Site Manager

Take 5 Car Wash; Southport (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Whistle Express is seeking a Site Manager to own a busy car wash site in Southport, NC. You’ll lead the team, drive guest experience, safety, quality standards, and financial results, while developing leaders below you and partnering with the Market Director above you.

You’ll be responsible for daily operations, hiring and coaching, member engagement, equipment upkeep, and meeting company performance targets. This role demands hands-on leadership in an outdoor, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service mindset and excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, teambuilding, and performance management abilities.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast paced, hands-on outdoor environment.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Reliable, self-motivated, organized, and capable of independently running all aspects of site operations.
• Flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.
• Ability to stand for long periods and perform light physical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and performance manage all team members including leadership.
• Build a positive, growth minded culture aligned with company values.
• Conduct development conversations and readiness of future leaders.
• Ensure staff follow safety, customer service, and operational standards.
• Champion a welcoming service environment and handle escalated concerns.
• Lead membership growth strategies and upsell services.
• Own daily operational workflow and ensure efficiency, safety, and quality.
• Maintain equipment reliability through preventive maintenance and vendor support.
• Analyze metrics and implement improvements to boost performance.
• Set and manage site-level sales, labor, and cost controls.

Skills

Customer service mindset

Excellent communication

Leadership

Teambuilding

Performance management

Outdoor environment

Problem solving

Decision making

Reliability

Self-motivation

Organization

Flexibility

Weekend/holiday availability

Stand for long periods

Job description

This is your site. Run it like it matters — because it does. The Site Manager role at Whistle Express is where ownership becomes real. You are the leader of the site — the person responsible for the people, the guest experience, the equipment, the standards, and the results. You are not just keeping the wash open. You are building a team, running a business, and creating a place guests and employees want to come back to. This role sits between the Assistant Site Manager and the Market Director. You will develop the leaders below you, partner with the Market Director above you, and make sure the site performs every day — not just when someone is watching.

What You’ll Do

Lead & Develop the Team

As The Senior On-site Leader, You Will

• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and performance manage all team members, including the Assistant Site Manager, Shift Leads and Team Members
• Build and reinforce a positive, growth minded culture grounded in company values (Based on the expectation to build a positive, growth minded culture)
• Conduct ongoing development conversations and ensure readiness of future leaders
• Ensure all staff follow safety, customer service, and operational standards consistently

Deliver An Exceptional Customer Experience

• Champion a welcoming, service-oriented environment where every customer feels valued
• Resolve escalated concerns and coach the team on best-in-class customer engagement
• Lead membership growth strategies, including sales coaching and service recommendations, based on promoting memberships and services, addressing concerns, and assisting customers

Oversee Site Operations & Equipment Performance

• Own all daily operational workflow and ensure efficiency, accuracy, and safety
• Maintain equipment reliability by managing preventative maintenance, repairs, and vendor support
• Ensure the site consistently meets company standards for quality, cleanliness, and throughput
• Analyze operational metrics and implement improvements to increase performance and reduce downtime

Drive Sales, Profitability & Business Results

• Set and manage site-level sales, membership, labor, and operational targets
• Lead sales initiatives, promotions, and team‑wide upselling behaviors
• Monitor KPIs and adjust staffing, processes, or workflow to achieve results
• Manage site expenses, inventory, and cost controls

Ensure Safety, Compliance & Brand Standards

• Enforce all health, safety, and environmental protocols
• Ensure adherence to company policies, operating procedures, and quality standards
• Address risks, incidents, or equipment failures promptly and effectively
• Conduct regular audits and site inspections to ensure consistency and compliance

Qualifications

Required

• Strong customer service mindset and excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership, teambuilding, and performance management abilities
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast paced, hands-on outdoor environment
• Strong problem-solving and decision‑making skills
• Reliable, self‑motivated, organized, and capable of independently running all aspects of site operations (Expanded from reliability and eagerness to learn)
• Flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays
• Ability to stand for long periods and perform light physical tasks

Preferred (but not required!)

• Previous site management or multi‑team leadership experience
• Experience in retail, service, hospitality, or other customer facing roles
• Mechanical aptitude for overseeing equipment checks and maintenance
• Experience with sales‑driven environments or membership programs

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a leader who treats the site like a business and the team like the reason it works.

• You have led teams before and know how to create accountability without losing trust.
• You own outcomes. Sales, labor, safety, quality, culture — you do not point at the scoreboard. You move it.
• You develop people. The best Site Managers build Assistant Site Managers and Shift Leads who are ready for more.
• You solve problems quickly and communicate clearly. Silence creates confusion. Leadership creates direction.
• You are comfortable in a fast‑paced, physically active, outdoor environment and willing to be present where the work happens.
• Prior management experience in car wash, retail, restaurant, service, or field operations preferred. A track record of ownership matters more than a specific industry.

The site reflects the leader. Make it a place people notice.

The best version of this industry is being built one site at a time. If you are ready to own the site, build the team, and leave the operation stronger than you found it, we want to hear from you.

Base Pay Range

$32,400.00 - $71,400.00