vehicle to Commute With (required)
- willingness to work cold, rainy, hot weather (required)
- OK to work WEEKENDS in FIRST YEAR of the job? (required)
- OK with EI (or having another job) from Nov 15-Mar. 15? (required)
- G-Level Driver's License (required)
- can work 4-days/week (8-11h shifts)? (required)
- under 6 active demerit points in last 2 years? (required)
Work Location: In person
