Salary: up to £50k per annum, plus bonus OTE £3600 and excellent company benefits
Join the UK’s largest repair group in this fantastic opportunity, as a VDA / Vehicle Damage Assessor at our busy workshop in Crewe. The site is situated 5 miles from the M6, and in commuting distance from Stoke, Nantwich and Knutsford, with great local amenities.
As part of a team of 30 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.
In the job of Vehicle Damage Assessor, 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. Another very important aspect of the job is teamwork as you will be working with other colleagues in the bodyshop. Your aim; ensurin...