Restoration Crew Chief

ServiceMaster of South Shore Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness Insurance

PTO and Holiday Pay

Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and 401

Job summary

ServiceMaster DSI in Chicago, IL is seeking a Restoration Crew Chief for residential and commercial fire and water cleanup and restoration. This role directs restoration technicians, handles mitigation tasks, and ensures quality, safety, and documentation on each project.

The position offers a pay range of $22+/hour, negotiable based on experience, with commissions, health/dental/vision insurance, PTO and 401K benefits. After-hours availability and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Crew Chief in fire and flood restoration.
• IICRC WRT certification required.
• IICRC Fire & Smoke/Odor Mitigation certification is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.
• English speaking proficiency required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Reliable transportation required.
• Ability to travel out of town as needed.
• Lifting up to 50+ lbs.
• Ability to work after hours, evenings and weekends.
• Lift certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the timely quality completion of assigned restoration cleaning, moving, packing, or general labor projects.
• Directs, aids and supervises the Restoration Techs and Staff Laborers assigned to the Restoration Crew Chief by the Project Manager on a per project basis.
• Ensures and evaluates competence and quality of the Restoration Techs and Staff Laborers.
• Ensures a continuous increase in the knowledge and skill level of the Restoration Techs and Staff Laborers.
• Ensures the productivity of the Restoration Techs and Staff Laborers assigned to the Restoration Crew Chief by the Production Manager.
• Ensures all required restoration project documentation, including forms and photo-documentation, is completed in accordance with established protocols.
• Ensures excellent customer communication and relations.
• Perform other duties as required. These duties may include job functions that are outside the scope of normal job duties.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Valid driver’s license

Reliable transportation

Willingness to travel

Lifting up to 50+ lbs

After hours/weekends

Education

IICRC WRT certification

Lift certification

Fire & Smoke/Odor Mitigation (IICRC)

Job description

Restoration Crew Chief

$22-$25/hour, negotiable based on experience, certifications, and qualifications.

Chicago, IL

We are the nation’s largest ServiceMaster franchise company with 20 branches located in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina, Kansas and Wisconsin that offers its employees on-the-job training, opportunity for career advancement, while helping people in need.

Who we are:

ServiceMaster DSI provides restoration in Chicago, IL and surrounding areas. With continued investment in education, the latest tools and technology, and expert training, we are industry leaders in disaster restoration cleaning and is known for the great care we take with clients and employees alike.

• Our community-like work environment focuses on providing extensive training to service our clients with the most advanced equipment in the restoration industry.
• We believe that engaged and happy employees make ServiceMaster DSI an amazing place to work where we are always ready to help families and businesses recover from fire and water damage.

The Position:

We’re looking for a Restoration Crew Chief. This position is for residential and commercial fire and water clean-up and restoration. Job assignments include but are not limited to specialty mitigation services, light demolition, water extraction, carpet and upholstery cleaning, mold abatement, vandalism clean-up, fire and smoke damage mitigation, content move-outs and pack ins, and content cleaning. This position also directs, aids and supervises the Restoration Technicians assigned to the project.

The pay range we’re offering starts at $22+/per hour, PLUS Commission!

• We offer Health and Wellness Insurance
• We also offer generous PTO and Holiday Pay
• And Dental, Vision, Life insurance, along with 401K

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Crew Chief in a fire and flood restoration company
• IICRC Water Restoration Technician (WRT) certification
• IICRC certification for Fire & Smoke/Odor Mitigations is a plus
• Strong good communication skills
• English speaking proficiency is REQUIRED
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must have reliable transportation
• Ability and willingness to travel out of town as needed
• Must be able to move and lift up to 50+ lbs.
• Must be able to work after hours, evenings, and weekends as needed
• Lift certification is a plus

Responsibilities:

• Ensures the timely quality completion of assigned restoration cleaning, moving, packing, or general labor projects.
• Directs, aids and supervises the Restoration Techs and Staff Laborers assigned to the Restoration Crew Chief by the Project Manager on a per project basis.
• Ensures and evaluates competence and quality of the Restoration Techs and Staff Laborers.
• Ensures a continuous increase in the knowledge and skill level (training) of the Restoration Techs and Staff Laborers.
• Ensures the productivity of the Restoration Techs and Staff Laborers assigned to the Restoration Crew Chief by the Production Manager.
• Ensures all required restoration project documentation, including forms and photo-documentation, is completed in accordance with established protocols.
• Ensures excellent customer communication and relations.
• Perform other duties as required. These duties may include job functions that are outside the scope of normal job duties.

Why Should You Apply?

• Competitive compensation with opportunity for overtime
• Great Benefits
• We work together – openly and cross-functionally because it enables us to build relationships, learning together and win as a team.
• We go above and beyond for our clients and you’ll find that we have a dynamic environment where learning and growth opportunities are abundant and hard work and results are awarded.

If you’re looking for a challenging and fulfilling career, be part of the ServiceMaster DSI family.

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