Vehicle Damage Assessor

Job Title: Vehicle Damage Assessor

Location: Bury St Edmunds, IP31

Salary: Up to £45,000 (Depending on Experience) + bonus + other excellent benefits listed below

Benefits:

Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus

Pension contributions

Health cash plan

Ongoing training provided

Opportunities for career progression due to ongoing business growth

Our client is one of the largest independent Accident Repair Groups in the UK and is an award-winning company with over 30 years of knowledge and expertise within the vehicle body repair sector. Having originated in the Midlands, the business is expanding rapidly through organic growth and acquisition throughout the UK.

They are dynamic in their approach and geared to completing outstanding repairs, by combining the latest techniques and most effective technology with delivering excellent customer service. They ensure that our customers are at the heart of what we do.

Whether it is minor car park damage or a road traffic accident their 195 repair centres provide a range of services that use modern repair methods to put your vehicle back in its pre-accident condition, ensuring we repair every vehicle with utmost pride and care.

They are now actively looking to recruit a Vehicle Damage Assessor / Estimator for their Bodyshop in Bury St Edmunds.

About the Job:

As an experienced VDA / Estimator, the purpose of your role is to assess a wide range of vehicles, using Audatex, and calculate costings and the time required to complete all necessary repairs accurately and professionally.

You will liaise regularly with insurance engineers, write job cards for and liaise regularly with the workshop, and contact customers to provide updates.

This is a high volume of repairs carried out to the BSI PAS 10125 standards.

About You:

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.

To apply for this exciting role, please submit your full CV in the strictest of confidence to Jonathan Sweasey at Pybus Recruitment on email:  or call 0191 8237799