Vehicle Recovery Administrator

3 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Manchetts Full time

Manchetts Rescue & Recovery are looking for an experienced Office Administrator to work as part of a small team, dealing with all aspects of administration relating to the recovery and storage of vehicles.

Manchetts has three storage sites and whilst our team all work in conjunction with one another, each site has a point of contact for the relevant external organisations and members of the public.

Our three storage office locations span across Cambridgeshire and Bury St Edmunds and our offices are located within our recovery storage sites. The sites are busy with vehicles coming in and out 24 hours a day.

The applicant will be working from our office reception however be prepared to work outside at times taking customers to vehicles, removing property including recording and storing, imaging vehicles, and opening and locking vehicle compounds, which can be wet and muddy throughout the year.

This role is based at our Cambridge storage depot within Waterbeach, Dickerson Industrial Estate.

Please see below the day-to-day operations and the key tasks and responsibilities.

**Key Tasks and Responsibilities**:

- Act as the point of contact for the storage site you are located from, managing all aspects of administration for vehicles within storage.
- Follow a matrix of statutory charges for our police recovery schemes.
- Updating internal systems with relevant police recovery information for example a vehicles retention and release status, vehicle images, sending and raising letters to customers following up with liaison officers and, answering any questions and queries that may be requested.
- Manage salvage vehicle collections and customer vehicle and property bookings.
- Property removal and storage management.
- Customer facing, dealing with release and payments of seized vehicles.
- Telephone communication with external organisations such as insurance companies, salvage agents and body repair centres.
- Managing and raising invoices relating to the vehicle recovery scheme.
- Provide admin support and holiday cover where necessary across all three storage sites.

**Key Competencies**:

- Have experience in an administration role.
- Have excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with police, police liaison officers, vehicle scenes of crime and mechanical officers, members of the public and other external organisations in a confident manner.
- Experience with computer-based systems such as Excel and good keyboard skills.
- Have Experience on the telephone and the ability to multi-task.
- Prioritising workloads and having excellent time management and organisational skills.
- A basic knowledge of the motoring industry is ideal however not essential.
- Willing to work well as a part of a small team, however, can prioritise their own work loads and use their initiative.

**Benefits of working for Manchetts Recovery**
- Pension scheme
- Quarterly bonuses
- 31 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service.
- Employee assistance programme
- Free on-site parking

**Closing date: February 16th, 2024**

**Salary**: From £24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Quarterly bonus

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Customer service: 2 years (preferred)
- Administrative experience: 3 years (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Cambridge (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Cambridge: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person



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