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Job Description

Overview

Crash Champions is the largest founder-led multi-shop operator of high-quality collision repair services in the U.S., founded in 1999. The company is committed to delivering superior collision repair service with a focus on people.

Responsibilities

  • Examine damaged vehicles and efficiently plan the repair process.
  • Work and communicate with others on vehicle repair status.
  • Perform quality repairs while keeping on-time status in mind.
  • Make decisions on repair vs. replace considering safety, cost, and cycle time.
  • Remove upholstery, accessories, electrical and hydraulic window operating equipment, and trim to gain access to vehicle and fenders.
  • Participate in all required safety meetings.
  • File, grind, and sand repaired surfaces using power tools and hand tools.
  • Direct the work of an apprentice in the performance of tasks when needed.

Requirements

  • Ability to use frame machine.
  • Certification in body repair preferred.
  • Knowledge of vehicle repair process by manufacturer.
  • I-CAR welding certified.
  • Skill in analyzing and interpreting measuring data.
  • Ability to supervise repair personnel.
  • Must be able to pass thorough background check.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Group Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Lombard, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $58/hr, this posting sits about 80% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $27–$39/hr middle band drawn from 247 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 94% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Lombard, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Lombard, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 333 other active welding openings from 207 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Crash Champions currently has 5 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (13), S&C Electric Company (10), and Gerber Collision & Glass (10). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $37/hr, Elk Grove Village at $36/hr, and Bedford Park at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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