Vehicle Damage Assessor

6 months ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom ABL 1Touch Full time

**Vehicle Damage Assessor**

Are you ready to make your next great move in the automotive industry? Do you have a background within a vehicle repair & damage assessment?

Do you want to be part of a market leading and growing automotive business that looks after its employees?

**What can we offer you?**
- OTE of up to £50K per annum including team bonus
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Healthcare Cash Plan (including Gym and shopping discounts)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Celebration Day (to use as you wish to celebrate a significant day in your life)
- Car Insurance discount with LV
- Employee Pension
- Employee Engagement Budget (money to go out as a team and have fun)
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Refer a Friend Scheme (earn £1,000 for referring people to join the team)
- More benefits coming soon..

ABL 1 Touch are a market leading vehicle repair business since 1994, working in partnership with insurance companies. ABL 1 Touch prides itself not only in the quality of its work but in providing excellent customer service.

As we continue to grow, ABL 1 Touch are looking to recruit a **Vehicle Damage Assessor **to join their Team based in Maidstone.

As a **Vehicle Damage Assessor,** you will produce accurate invoices and estimates to meet all required SLA Cost Control, to maintain effective control of estimating costs in line with budget objectives.

**Responsibilities of a Vehicle Damage Assessor will include**:

- Ensure the efficient and profitable costing of each repair
- Produce timely and accurate invoices and estimates of each repair to meet key to key and lifecycle target requirement. - timescale etc.
- Maintain effective control of invoicing costs in line with partners budget objectives
- Support each site, wherever necessary, to ensure smooth site level operation and maintain high customer service (total loss’s, estimates etc)
- Carry out initial parts assessments (IPA’s) to reduce key to key & lifecycle times and maintain high customer service
- Responsible for ensuring all repair methodology is in line with BS10125 standards
- Comply with any reasonable directive from the management team
- Identify cases that have not complied with ABL ethos and cases that have shown loss of profit and feed back to management
- Support with quality of repair complaints where necessary
- Identify and handle any total loss cases as applicable to SLA requirements

**Skills and experience required as a Vehicle Damage Assessor**:

- Technical skills, knowledge and experience of body and paint repair in the retail Accident and Repair industry
- Technical and estimating experience
- To attain ATA accreditation if required by the company
- Knowledge of current estimating systems i.e. Audatex, Glassmatix
- Knowledge of E-scribe, Glass’s evaluator, Ezi methods or other
- Good negotiation skills
- Audatex Gold annual training
- Are a team player with a can do attitude
- Have cultural and organisational knowledge
- Have technical skills, knowledge and experience of body and paint repair in the retail motor industry
- Have up-to-date knowledge of vehicle legislation, consumer legislation and trade practices
- **Joining our team at ABL1 Touch means becoming part of a dynamic organisation that values its employees and provides opportunities for professional growth. We offer a competitive salary, benefits package, and a supportive work environment.**_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Maidstone, Kent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person



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