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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 focuses on delivering superior collision repair service with a People First approach.

Responsibilities

  • Examines damaged vehicle and efficiently plans repair process.
  • Works and communicates with others on vehicle repair status.
  • Performs quality repairs while keeping on-time status in mind.
  • Makes decisions on repair vs. replace considering safety, cost, and cycle time.
  • Removes upholstery, accessories, electrical and hydraulic window operating equipment, and trim to gain access to vehicle and fenders.
  • Participates in all required safety meetings.
  • Files, grinds, and sands repaired surfaces, using power tools and hand tools.
  • Directs 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

Compensation

  • Minimum Pay: $65,715.00/Yr.
  • Maximum Pay: $180,000.00/Yr.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Group Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in West Chester, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $59/hr, this posting sits about 104% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $24–$35/hr middle band drawn from 133 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 98% 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 West Chester, PA

West Chester, PA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 8 employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 277 other active welding openings from 179 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in West Chester, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

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

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TradeWorx (7), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (7), and JB Poindexter Company (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $35/hr and York at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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