Auto Body Technician
Location
Post Falls, ID
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on September 30, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Crash Champions is the largest founder-led multi-shop operator of high-quality collision repair service in the U.S., operating over 650 locations across 38 states. The company focuses on delivering superior collision repair service with a People First philosophy.
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.
- Explain procedures to assistants.
- Use frame machine.
Requirements
- 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 a thorough background check.
Benefits
Vision
How this job compares in Post Falls, ID
Pay in context
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Idaho currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$35/hr across 25 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
The local market in Post Falls, ID
Post Falls, ID is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Idaho as a whole we're tracking 36 other active welding openings from 30 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Idaho.
The most active employers in Idaho at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are MasTec Industrial, a MasTec Company (2), Phoenix Industrial, Inc., a MasTec Company (2), and Jobot (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
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