Vehicle Damage Assessor Estimator
Description✓Vehicle Damage Assessor "VDA" / Estimator required – East Birmingham
✓Flexible hours [negotiable up to 45 hours per week], excellent negotiable salary, benefits and career prospects, working in a busy state-of-the-art body shop.
✓We are proud to represent Activate Accident Repair, a chain of new accident repair body shops across the UK, part of the Activate Group, a growing accident management company employing over 700 staff across the UK.
✓Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA Role overview:
✓You will have a keen eye and excellent attention to detail as you accurately assess damage to vehicles and identify repair methods, using their systems to create and track estimates
✓Great communication skills will help you to explain the repair procedure to customers and the workshop.
✓Key Responsibilities:
✓Inspect damaged vehicles and assess the full extend of the damage sustained accurately.
✓Carry out visual inspections to identify any accidental damage caused to avoid uninsured loss damage costs.
✓Identify the correct prescribed repair method through reference to manufacturer's authorised repair methodology.
✓Estimate required repairs together with the time to be allowed, materials and parts required, considering the most economical repair method using both manual and electronic methods.
✓Communicate effectively with customers, engineers, and technicians to ensure understanding of correct vehicle repair methodology.
✓Explain repair procedure and process to the workshop and customers with varying levels of understanding.
✓Ability to value vehicles at a market value to determine the repairable economics of a damaged vehicle.
✓Review all open job cards daily and report any ongoing challenges.
✓Ensure all chargeable materials are recorded on job cards for invoicing purposes.
✓Maintain awareness of incoming vehicles and flag any issues.
✓Awareness and compliance of Health & Safety requirements.
✓Assist in the correct evaluation and justification of bodywork warranty claims and provide comprehensive explanations thereof.
✓Bring to customers' attention any problems, faults and other issues that might impact on the performance and safety of their vehicles.
✓Skills & Experience:
✓ATA VDA Vehicle Damage Assessor.
✓Relevant experience as an Estimator.
✓Ability to qualify and quantify repairs required.
✓Ability to negotiate effectively with third parties.
✓Audatex Trained.
✓Escribe trained and Adherence.
✓Ability to discuss and negotiate agreeable solutions to customer problems.
✓Ability to maintain personal technical knowledge and skills including SMART repairs.
✓Benefits:
✓33 days holiday [including bank holidays]
✓Health Shield cash health plan for all
✓Annual pay review
✓Life assurance: three times basic salary
✓Free breakfast cereals and milk daily
✓Free fruit – every Monday
✓French Friday – weekly pastries
✓Annual summer and Christmas parties
✓Enhanced Maternity, Parental Sharing and Adoption payments
✓If you meet the requirements, please apply, or contact Tim Hill at Technical Placements for an initial informal chat Show more →
✓Flexible hours [negotiable up to 45 hours per week], excellent negotiable salary, benefits and career prospects, working in a busy state-of-the-art body shop.
✓We are proud to represent Activate Accident Repair, a chain of new accident repair body shops across the UK, part of the Activate Group, a growing accident management company employing over 700 staff across the UK.
✓Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA Role overview:
✓You will have a keen eye and excellent attention to detail as you accurately assess damage to vehicles and identify repair methods, using their systems to create and track estimates
✓Great communication skills will help you to explain the repair procedure to customers and the workshop.
✓Key Responsibilities:
✓Inspect damaged vehicles and assess the full extend of the damage sustained accurately.
✓Carry out visual inspections to identify any accidental damage caused to avoid uninsured loss damage costs.
✓Identify the correct prescribed repair method through reference to manufacturer's authorised repair methodology.
✓Estimate required repairs together with the time to be allowed, materials and parts required, considering the most economical repair method using both manual and electronic methods.
✓Communicate effectively with customers, engineers, and technicians to ensure understanding of correct vehicle repair methodology.
✓Explain repair procedure and process to the workshop and customers with varying levels of understanding.
✓Ability to value vehicles at a market value to determine the repairable economics of a damaged vehicle.
✓Review all open job cards daily and report any ongoing challenges.
✓Ensure all chargeable materials are recorded on job cards for invoicing purposes.
✓Maintain awareness of incoming vehicles and flag any issues.
✓Awareness and compliance of Health & Safety requirements.
✓Assist in the correct evaluation and justification of bodywork warranty claims and provide comprehensive explanations thereof.
✓Bring to customers' attention any problems, faults and other issues that might impact on the performance and safety of their vehicles.
✓Skills & Experience:
✓ATA VDA Vehicle Damage Assessor.
✓Relevant experience as an Estimator.
✓Ability to qualify and quantify repairs required.
✓Ability to negotiate effectively with third parties.
✓Audatex Trained.
✓Escribe trained and Adherence.
✓Ability to discuss and negotiate agreeable solutions to customer problems.
✓Ability to maintain personal technical knowledge and skills including SMART repairs.
✓Benefits:
✓33 days holiday [including bank holidays]
✓Health Shield cash health plan for all
✓Annual pay review
✓Life assurance: three times basic salary
✓Free breakfast cereals and milk daily
✓Free fruit – every Monday
✓French Friday – weekly pastries
✓Annual summer and Christmas parties
✓Enhanced Maternity, Parental Sharing and Adoption payments
✓If you meet the requirements, please apply, or contact Tim Hill at Technical Placements for an initial informal chat Show more →