Vintage Car Detailer

Position Summary

The Vintage Car Detailer is responsible for maintaining the appearance, preservation, and condition of a collection of classic, antique, and collector vehicles. This role requires exceptional attention to detail, a passion for automotive history, and hands-on experience caring for vintage automobiles.

The Detailer works to ensure vehicles are maintained to museum-quality standards for display, events, and special appearances while protecting original finishes, interiors, and historically significant components.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Vehicle Detailing & Preservation

• Clean, detail, and preserve antique, classic, muscle, and collector vehicles.
• Wash, polish, wax, and protect vehicle exteriors using appropriate products and techniques.
• Clean and condition leather, vinyl, fabric, chrome, wood, and specialty interior materials.
• Maintain show-ready vehicle presentation standards.
• Safely operate detailing equipment and tools.
• Inspect, clean, and maintain detailing tools and equipment; follow product instructions and established requirements for protective equipment, chemical labeling, storage, and disposal; and report defective equipment or unsafe conditions.
• Apply protective coatings and preservation treatments as appropriate.
• Identify and report cosmetic concerns, deterioration, or damage.

Collection Maintenance

• Assist with moving, positioning, and staging vehicles for exhibits and events.
• Monitor vehicle condition and maintain appearance records.
• Support inventory management of detailing supplies and equipment.
• Ensure proper storage and environmental controls are maintained.

General Support

• Assist with light maintenance and upkeep of museum spaces.
• Support special events, tours, and vehicle showcases.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 5-10+ years of detailing experience.
• Experience working with antique, classic, luxury, or collector vehicles.
• Knowledge of paint correction, polishing, and vehicle preservation techniques.
• Mechanical aptitude and basic vehicle maintenance knowledge.
• Experience in museum, restoration, or collector automotive environments.

Other

• This is a safety-sensitive position. Employment is contingent upon passing a drug and alcohol screening, which may include testing for marijuana, in accordance with Company policy and applicable laws.
• Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a pre-employment background check evaluated against job-related criteria, in accordance with Company policy and applicable laws.
• Valid driver's license and ability to maintain a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record.
• The position requires workdays of 8 to 12 hours or longer, as scheduled, and occasional weekend work based on operational and event needs.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently stands, walks, bends, kneels, reaches, and uses hands and arms to clean, detail, and care for vehicles and related display areas.

The role requires the ability to safely enter and exit vintage vehicles, work around fragile or historically significant materials, and move carefully within exhibit, storage, and collection spaces. The employee must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds as needed and remain attentive to vehicle condition, visitor safety, and preservation standards.

• The position may require extended periods of standing, detailed handwork, and occasional work from low or awkward positions while cleaning interiors, wheels, chrome, undercarriage areas, or display surfaces.
• Work must be performed with care to protect vehicles, artifacts, finishes, and museum property.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here represent those employees may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Work is performed primarily in a museum, vehicle collection, storage, and event environment where care, cleanliness, and preservation standards are required.
• The employee may work near vintage vehicles, display materials, detail products, lifts, carts, and related equipment.

• The environment may include public-facing exhibit areas, behind-the-scenes collection spaces, and occasional special event settings.
• The role requires careful movement around vehicles and artifacts, awareness of visitors and guests, and adherence to safety, security, and preservation protocols.
• Exposure may include cleaning products, waxes, polishes, solvents, dust, and varying temperatures in storage or maintenance areas.

Appropriate personal protective equipment may be required based on the task being performed.

Additional Job Description

Base Compensation: $26.00 - $33.00/hr

The base salary range may vary depending on geographic location, applicant skills, and prior relevant experience.

We offer our full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with matching contributions, and generous paid time off. Additionally, we provide profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, and an employee assistance program.

Who Are We?

Veit is one of the country's leading specialty contractors, with nearly a century of experience and the best people in the industry. We specialize in foundations, earthwork, utilities, marine services, industrial cleaning, cured-in-place pipelining, and waste disposal. We pride ourselves on our relentless pursuit to push the construction industry forward and deliver for our customers.

Our modern fleet of iron, diverse expertise, and unmatched determination allow us to successfully tackle some of the largest and most complex projects across every sector while also living out our values every day. Our company culture is one where everyone pitches in to get the job done, regardless of job title or seniority. We do everything we can to maintain an atmosphere where family comes first.

We want every one of our employees to look forward to each day at work and make it home safe and happy at the end of the day.

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Our Core Values

• Deliberately Safe We believe all safety incidents are avoidable when everyone operates with a deliberate mindset. We are deliberately proactive and thorough in training and job planning. We are deliberately safe in our everyday operations and decision-making.
• Build with Intention We build with intention. Whether in the office or the field, we work with grit and determination toward a better future for everyone involved. We leave things better than we found them, and never leave a job until we're proud to put the Veit name on it.
• Leaders Dig First Egos have no place at Veit. We expect everyone on our team to dig in with a leadership mentality. That means being willing to jump in, take ownership, and get mud on our boots - especially when times get challenging.
• Real Relationships Like our work, we approach relationships authentically, with a long-term mindset. Whether you're a client partner, vendor, or team member, we make an effort to build a more meaningful connection with you by communicating with respect and honesty.
• Integrity in Everything As part of the Veit family, everything we do and say reflects on this entire company. We act with integrity, which means treating others just as we want to be treated, doing the right thing, and holding ourselves accountable.