Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA

Clear Automotive Recruitment Solutions Limited; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accident repair group in Salisbury seeks an experienced Vehicle Damage Assessor (VDA) to provide precision damage assessments and prepare accurate repair estimates. The ideal candidate will have essential Audatex experience and ideally some knowledge of electric/hybrid vehicles. This role offers a permanent position with a comprehensive benefits package, including 29 days of annual leave and a two-tier bonus system.

Benefits

29 days annual leave

Enhanced Sick Pay

Paternity/Maternity Leave

IMI and ATA training

Performance related bonus

Qualifications

• Essential Audatex experience and proven VDA expertise.
• Experience with electric/hybrid vehicles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inspect vehicles to assess damage and create repair estimates.
• Prepare computerised & manual estimates, maintaining accurate records.
• Communicate with customers and technicians about repair processes.

Skills

Audatex experience

Experience as VDA

EV/Hybrid knowledge

Job description

Overview

Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA
Salisbury
40,000 - 50,000

Our client is offering a standout opportunity for a talented and experienced Vehicle Damage Assessor (VDA) to become a vital part of a leading accident repair group at their facility in Salisbury.

This isn't just another job - it's your chance to join a forward-thinking team at the forefront of the vehicle repair industry. You'll play a crucial role in delivering precision damage assessments, creating accurate repair estimates using cutting-edge systems, and ensuring every vehicle is restored to the highest possible standard of safety and quality.

Your expertise will directly shape the customer experience and reinforce the business's stellar reputation for excellence, craftsmanship, and trust. If you're looking for a role where your skills are valued, your input makes a real impact, and your career can truly thrive - this is it

Responsibilities

• Working in a fast paced environment, you will inspect damaged vehicles and assess the full extent of the damage sustained, assess the cost of repair and time scales
• Experienced in identifying the correct prescribed repair method
• To 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
• VDA / Vehicle Damage assessor - 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 / Qualifications

• Audatex experience is essential.
• Experience as a VDA / Vehicle Estimator, ideally with EV / Hybrid knowledge and practice
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Additional Skill Sets

We are also looking for candidates with the following skill sets: Panel Beater, Panel Technician, Bodyshop MET, Bodyshop Mechanic, Vehicle Painter, Vehicle Paint Sprayer, Vehicle Prepper, Paint Prepper, Bodyshop Technicians, Accident repair, Vehicle body repair, coach builder, VDA, Vehicle Damage Assessor, Bodyshop Estimator, Vehicle Technician, Workshop Controller, Bodyshop Controller, SMART Repairer and Bodyshop Managers.

Benefits include permanent position, Monday to Friday; 29 days annual leave (inc bank holidays, Enhanced Sick pay and Paternity / Maternity); IMI and ATA training; immediate interviews available; two-tier bonus system with monthly performance related bonus.

For more information, please call Rochelle on (phone number removed)