Bodyshop VDA

Citygate Automotive; Wooburn Green; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Citygate Automotive is seeking a Bodyshop VDA to estimate internal vehicles using your judgement to avoid unnecessary repair spend. You will liaise with body prep technicians, report structural concerns, and transfer estimates to the digital quote system.

You will manage your time, review processes, and strive for SMART estimating within the prep division. You will help develop team members, plan resources, and maintain high standards while meeting KPI targets, with a focus on efficiency and

Qualifications

• Experience as a VDA/Vehicle Estimator.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Strong teamworking skills.
• Strong organisational ability.
• Full and clean UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with body preparation technicians to keep repairs to a minimum.
• Reporting to the workshop manager on any structural concerns identified.
• Transferring an estimate to digital quote on the systems used
• Managing your own time efficiently
• Reviewing and improving Bodyshop processes to deliver quality and minimise repairs
• Achieving estimating standards and KPI's
• SMART estimating within the preparation division
• Developing individuals within the team, monitoring training needs
• Planning and managing resource requirements

Skills

VDA

Vehicle Estimator

Deadline-driven

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

As the Bodyshop VDA, your role is to estimate Internal vehicles for our Bodyshop using your skills and judgement to avoid unnecessary repair/spend.

Key responsibilities

Your key responsibilities as a Bodyshop VDA will be:

• Liaising with body preparation technicians to keep all remedial repairs to a minimum.
• Reporting to the workshop manager on any structural concerns identified
• Transferring an estimate to digital quote on the systems used
• Managing the your own time efficiently
• Continuously reviewing and improving Bodyshop processes and systems to deliver increased levels of job quantity/quality/satisfaction whilst minimising repairs and high levels of quality & workmanship
• Achieving estimating standards and kpi's
• SMART estimating within the preparation division
• To help develop individuals within the team, monitoring staff & self-training needs
• To plan and manage resource requirements

What’s in it for you?

With our benefits there is something good for everyone. We’re a progressive business that believes building a good team culture is not only good for everyone who works for us – but it makes a difference to how we engage with customers too. That’s why when you join Citygate, you can expect to receive a wide range of impressive employee benefits including:

• Access to our in-house training academy for everyone
• Electric Vehicle (EV) Training levels 1- 4 for specific roles
• Internal career progression opportunities across our various brands and locations
• High street discounts
• Wellbeing portal
• Employee assistance programme
• Purchase, service and parts discounts
• Employee referral scheme
• Standard company benefits such as pension, life assurance cover, competitive holidays and cycle to work scheme

About You

As a Bodyshop VDA, you will ideally have the following skills and attributes:

• Experience as a VDA / Vehicle Estimator
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Strong teamworking skills.
• Strong organisational ability
• Full and clean UK Driving Licence

Why Citygate

Citygate is a highly successful, privately owned business that has grown significantly over the past twenty years to 650 employees across multiple locations including London, Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We work with global brands (Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, SEAT, CUPRA, ŠKODA and Kia), provide excellent quality training and internal progression opportunities.