Pybus Recruitment Ltd
Vehicle Damage Assessor
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Job Title: Vehicle Damage Assessor
Location: Cannock, WS11
Salary: £40,000-£45,000+ bonus
Position: Full Time and Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday – 42.5 hours a week – no weekends!
Company: Accident Repair Bodyshop
About the Role
Join our client's highly efficient and professional body shop team with 20 years of unparalleled passion for vehicle body repair. With over 650 qualified and passionate employees, our client is a multi-award-winning company boasting 35 body shops nationwide. They are now actively recruiting for a Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA Estimator for their Bodyshop in Cannock.
Main Purpose of the Role
Produce initial and updated estimates as specified by insurers/customers, ensuring that the vehicle repair can be carried out safely, to correct specification, efficiently, and that by doing so, a satisfactory profit margin can be generated.
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You must be able to:
- Plan your workload effectively to ensure vehicles are ready for agreed timescales.
- Work skillfully and safely under pressure.
- Carry out work in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
- Work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative with minimal supervision.
- Be flexible in your approach.
- Continually work to high standards with customer satisfaction in mind.
You will ensure that all tasks carried out follow our Health and Safety guidelines; for example, wearing all provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and keeping all work areas clean and tidy.
Technical Job Knowledge
The level and scope of the Vehicle Damage Assessor will be to maintain the outcomes of VDA Accreditation, Audatex, IMI Customer Service Practitioner Level 2, Level 3 ADAS, and IMIAL Level 3 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle. It is expected that the job holder will research emerging technical knowledge and automotive developments that may be present within present and future vehicles that may affect the repair following accident damage. This may involve consequential formal training, distance, or remote training. A minimum of 3 years VDA experience is preferred and candidates must hold a full and valid driving licence.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary plus team bonus
- 30 days holiday including public holidays, plus additional days with service
- Pension contributions
- Recommend a friend technician bonus incentive
- Long Service Awards – colleague recognition scheme
- Health cash plan and Rewards platform – claim back medical costs & high street discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
Application Process
To apply for this role, please submit your full and up-to-date CV to Jonathan at Pybus Recruitment on email: jonathan@pybusrecruitment.co.uk or call 0191 8237799.
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