An opportunity to work in an innovative accident repair group has become available. Here at Foray Motor Group Accident Repair Centres, our customers are at the forefront of our business. We empower our teams to deliver the best support and experience possible for all our customers. The future is exciting now the technologies used in Body Shops are evolving every day, which is really helping us re-shape the vehicle repair industry. That's why we're excited to grow our teams and looking for people to join us. Position: What you’ll be doing: You’ll work within site and BSI guidelines to ensure the workflow of job cards through the workshop You’ll order and receipt parts onto our BMS ensuring maximum discount is received from suppliers You will be constantly reviewing repair methodologies to ensure all repairs are cost- effective You will communicate damage assessments with the driver of the vehicle for accuracy and efficiency and utilise any upsell opportunities You will ensure all repairs have relevant repair methods attached to them before they are released into the workshop You’ll liaise with Ford when dealing with warranty concerns and ensure all relevant TSB’s are followed correctly. Mentor VDA Apprentice through to qualification Price matching the job for final authority to maximise profit ensuring all relevant documents are attached to ensure that we meet SLA’s Requirements: What you’ll need: Experience within a vehicle damage assessor role Experience using Audatex and GTMotive A positive and upbeat attitude Knowledge of Thatcham repair methods NVQ or IMI qualification admirable but not a necessity Excellent communication skills Other information: About us: Foray Motor Group is the South West's award-winning Ford-only dealer group, with dealerships, bodyshops and service centres across Salisbury, Poole, Yeovil, Taunton, Andover, Shaftesbury, Bridgwater and Dorchester. The 9 location group, with an annual turnover in excess of £150m, employs circa 400 people, in a wide variety of job roles, and has excellent opportunities for highly motivated, dedicated and talented people. We exude integrity, quality and professionalism in everything we do and would like you to be a part of it. Benefits: A competitive salary Bonus structure Company Pension Employee discounts and well being portal. Increasing annual leave program Length of service rewards Foray Motor Group is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of gender, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, gender reassignment and gender identity, age and those with caring responsibilities. Please consider the following when making your application: We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive sufficient volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early We are not able to offer sponsorship for people living outside the UK If you need any support throughout the application or interview process, please make the a member of our team or the Hiring Manager aware. We advertise our vacancies to attract candidates. If we require agency assistance we will contact agencies directly. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction. Please check out and like/follow our socials for more information: X - https://x.com/ForayMotorGroup Facebook - Foray Motor Group Instagram - Foray Motor Group (foraymotorgroup) LinkedIn - Foray Motor Group