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!