District Manager

Thoroughbred Express Auto Wash; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Thoroughbred Express Auto Wash seeks a District Manager to oversee 3–5 car wash sites, driving consistent operational excellence and profitability. The role includes coaching Site Managers, traveling between locations, and rolling out promotions and service initiatives to boost revenue and guest experience.

The District Manager will lead labor, budgeting, and safety programs, with travel to Fort Wayne, IN, Shelbyville, IN, Crawfordsville, IN, and occasional sessions in Tamarac, FL or Phoenix,

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in car wash operations, with at least 2 years as a Site Leader.
• Experience in budget management and P&L review and reporting.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to translate metrics into performance indicators.
• Organized in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines.
• Inspires a healthy competitive spirit with managers, peers, and teams toward continuous improvement.
• Experience overseeing multiple sites is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Travel between wash sites to coach and train Site Managers.
• Lead district operations, set goals, manage labor and costs.
• Roll out promotions and initiatives, ensure consistency in ops.
• Oversee maintenance, repairs, and preventive maintenance.
• Hire, promote, train, and evaluate Site Managers.
• Resolve escalated customer or employee issues with HR and Ops as needed.
• Manage vendor relations and drive revenue growth.
• Maintain safety and cleanliness standards across sites.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Budget management

P&L reporting

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Customer experience

Safety culture

Tools

POS system

Job description

Position Summary

The District Manager is responsible for the successful operation, profitability, and safety of washes in their District and supporting, coaching, and mentoring the Site Managers who report to them. This person will support 3-5 sites with the objective of creating consistency in operational excellence across all locations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

The District Manager will travel between wash sites consistently and will prioritize face time with their teams to offer training support and roll out operational initiatives, promotions, and product or service focuses. A weekly vehicle allowance will be provided to cover the cost of normal "wear and tear" and the company will pay for gas expenses.

• Direct business functions, including district and site goals, sales attainment, and labor targets.
• Coordinate district business operations, accounting for business activities, driving sales, and
• improving revenue to meet growth objectives
• Manage operational costs, improve administration processes, and engage with vendors
• Lead by example and showcase the standard for customer service, quality, and cleanliness
• Create a positive, fun working environment with a culture of continuous improvement and
• development
• Continuously educate wash leaders on products, services, promotions and/or operational
• initiatives
• Implement policies, monitor, and motivate Site Managers, and showcase a passion for
• developing teams. This includes maintaining a strong relationship with HR to uphold both work
• expectations and accountability to each other.
• Act as the district’s expert on the POS system, wash equipment, application processes, and
• service initiatives
• Hire or promote, train, and evaluate Site Managers
• Field and resolve escalated customer or employee issues, partnering with the Director of
• Operations, Facilities, and/or Human Resources as needed.
• Oversee Site Managers in proactively managing labor.
• Lead any other district-level operational initiatives as needed.
• Oversee preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and support site general repairs and wash
• equipment.
• Additional duties as assigned

Travel Required:

• This district will include car wash sites in Fort Wayne, IN, Shelbyville, IN, Crawfordsville, IN.
  
• Must be willing to travel to an established district for 2 weeks Mon-Fri for initial training.
• Some overnight travel may be required in which the company will cover any travel costs including hotel accommodation, gas/food allowance.
• Must be willing to travel to Tamarac, FL or Phoenix, AZ for Sonny's Car Wash college. All accommodate will be covered by Thoroughbred Express.
  

Job Qualifications

Essential:

A minimum of 3 years’ experience in car wash operations, with at least 2 years as a Site Leader. Experience in budget management and P&L review and reporting

• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• A passion for developing successful teams.
• Ability to translate metrics into performance indicators.
• Organized with the ability to thrive is a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines.
• Inspires a healthy competitive spirit with managers, peers, and teams with a mindset of
• continuous improvement.
• Skilled in wash equipment troubleshooting and basic repair.
• Track record of providing an outstanding customer experience
• Proven experience creating safe, healthy, and productive environments with a focus on a
• healthy and accountable team culture.
  

Desirable:

• Previous experience overseeing multiple sites.
• Proven understanding of Express Wash models and car wash operations and best practices
• Understanding of pricing, subscriptions models, promotions and developing awareness in new
• markets
• Experience opening new sites.

Success Attributes

Positive and upbeat attitude, adaptability, excellent problem-solving skills, continuous improvement
mindset, ability to think ahead, directive, motivating leader, high attention to excellence, highly
organized, relationship oriented. Lives core values of Safety, Accountability, Dependability, Development, Leadership, and Efficiency.

Physical Requirements

Ability to stand and work on feet for long hours in all weather conditions.
Heavy Work that requires the ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally.
Use of protective equipment such as ear plugs, safety glasses, and gloves

Additional Benefits:

• We do offer a 401k plan with employer contributions/match
• We offer a generous health benefits package for full time employees
• Initial salary will be based on a full set of washes and will not increase as the store we are building come "online." However, you may receive annual salary increases based on performance.