Fire & Water Restoration Crew Chief CHICAGO - $1,500 Hiring Bonus

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Servpro is hiring Fire & Water Restoration Crew Chiefs at our Chicago location! This role includes career pathing and manager-in-training opportunities, as well as a hiring bonus of $1,500. Previous fire and water mitigation experience required.

In this position, you will be making a difference each and every day. We are committed to making every type of property damage “Like it never even happened®!”

Ready to experience new career growth and the joy of helping others? Come join our team. SERVPRO® offers the satisfaction of helping those who need it most, along with benefits such as:

• Premium compensation + overtime and bonus potential


• Opportunities to move from entry-level to management


• Best training available


• Company paid certifications and professional development


• Health benefits to include medical, dental and vision


• Holidays and PTO


• 401k


• Team environment with supportive management

As part of one of the largest franchise systems in the country, SERVPRO® is looking for a Mitigation Crew Chief to join our team. As a Mitigation Crew Chief, you will work mainly at client job sites to aid in mitigating residential or commercial property loss and/or damage from:

• Water


• Fire


• Mold


• Weather


• Biohazard

As a Mitigation Crew Chief, your job duties include but are not limited to:

• Creating and executing project plans per industry standards


• Effectively and efficiently communicate with supervisors, crews and clients


• Completing documentation, photos, sketches and notes for all assigned projects


• Training and motivating your crew of mitigation technicians


• Maintain professional cleanliness of fleet vehicles and client job sites


• Monitor job site progress; recommend modifications to project plan as appropriate


• Water extraction


• Cleaning, sanitizing and deodorizing


• Placing and operating loss mitigation equipment such as fans, dehumidifiers, air scrubbers, and heaters


• Rolling up carpet


• Cutting and removing drywall


• Repairs and minor construction


• Board-up and tarping


• Cleaning up and throwing out damaged debris and materials


• Smoke and soot removal


• Mold containment and/or removal


• Cleaning contents and personal property


• Use and application of appropriate professional cleaning products

 Position Requirements

• 3 years of restoration mitigation experience; I year minimum as a team lead


• Valid driver’s license


• Authorized to Work in the United States


• At least 18 years of age

Skills/Physical Demands/Competencies

• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds regularly, occasionally up to 100 pounds with assistance


• Ability to climb ladders, work at ceiling heights, work in tight spaces (e.g., crawl spaces, attics)


• Ability to repetitively push/pull/lift/carry objects


• Ability to work with/around cleaning agents


• Ability to successfully complete a background check subject to applicable law

If you are looking for a fast paced job that gets you out from behind a boring desk and puts you right in the middle of helping clients put their homes, businesses and lives back together, then apply now!

Each SERVPRO® Franchise is Independently Owned and Operated. 

All employees of a SERVPRO Franchise are hired by, employed by, and under the sole supervision and control of an independently owned and operated Servpro Franchise.  Servpro Franchise employees are not employed by, jointly employed by, agents of or under the supervision or control of Servpro Industries, LLC or Servpro Franchisor, LLC (the Franchisor), in any manner whatsoever.