Vehicle Damage Assessor
Leominster
£45,000 + Car allowance
* Permanent position - Repair site doing 4 cars a day
* Well established site
* 5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, No Weekends
* 33 days annual leave, private Healthcare plan, progression available, expanding company.
Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA (Opportunity to develop into assistant manager) - We are recruiting for an experienced VDA for a small but well-established accident repair centre in Leominster, who are part of a larger group and offer fantastic progression opportunities.
This is a smaller site that requires a VDA who is happy to also support in the management on the site alongside the Bodyshop manager.
Job Details: Vehicle Damage Assessor / Assistant Bodyshop manager
* To inspect damaged vehicles and assess the full extent of the damage sustained, assess the cost of repair and time scales
* To identify the correct prescribed repair method
* You will prepare computerised and manual estimates and to accurately record these, maintaining up-to-date records of all estimates.
* To obtain from insurance companies' authority to proceed with repair to a vehicle and to confirm the cost of the repair.
* To communicate effectively with customers, engineers and technicians to ensure understanding of correct vehicle repair methodology.
* Progress into an Assistant bodyshop manager position alongside carrying out some estimates.
* Once authorisation has been gained, to liaise with the body shop personnel and make sure that they understand fully the prescribed repair method.
Job Experience: The Successful Vehicle Damage Assessor / Assistant Bodyshop manager will have:
* Experience in a busy accident repair centre would be a great advantage for the VDA role
* ATA qualification or NVQ Level 3
* Must be an advanced user of Audatex and a thorough understanding of insurance repairs
* Potentially some management experience but not essential
* Experience in a body shop or accident repair environment
If you would like to be considered for the ATA VDA / Vehicle Damage Assessor / Vehicle Estimator job role then please send your CV to Rochelle at Clear Automotive or call for more information.
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