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Boat Detailer, Mobile Crew

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The work


Sunrise Marine details boats at the customer's dock. No haul-out, no trailering, we bring everything to the slip. We are the premium option in Tampa Bay and we compete on how the boat comes out, never on price, so the work is done properly: wash, decontaminate, sand and polish, seal. Every job is mobile, so reliable transportation is non negotiable. You will be on the water, on real boats, most days.

What you will be doing

  • Detail boats at the customer's dock across Pinellas and Tampa.
  • Wash, decontaminate, sand and polish, seal. The work is done properly.
  • Load and stage your own gear, keep the kit clean and ready.
  • Represent Sunrise to the owner at the boat, because you are the person they meet.

Pay

Pay starts at $16 an hour. Your earnings rise with a share of every boat you work on as you move up from developing to mid to lead, plus a bonus we award by hand. This is a 1099 contractor role.

Sunrise Marine crew member hand detailing a customer boat at the dock

Who this is for

Someone who takes pride in a finished surface and can tell the difference between fast and right. They have put in full days of outdoor physical work, they drive themselves to the job, and they want to work up to running a crew rather than pass through.

Who it is not for

  • Somebody chasing the fastest possible turn on a boat, because Sunrise is the premium option and competes on how the boat comes out
  • A jobber between gigs with no interest in working up to lead on the crew
  • Somebody who wants indoor climate-controlled work and will take the first air-conditioned offer

Before you apply


3 questions you have to answer yes to

These are the same 3 questions the application opens with. A no to any one of them ends it, so read them here first.

01

Every job is at the customer's dock and you get yourself there. Do you have reliable transportation to our mobile jobs across Pinellas and Tampa, and a valid driver's license?

02

Are you able to work outdoors in Florida heat for a full day, on and around boats and docks?

03

Can you start early on weekdays, and work the occasional weekend when a boat has to be ready?

How to apply


Two steps and one short video

01

Answer the 3 questions and leave your details

Name, email and phone. The page gives you a reference code at the end. Keep it.

02

Send one video, up to 2 minutes

Record one short video. Tell us who you are, why detailing boats interests you, and walk us through a time you had to learn something new on a job.

Film it on your phone and email it to [email protected] with your reference code in the subject. The page fills the subject in for you. No production needed, and a person watches every one.

The video is the application. We cannot review anyone without one, so plan on sending it the same day.

Start the application

Sunrise Marine Detailing is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made on the requirements of the job.

On the water, on real boats

Ready to put in for it

3 questions, your details, and one video up to 2 minutes. A person reads and watches every application.

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