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Vehicle Damage Assessor Job in Cheltenham

Gloucestershire
Cheltenham
Vehicle Damage Assessor, Accident Repair Centre
Starting salary negotiable pending experience, plus a time-saved bonus scheme
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Our client, an independent accident repair centre, is currently looking to recruit an experienced and professional Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator to join their busy bodyshop in Cheltenham. 
  • Salary: Starting salary negotiable pending experience, plus a time-saved bonus scheme. 
  • Hours: 42.5-hour week, Monday to Friday, with flexibility on start/finish times. 
  • Benefits: Chance to join the UK's leading automotive accident repair networks with 100 independently-owned, fully-branded franchised bodyshops in the UK.
Reporting to the Bodyshop Manager, 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.

Duties of a Vehicle Damage Assessor:
  • To prepare manual and computerised estimates efficiently and ensure that they conform to the requirements laid down by the insurance company/customer so 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 identified. Ensure that any such work does not commence until authorisation is gained, following up on any unauthorised estimates and reporting reasons.
  • Once authorisation has been gained, liaise with the body shop personnel and make sure that they fully understand the work to be done as per the estimate. Alternatively, 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.
To be eligible for this VDA position, you will ideally hold strong and successful experience in vehicle estimating and ideally be Audatex trained/qualified. Automotive Technical Accreditation (ATA), experience with the Autoflow Bodyshop Management System, and manufacturer training would be advantageous but are non-essential to our client. Our client is also willing to consider individuals who are looking to progress from an Automotive Paint or Panel technician role. A UK driving licence with minimal points is essential, however.

What's in it for you? For your hard work as a Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator, our client is offering:
  • Competitive starting salary pending experience.
  • Access to a time-saving bonus scheme. 
  • 31 days' annual leave (including the bank holidays). 
  • Pension scheme. 
  • Discounted gym membership. 
  • Access to in-house training/development.
  • Chance to join the UK's leading automotive accident repair networks with 100 independently-owned, fully-branded franchised bodyshops in the UK.
  • 42.5-hour week Monday to Friday with flexibility on start/finish times. 
Contact Sarena Abbott, Automotive Recruitment Specialist at Perfect Placement covering Cheltenham and Gloucestershire, today to discover more about this fantastic opportunity.

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