Bodyshop Estimator

Jago Consultants; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension

Company car leasing

Generous holiday allowance

Job summary

Jago Consultants in Basingstoke is seeking an Experienced Estimator / Assistant Manager to join our busy Accident repair centre. You will estimate repairs and support the body-shop manager, guiding a team across a busy site at a large multi-franchise location.

Based at our Hampshire site, the role is permanent, full-time, with a competitive £40,000–£50,000 salary, company pension and health benefits; great earning potential with a pathway to management, and a collaborative, customer-focused team

Qualifications

• Experience as an estimator or body-shop manager
• Audatex Certification
• Excellent attention to detail and pride in work
• Strong communication skills and friendly manner
• Ability to lead, motivate and manage a team
• Strong organisation and time management skills
• Ability to work in a high-paced environment
• Entrepreneurial spirit to develop processes

Responsibilities

• Monitor day-to-day running of the body shop and maximise efficiency
• Provide accurate repair estimates on and off site
• Maximise customer awareness of services
• Generate new business through insurers, private owners and dealers
• Maximise profitability through professional sales techniques
• Provide high quality control and maintain manufacturer audit standards
• Coach and manage a team including reception staff and apprentices
• Contribute toward monthly and quarterly targets

Skills

Estimator experience

Audatex experience

Team leadership

Communication skills

Sales/customer service

Tools

Audatex Certification

Job description

Experienced Estimator / Assistant Manager – Repair Centre, Basingstoke:

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000.00 – £50,000.00 per year

The Role

We are seeking a driven and ambitious individual to join our Accident repair centre as an Estimator / Assistant Manager. You may be a qualified and experienced Vehicle Estimator who is looking for a fast track to management. You may be a Body-shop manager today, who is looking for a new and exciting challenge. Either way we will provide all the necessary training and support that you need to succeed.

You will work and train alongside our current experienced and knowledgeable Body-shop Manager. Helping him to provide guidance and support to the other members of our successful team. While providing our customers and their insurers with Estimates and Vehicle Damage Assessments. You will be based at our large Multi-Franchise site in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Working Monday to Friday and on occasional Saturday mornings. We are offering permanent and full-time employment with a competitive salary and benefits.

What do we expect from you, as our Estimator / Body-Shop Manager?

• You will work in partnership and as direct support to our existing Manager.
• To monitor the day to day running of our Body shop, maximising the efficiency and productivity of your team.
• To provide accurate repair estimates, both on and off site.
• To maximise customer awareness of all available Paint & Body Centre and retailer services
• To generate new business through insurance companies, private owners and local car dealers
• To maximise profitability through the use of professional sales techniques
• To provide a high level of quality control and checking, sustaining and guaranteeing the reputation of our business.
• To maintain the audit standards of our manufacturer partners.
• To coach, motivate and manage a team of experienced reception, productive staff and apprentices.
• To contribute toward the achievement of monthly and quarterly targets.

What experience are we looking for?

• If you are an experienced Estimator or are currently a Body-shop manager, you may be the right candidate for the job.
• Current Audatex Certification
• All applicants should display:
• Excellent attention to detail and pride in your work.
• Great communication skills, plus a friendly and courteous manner.
• The ability to be a team player and inspire the people around you.
• Strong organisation and time management skills.
• The strength of character to work in a high paced and often demanding environment.
• An entrepreneurial spirit helping you to seek out new opportunities and develop/improve already successful processes.
• The ability to follow robust processes and encourage your colleagues to do the same.

What we can offer you.

The right candidate will be offered the opportunity to start at a manager level, or to achieve manager status quickly.

We are large enough to compete with the very biggest and the very best dealer groups in the UK. But we also offer our customers and staff a family business environment. Our staff become part of our family and are nurtured in a way that only a privately-owned company can do.

• You will be offered a highly competitive salary (dependant on your levels of experience).
• Final Salary and the offer of a company car will be dependent on your levels of experience.
• Health insurance, pension and a subsidised staff vehicle leasing scheme.
• In addition to a generous holiday allowance.

Most importantly, you we be welcomed in to a friendly team that will appreciate your skills and encourage you to succeed.