Wash/Prep Technician (Apprentice)

Johnny Detail; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnny Detail in Northwest Houston, TX is seeking a Wash/Prep Technician (Apprentice). This entry-level role focuses on building core wash, prep, inspection, and tool-care skills while working on vehicles at the shop and at assigned service locations.

You will perform washes, prep, correction, protection, or interior work to meet quality standards, document pre-existing conditions, and follow safety guidelines. This is a W-2 position with flexible full/part-time scheduling and on-site work.

Qualifications

• Build core wash, preparation, inspection, and tool-care skills.
• Inspect vehicles and document pre-existing conditions before work
• Select safe products, tools, and processes for the surface and service
• Complete wash, preparation, correction, protection, or interior work to the assigned quality standard
• Perform a final quality check and communicate exceptions

Responsibilities

• Build core wash, preparation, inspection, and tool-care skills.
• Inspect vehicles and document pre-existing conditions before work
• Select safe products, tools, and processes for the surface and service
• Complete wash, preparation, correction, protection, or interior work to the assigned quality standard
• Perform a final quality check and communicate exceptions

Job description

Detailing · Northwest Houston, TX

Wash/Prep Technician (Apprentice)

Build core wash, preparation, inspection, and tool-care skills.

Work setting Northwest Houston and assigned service locations

Worker classification This is a W-2 employee position, not a 1099 independent-contractor opportunity.

Schedule Full-time or part-time

Other employment details Compensation and benefits are discussed during hiring.

What you will contribute

• Build core wash, preparation, inspection, and tool-care skills.
• Inspect vehicles and document pre-existing conditions before work
• Select safe products, tools, and processes for the surface and service
• Complete wash, preparation, correction, protection, or interior work to the assigned quality standard
• Perform a final quality check and communicate exceptions

What we will evaluate

• Careful vehicle handling and attention to finish quality
• Ability to follow chemical labels, PPE guidance, and safe work sequences
• Role-level experience may be demonstrated through work history, portfolio, or the observed practical exercise

Role-specific application

The application preserves the questions used by our Detailing interview flow, including Detailing position, Years of experience, Services performed, Driver license, Manual transmission, Availability, Portfolio, What you love about detailing.

Hiring process

1. Application and randomized role-specific assessment
2. Human screening
3. Observed role-relevant work sample and oral follow-up
4. Structured interview
5. W-2 employment terms and any legally appropriate verification

A fair, accessible process

Johnny Detail considers job-related evidence and provides equal opportunity without regard to protected status. Contact us if you need a reasonable accommodation for the application or assessment process.

Do not submit Social Security numbers, birth dates, identity documents, medical details, or background-check information with this application.