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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 is committed to 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.

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 Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $59/hr, this posting sits about 55% above the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $30–$47/hr middle band drawn from 79 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 95% 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 62 different employers. 50 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 212 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

Crash Champions currently has 8 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 Gerber Collision & Glass (18), Staff on Site (13), and Sargent & Lundy (11). 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 Downers Grove at $44/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.

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