JNJ Detailing Ltd – Halesowen, Birmingham
Full-time, permanent
Monday to Friday, 8:00am–5:30pm
Pay: £50,000+ OTE
Strong base salary + performance-related earning potential
Join JNJ as the Technical Leader of Our PPF Team
JNJ Detailing is a fast-growing premium automotive protection business looking for an exceptional Lead PPF Installer / PPF Installation Manager to become the most senior technical installer within our PPF department.
This is a hands-on installation role.
You must already be a highly experienced professional PPF installer.
You will personally install PPF to a high standard while also becoming the person other installers turn to when they need technical help, guidance or training.
We are looking for someone who is already one of the strongest installers within their current company and is ready for more responsibility, progression and earning potential.
This role is approximately:
70–80% hands-on PPF installation
20–30% technical leadership, training and installer support
If you want a management title so you can stop installing, this role is not suitable.
If you are an elite installer who wants to become the technical leader of a growing PPF operation, this could be the opportunity for you.
About JNJ
JNJ Detailing is a rapidly growing premium automotive Paint Protection Film and vehicle-protection business based in Halesowen, Birmingham.
We have built a recognised name within the UK automotive industry and are now entering the next stage of our growth.
JNJ has:
- An established social media audience of approximately 300,000 followers
- A strong and growing premium customer base
- Consistent demand for PPF installations
- An expanding installation team
- Our own in-house PPF brand
- Investment into workshop systems, processes, training and quality control
- Ambitious plans to significantly increase the scale of the business
We regularly work on vehicles from:
- Porsche
- Ferrari
- Lamborghini
- McLaren
- Aston Martin
- Range Rover
- BMW M
- Mercedes-AMG
- Audi RS
- Other premium and performance manufacturers
Our goal is not to remain a small detailing studio.
We are building a significantly larger premium vehicle-protection business and need exceptional people who want to grow with it.
For the right person, this is an opportunity to become a major part of the next stage of JNJ.
The Role
You will become the technical leader of JNJ’s PPF installation department.
Your first responsibility is to produce exceptional PPF installations yourself.
Your second responsibility is to help raise the standard of the installers around you.
When another installer is struggling with a difficult bumper, panel, pattern, stretch, edge or installation problem, you should have the experience to understand what is going wrong and help them solve it.
You will also work closely with the General Manager and provide an accurate technical view of how the installation department is progressing.
You will help identify:
- Which jobs are on track
- Which installations are falling behind
- Why an installer is struggling
- Where technical support is required
- Where another installer or helper should assist
- Recurring quality issues
- Training requirements
- Whether completion deadlines remain realistic
- Problems that need escalating before they affect the customer
The General Manager remains responsible for the overall workshop operation.
You will be responsible for helping ensure the technical PPF operation performs at the required standard.
Hands-On PPF Installation
You must already be highly confident with:
- Full-car PPF
- Full-front PPF
- Track-pack PPF
- Gloss PPF
- Satin / stealth PPF
- Complex front bumpers
- Rear bumpers
- Mirrors
- Spoilers
- Wings
- Doors
- Quarter panels
- Bonnets
- Large and difficult panels
- Pre-cut pattern installations
- Bulk PPF installation
- Wrapped edges
- Corners and detailed finishing
- Correct film alignment
- Stretch and tension control
- Troubleshooting
- Rework
- Final installation inspection
You should be capable of completing premium PPF installations independently with minimal technical supervision.
JNJ Quality Standard
We care more about the quality of your work than simply how many years you have been installing.
Your work must stand up to close inspection.
You should consistently control:
- Contamination
- Silvering
- Air bubbles
- Fingers
- Lifting
- Stretch marks
- Misalignment
- Edge failures
- Poor coverage
- Visible edges
- Poorly finished corners
We expect:
- Clean wrapped edges where appropriate
- Accurate alignment
- Controlled stretch
- Excellent corners
- Minimal contamination
- Consistent coverage
- Safe working around paint and trim
- Strong self-QC before the vehicle progresses
Quality is non-negotiable.
However, JNJ is also a commercial workshop.
You must be able to achieve high quality and strong output at the same time.
We are not looking for rushed installations that create rework.
We are equally not looking for someone who takes significantly longer than necessary to achieve a good result.
The right person understands both quality and efficiency.
Leading the Installation Team
You will be the person other installers can approach when they need technical support.
You will:
- Assist installers with difficult panels
- Diagnose technical installation problems
- Demonstrate better techniques
- Help installers improve rather than simply taking the panel away from them
- Provide constructive technical feedback
- Help developing installers progress
- Improve bulk-fitting capability
- Improve pattern-installation ability
- Improve edge and corner finishing
- Reduce unnecessary stretch
- Identify recurring QC problems
- Help reduce rework
- Encourage installers to self-QC their work
- Help maintain consistent standards across the department
Your objective is not to make everyone dependent on you.
Your objective is to make the whole installation team better.
Training & Developing Installers
You must be able to communicate, not simply install.
Part of your role will involve helping train and develop other installers.
This may include:
- Difficult bumper technique
- Bulk installation
- Pattern placement
- Correct stretch
- Film tension
- Edge wrapping
- Corner finishing
- Defect diagnosis
- Slip and tack control
- Rework prevention
- Installation planning
- Improving speed
- Self-QC
A great Lead Installer does not simply say:
“That’s wrong.”
They can explain:
What is wrong, why it happened and how to prevent it happening again.
Working With the General Manager
You will work closely with JNJ’s General Manager.
The General Manager needs an accurate picture of what is happening technically within the PPF department.
You will regularly communicate:
- How each installation is progressing
- Which installers are on track
- Which installers are falling behind
- Why somebody is struggling
- Where technical assistance is required
- Where additional installer/helper support may be beneficial
- Whether completion dates remain achievable
- Recurring installation issues
- Training requirements
- Quality concerns
- Technical blockers
Problems should be raised early.
Not when the customer is due to collect.
If an installer is falling behind, you should be able to explain:
- Why they are behind
- What remains to be completed
- Whether the issue is technical or performance-related
- Whether they need help
- Who would be best placed to assist
- Whether the completion deadline can realistically be recovered
You may also advise the General Manager on installer/helper allocation where your technical knowledge is valuable.
Lead by Example
This is the most senior hands-on PPF installation position within JNJ.
That seniority needs to be demonstrated through your behaviour as well as your technical ability.
You will be expected to lead through:
- Installation quality
- Work rate
- Reliability
- Attitude
- Communication
- Organisation
- Accountability
- Willingness to help others
- Professionalism
We do not want somebody who uses their experience to criticise developing installers or create negativity.
We want someone respected because they are exceptionally capable, hardworking and helpful.
Who We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will already be an experienced, high-level professional PPF installer.
You should be:
- Technically excellent
- Highly experienced with PPF
- Confident completing full cars
- Strong on difficult bumpers
- Confident bulk fitting
- Confident using patterns
- Excellent with edges and corners
- Experienced with stealth / satin PPF
- Comfortable working around high-value vehicles
- Fast without becoming careless
- Extremely quality-focused
- Calm under pressure
- Strong at troubleshooting
- Able to train others
- Able to communicate clearly
- Comfortable giving constructive feedback
- Reliable
- Punctual
- Organised
- Accountable
- Positive within a team
- Willing to follow JNJ systems
- Still hungry to improve
Previous Management Experience Is Not Essential
You do not need to already hold a management title.
This role is first and foremost for an exceptional installer.
We are interested in whether you are already the person who:
- Other installers ask for help
- Solves difficult installations
- Checks quality
- Helps new installers
- Troubleshoots recurring problems
- Advises others on installation technique
- Can communicate clearly with management
You may currently be a:
- Lead PPF Installer
- Senior PPF Installer
- PPF Team Leader
- PPF Technical Lead
- Senior Film Installer
- Highly experienced installer ready for progression
This Role Is Not Suitable For Someone Who
- Is learning PPF from scratch
- Has only completed occasional PPF work
- Requires supervision on full-car installations
- Only installs basic pre-cut panels
- Cannot confidently install difficult bumpers
- Cannot bulk install
- Produces inconsistent edges or corners
- Creates excessive rework
- Struggles with stealth / satin PPF
- Becomes defensive when their work is checked
- Cannot accept constructive feedback
- Does not want to train or assist others
- Cannot communicate technical problems
- Creates negativity within a team
- Wants a management position so they can stop installing
- Avoids responsibility when something goes wrong
What Success Looks Like
You will be successful when:
- Your own installations consistently pass QC
- Your quality is among the strongest within the business
- You maintain strong installation speed
- Difficult jobs keep moving forward
- Installer mistakes reduce
- Rework reduces
- Other installers improve
- Developing installers become more independent
- Technical blockers are identified early
- Jobs remain on schedule more consistently
- The General Manager receives accurate information
- The quality of the entire department increases
- JNJ can increase installation volume without reducing standards
Ultimately:
The PPF department should become noticeably better because you are part of it.
Why Join JNJ?
This is not simply an opportunity to move from one installation bay to another.
It is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing automotive business at a stage where an exceptional installer can have a major influence on what the company becomes.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Become JNJ’s senior technical PPF authority
- Help shape the installation department
- Train and develop other installers
- Influence installation methods and standards
- Work directly with the General Manager and ownership
- Work on premium and performance vehicles every week
- Take on increasing responsibility as JNJ grows
- Increase your earning potential as the business expands
- Build a long-term career within a growing company
We are ambitious about where JNJ is going.
We want somebody equally ambitious about where their own career can go.
If you are already one of the strongest installers where you currently work, regularly find yourself helping the people around you and believe you are capable of more responsibility, this position is designed for you.
Pay & Benefits
£50,000+ OTE
The package includes a strong base salary with additional performance-related earning potential.
Final compensation will depend on demonstrated:
- Installation quality
- Installation speed and output
- Experience
- Technical capability
- Reliability
- Leadership ability
- Training and support of other installers
Additional earning opportunities may include:
- Performance-related bonus / commission
- Overtime where available
- Increased earning potential as the department grows
Benefits include:
- Full-time permanent position
- Monday-to-Friday schedule
- Premium and performance vehicles
- Consistent PPF workload
- Full-car and transformation work
- Professional workshop environment
- Company pension
- Free on-site parking
- Employee discount
- Company events
- Long-term progression
Application Process
We are more interested in what you can actually install than what your CV says.
Please apply with:
- Your professional PPF experience
- Approximate number of full-car PPF installations completed
- Film brands you have used
- Experience with bulk installation
- Experience using patterns
- Experience with stealth / satin PPF
- Examples of difficult vehicles or panels you have personally completed
- Any previous experience helping or training other installers
- Portfolio, Instagram or examples of your work
- Current salary/package expectations
- Notice period
We particularly want to see close-up examples of:
- Full-car PPF
- Difficult bumpers
- Wrapped edges
- Corners
- Stealth installations
- Premium vehicles
- Finished installation quality
Shortlisted candidates will complete:
- Short telephone interview
- Portfolio review
- In-person interview
- Practical PPF installation assessment
The practical assessment will test both your installation quality and your ability to communicate technical knowledge.
Location: Halesowen, Birmingham
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am–5:30pm
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Work location: In person
Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK. JNJ is not offering visa sponsorship for this vacancy.
Pay: £55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
