Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator with £5k Golden Hello
Reference: JAN20255692
Expiry date: 14:49, Thu, 13th Feb 2025
Location: Torbay
Salary: up to £40,000 pa (dependent upon experience) + uncapped bonus + Golden Hello
Benefits: A superb range of exclusive, colleague only benefits and discounts.
Join the UK’s largest repair group in this fantastic opportunity, as a VDA/Estimator at our busy workshop in Torbay and take advantage of our exceptional £5,000 Golden Hello.
As part of a team of professionals, you will undertake the inspection of damaged vehicles, assessing the full extent of the damage, costs of repair, and timeframes. An important aspect of this job is to identify the correct prescribed repair method and prepare, record, and maintain records of electronic and manual estimates. You will then liaise effectively with insurance companies to obtain their authority to repair the vehicle at the costs estimated. You will also effectively liaise with customers, engineers, and technicians to explain and ensure they understand the repair methodology.
You will be responsible for assessing many different marques of vehicle. This means keeping up to date with all repair methodologies, and it is also important for you as a Vehicle Damage Assessor to fully understand different insurers and manufacturers' literature and bulletins. Your aim is to ensure we get the customer's vehicle back on the road safely and in quick time.
Minimum Requirements:
* Experience using Audatex
* Solid workshop background
* Full UK Driving Licence
Why choose FMG RS?
* A £5,000 ‘Golden Hello’ scheme to welcome you to our team (*ask for further details)
* Fantastic bonus scheme
* Annual leave that increases with service, plus the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 extra days each year. Public holidays and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday!
* Free life assurance (x2 your basic salary)
* Exclusive colleague-only vehicle-leasing schemes
* Pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme
* Well-being services (incl. 24/7 GP service, mental health support, and physiotherapy + Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance)
* A Benefits App giving a huge range of retailer discounts and cashback deals
* Wagestream App for all our colleagues - a Financial Wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay. It allows you to choose when to get paid, save money each month, and access discounts on shopping.
* We’re part of something bigger - ZIGUP, a leading provider of integrated mobility solutions, supporting customers across the UK, Ireland, and Spain.
* You’re rewarded for your part in our success – lots of customers means lots of work to share, which in turn means lots of opportunity to boost your earnings through our fantastic bonus schemes.
* We invest in you – We believe everyone should have the opportunity to better themselves and look to progress, not just within FMG RS but the wider ZIGUP business too.
* We’re growing – it’s an exciting time for the industry and we’re committed to being at the cutting edge, investing in everything from our EV capabilities to our Training Centres.
Join the FMG RS family
With the best people in the industry within our Group, we really believe that no one else can do what we do as well as us. So what are you waiting for?
We are agile. We are experts. We are imaginative. We are reliable.
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