Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA

Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA

Sheffield

£40,000 per year

Permanent position, Monday to Friday only 42.5 hours
Up and coming business with over 12 sites across the UK
BSI Accredited vehicle repairs and refurbishment
Relaxed yet professional culture with no high targets or pressure

Please call Rochelle at Clear Automotive for more information on (phone number removed)

Clear Automotive is a specialist recruitment consultancy in the Accident Repair, Bodyshop and Automotive sector, partnering with organisations across the UK, to fulfil their staffing requirements, whilst representing Automotive professionals to secure permanent and contract careers.

ATA Vehicle Damage Assessor / ATA VDA / Bodyshop Estimator - A brand new opportunity for a BS10125 Approved site based in the Sheffield area has arisen, for an experienced Vehicle Damage Assessor from an Accident repair background.

Join our client's highly efficient and professional body shop team with many years of unparalleled passion for vehicle body repair.

Job Details: VDA / Estimator / Vehicle Damage Assessor

To inspect damaged vehicles and assess the full extent of the damage sustained, assess the cost of repair and time scales
To identify the correct prescribed repair method
You will prepare computerised and manual estimates and to accurately record these, maintaining up-to-date records of all estimates.
To obtain from insurance companies' authority to proceed with repair to a vehicle and to confirm the cost of the repair.
To communicate effectively with customers, engineers and technicians to ensure understanding of correct vehicle repair methodology.
To ensure that any amendment to repair work is authorised by the insurance company
Once authorisation has been gained, to liaise with the body shop personnel and make sure that they understand fully the prescribed repair method

Job Experience: The Successful ATA VDA / Estimator / Vehicle Damage Assessor will have:

Experience in a busy accident repair centre would be a great advantage for the VDA role
ATA qualification or NVQ Level 3
Must be an advanced user of Audatex and a thorough understanding of insurance repairs
VDA / Vehicle damage assessor experience
Experience in a body shop or accident repair environment

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If you would like to be considered for the ATA VDA / Vehicle Damage Assessor / Vehicle Estimator job role then please send your CV to Rochelle at Clear Automotive or call on (phone number removed)

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