Job Title: Vehicle Damage Assessor / Estimator
Location: Totton, Southampton, SO40 3WX
Salary: £49,140 + Bonus + overtime – OTE £60,000
Full Time and Permanent – Monday to Friday – 45 hours a week
Our client is an automotive retailer representing prestigious car Brands, they have a total of 30 businesses providing sales, service, and accident repair services across Sussex, Surrey, Kent, and Hampshire.
Established in 1931, they are a successful and progressive third-generation family-owned business.
They are now actively looking to recruit a VDA / Estimator for their Accident Repair Centre in Totton, Southampton.
About the Job:
As an experienced VDA / Estimator, the purpose of your role is to assess a wide range of vehicles, using Audatex, and calculate costings and the time required to complete all necessary repairs accurately and professionally.
Main Duties:
* Carry out audits of process to ensure safe recorded methodology
* Carry out physical and desk top inspections on cars
* Compile repair estimates on damaged vehicle and submit to insurance companies
* Produce job cards for workshop staff
* Provide support to estimating department
* Carry out effective liaison with insurance companies, motor engineer and policy holders
* Liaise with work provider
* Deal with engineers
* Deal with customer complaints
* Use Audatex
About You:
You must be able to:
Plan your workload effectively to ensure vehicles are ready for agreed timescales.
Work skillfully and safely under pressure.
Carry out work in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
Work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative with minimal supervision.
Be flexible in your approach.
Continually work to high standards with customer satisfaction in mind.
You will ensure that all tasks carried out follow our Health and Safety guidelines; for example, wearing all provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and keeping all work areas clean and tidy.
Candidates must have previous experience as a VDA / Estimator and be Audatex certified
To apply for this exciting role, please submit your full CV in the strictest of confidence to Jonathan Sweasey at Pybus Recruitment on email: or call: 0191 8237799
Requirements
You must be able to:
Plan your workload effectively to ensure vehicles are ready for agreed timescales.
Work skillfully and safely under pressure.
Carry out work in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
Work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative with minimal supervision.
Be flexible in your approach.
Continually work to high standards with customer satisfaction in mind.
You will ensure that all tasks carried out follow our Health and Safety guidelines; for example, wearing all provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and keeping all work areas clean and tidy.
Candidates must have previous experience as a VDA / Estimator and be Audatex certified
Benefits
* Bonus scheme
* Overtime
* Pension scheme
* Career development
* On going training