Job Description

NEEDED - Vehicle Damage Assessor/VDA:

• Full Time/permanent
• Salary - £30,000 - £45,000 basic
• Lucrative bonus available
• Monday-Friday - 8:00am - 5:30pm

The Role of a Vehicle Damage Assessor/VDA:

• Carry out audits
• Carry out physical and desk top inspections on cars
• Compile repair estimates on damaged vehicle and submit to insurance companies
• Implement policies when required to do so
• Produce job cards for workshop staff
• Provide support to estimating department
• Carry out effective liaison with insurance companies, motor engineer and policy holders
• Liaise with work provider
• Deal with engineers
• Deal with customer complaints
• Use Audatex or Glassmatixs
• To achieve profit through accuracy and full appreciation of repair methods, opportunities and Bodyshop KPI’s.
• Maintain a sound working knowledge of computerised estimating packages.
• Attend daily production meetings; provide feedback to manager/team on matters affecting VDA.
• Maintain awareness of personal performance vs quota and activity targets.
• Identify service opportunities and provide an effective upselling sales function to customers.
• Monitor statistics in line with weekly and monthly reporting requirements.

Requirements for a VDA/Vehicle Damage Assessor

• ATA or Level 3 qualified VDA or be time served with 10+ years of VDA experience.
• Previous VDA experience within a bodyshop environment
• Full valid driving licence

If you meet the above criteria and want to join a rapidly growing company please get in contact with us, we would love to hear from you!