Do Car Workshops/garages Hire "cleaners"?

[Peachey]

Hey guys, i will have to start looking for a job sometime next year and i want to do something involving cars. I plan on becoming a Full time qualified mechanic once i finish school and uni. So i was thinking about starting off as a "cleaner" in a small workshop but im not sure if they even do that or need any. So does anyone know if they do that sort of thing or has anyone actually done that?

If not i guess i could just work at some store with my friends lol:D

Cheers.

[hojak]

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Just saw that you dont have your licence yet. sorry mate.

[Redsuns88]

most car and workshops probly wont let you clean their shop whilst their awy due to money wasted on needed things like tools and other bits and gadgets.

but u never know they might!.. they also let lots of the apprentices clean first off

[PsYLoR]

Yeah cleaning is for a 1st year apprentice, hehe

[sneakey pete]

Wrecking yards always need cleaning.

However, its hardly the sort of job that will 'leapfrog' you into better and greater things down the track. (Some of them are rather... dodgy)

[Peachey]

most car and workshops probly wont let you clean their shop whilst their awy due to money wasted on needed things like tools and other bits and gadgets.

but u never know they might!.. they also let lots of the apprentices clean first off

Ok well i was thinking of doing it while they were there too, you know, like when they finish a job it might be a bit dirty or there might be some oil or something around and im sure they would want to keep it clean I wouldn't really be worried about the amount of pay i get as i just want to do it so i can learn some more about cars, have some experience and some extra cash:D

Also would i be an 'apprentice' at 15 or would it be like a part time job. sorry i dont really know much about first jobs and stuff lol.

Thanks for replying tho

Edited July 27, 2009 by Peachey

[Newy]

if your dead set on becoming a mechanic, you could consider either leaving school and getting an apprentership or doing a school based apprentership 1 or 2 days a week. otherwise not being an ass, I would go to say there would be pretty much no one that would hire u to 'clean' as others have said, thats apprentice job(unless you might know a workshop owner etc). would be much easier to try autobarn/supercheap as a first job