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Car Wash Site Manager A

Circle K · East Dundee, IL · Full time

Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

What experience do you have managing a P&L, and what's one decision you made because of what the numbers showed?

What they are checking: Whether they have used financial results to make real operating choices before.

Tell me about a time you had to performance-manage someone out of the business.

What they are checking: Whether they document, coach and act fairly when performance does not improve.

How do you recognize good work on your team in a way that actually matters to people?

What they are checking: Whether they know recognition has to be specific and timely to change behavior.

Tell me about a time you resolved a tricky customer issue that could have gone badly.

What they are checking: Whether they can de-escalate and settle issues in a timely, professional way.

What would you do

How would you raise profitability at the East Dundee site without hurting customer service?

What they are checking: Whether they can balance cost control with keeping customers happy and coming back.

A customer insists the wash broke their antenna. How do you handle the conversation and the claim?

What they are checking: Whether they stay calm and follow the vehicle damage claim procedure exactly.

How would you push membership sales across your whole team?

What they are checking: Whether they can coach, track and motivate sales rather than only setting targets.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd build a weekly schedule that avoids overtime but still covers a busy Saturday.

What they are checking: Whether they can plan staffing precisely around demand and strict overtime rules.

How do you onboard a new hire so they're productive and safe in their first week?

What they are checking: Whether they have a structured onboarding plan instead of throwing people onto the line.

What safety risks are most common at a tunnel wash, and how do you prevent them?

What they are checking: Whether they know hazards like the conveyor, wet surfaces and chemicals, and how to control them.

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The full job description

As published by Circle K.

Tunnel Wash BU - Region 02 - Market 06: 102 Dundee Ave, East Dundee, Illinois 60118 Shift Availability Flexible Availability Time Type Full time ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Ability to successfully recruit and onboard new employees, train and coach staff, schedule employee shifts, with strict adherence to overtime policies, perform activities around employee engagement, performance management, and recognition • Maintain a focus on growing sales volume and increasing site profitability • Manage operating P&L metrics and understands how expenditures/costs impact business margins and pricing • Ensure that customers are satisfied and that any inquiries, incidents and issues are resolved in a timely manner • Ensure the site follows all approved safety procedures • Ensure the site follows all approved vehicle damage claim procedures • Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: • Strong leadership and communication skills including active listening • Experience with team building • Excellent sales and customer service skills • Ability to anticipate customer needs • Proficient computer skills • Strong work ethic and professional attitude EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: • High school diploma or equivalent required. Some college preferred. • Three+ years of retail experience, with at least one year in a management role. Candidates with supervisory or assistant manager experience from a Big box environment or auto industry, car wash or lube store are encouraged to apply. For this position, an unexpired Driver’s License is required. Additionally, a motor vehicle record check “MVR” will be run on the successful candidate post-offer. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: In performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk throughout the workday; use of hands; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stop, crouch, and kneel. The employee must be able to work in damp and humid conditions. The employee must be able to work in outdoor variable weather conditions. The employee may have to lift and/or move objects up to 25lbs on a regular basis and occasionally up to 50lbs. WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures without endangering the health or safety of self or others. This position works in a typical outdoor car wash environment. The noise level is usually moderate but can be excessively loud with hearing protection required (along with other PPE). This person must adhere to OSHA safety guidelines and protocols which means this person will be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment such as, but not limited to hearing, eye, foot, hand protection. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: The team member must be capable of performing their responsibilities with minimal supervision. The Company offers an excellent workplace to grow personally and professionally and includes many comprehensive benefits such as: • Competitive Pay plus commissions opportunity. • Paid Vacations • Large Stable employer • Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage • 401K plan with competitive company match • Free Employee Car Wash Membership • Tuition Reimbursement • Work with fun motivated people • Free Employee Car Wash Membership The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law. THE ABOVE STATEMENTS REFLECT THE GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS / DUTIES AND /OR RESPONSIBILITIES NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY THE JOB AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY INTENDED TO SET FORTH ALL OF THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB. NOTE: This Job Description may change periodically as required by business necessity, with or without advance notice to employees. Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. Click below to review information about our company's use of the federal E-Verify program to check work eligibility: In English In Spanish

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