Location
Christchurch, Dorset | United Kingdom
Job description
Vehicle Damage Assessor/ Estimator required in Christchurch
- Salary: up to £40,000 inc. bonus
- Working hours: 40 - 45 hours per week.
Our client, an Accident Repair Centre in Christchurch, are seeking to hire an experienced Estimator/ Vehicle Damage Assessor to join their busy estimating department.
The Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator role is responsible for estimating all damaged vehicles and sending to insurance companies for authority. All estimates need to be created as accurately as possible.
As a Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator, you will need the estimate to cover all repairs and create the correct repair times, and costs, which all need to be authorised.
A good communicator is required to build a strong working relationship with other team members, and the customer care team.
Other Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator job responsibilities:
- Liaising with customers by phone and in-person
- Liaising with insurance companies
- Estimating damage to customers vehicles
- Estimating using insurance companies preferred computer system
- Estimating on or off-site
- Valuating vehicle to repair costs
- Estimating by insurance guidelines
- Ordering correct parts with parts department (genuine or non-genuine)
- Attaining correct repair methods
- Update customers of repair status
- Liaising with other departments
- Updating online insurance systems
- Give maximum customer care throughout
- Imaging vehicle throughout stages
- Updated insurance companies as requested
- Creating job cards with repair methods attached
- Obtaining repair authority
- Updating communication log on management system.
In return for your hard work as a Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator, the company can offer you a generous Annual Holiday package, Company pension, supportive working environment and many more staff discounts and benefits.
If you are interested in hearing more about this Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator job, or others in the Christchurch area, please contact Jack Scott at Perfect Placement today.
At Perfect Placement, we specialise in Motor Trade Jobs, so if you are looking to improve your Automotive Career please get in touch with us today. We are the leading UK Motor Trade Recruiters with Automotive Vacancies across the whole of the UK!
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£40k per annum