- Salary Negotiable.
- Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.00pm
- NO WEEKENDS!
- State of the art bodyshop
- Opportunity to join a successful Accident Repair group.
The successful Vehicle Damage Assessor will get:
- Very competitive basic salary and bonus structure
- No weekend work
- Well-established bodyshop with a high volume of work and excellent bonus structure.
- Work for a longstanding client of ours.
- Join various previous placements of ours in the workforce as they continue their careers there.
- Work for an experienced and stable management team that that knows the business inside out.
- Have strong experience in vehicle estimating and ideally be Audatex trained/qualified.
- Ideally be ATA accredited, but candidates without accreditation are encouraged to apply.
- Possess a good eye for detail and strong communication skills.
- Reporting to the Bodyshop Manager, as a Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator your main purpose will be to carry out estimates as specified by insurers/customers ensuring that the vehicle repair can be carried out efficiently and that by doing so a satisfactory profit margin can be generated.
- To prepare manual and computerised estimates efficiently and ensure that it conforms to the requirements laid down by the insurance company/customer in order that customer care/satisfaction standards are maintained at all times.
- To maintain a file of all estimates undertaken making sure that all work that is not automatically authorised is clearly identified. Ensure that any such work does not commence until authorisation is gained, following-up any unauthorised estimates and reporting reasons.
- Once authorisation has been gained liaise with the body shop personnel and make sure that they understand fully the work to be done as per the estimate. Alternately communicate to the Bodyshop if, by agreement with the insurance company, the vehicle is deemed a “total loss”.
- To be aware of and adhere to all Health and Safety regulations and policies applicable to your position and working environment.
At Perfect Placement, we specialise in Motor Trade Jobs, so if you are looking to improve your Automotive Career please get in touch with us today. We are the leading UK Motor Trade Recruiters with over 1,400 Automotive Vacancies across the whole of the UK!!