Vehicle Inspector

Motability Operations Limited; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Vehicle Inspector, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring vehicle quality and safety. This exciting position involves inspecting vehicles, assessing damage, and providing detailed reports, all while working in a dynamic and supportive team environment. Enjoy the benefits of a hybrid work culture that promotes work-life balance, along with a competitive rewards package and opportunities for personal growth. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and have a keen eye for detail, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Competitive reward package

15% non-contributory pension

28 days annual leave

Free fresh fruit and snacks

Volunteering day

Funded Private Medical Insurance

Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Life assurance

Employee Discount Scheme

Free access to healthcare apps

Qualifications

• Experience in vehicle inspection is desirable.
• Ability to adapt inspections as per required amendments.

Responsibilities

• Inspect vehicles and assess damage according to standards.
• Communicate effectively with the team and meet deadlines.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Education

Full UK Driving License

Tools

Bespoke inspection software

Job description

About The Role

Motability Operations are currently recruiting for a Vehicle Inspector to join our team in Coalville on a full-time, permanent basis. You will join a team of dedicated Inspectors to carry out the initial assessment on our vehicles. This role reports into the Inspection Supervisor.

As Vehicle Inspector you will inspect vehicles and assess any damage sustained, as per Motability Inspection Standard specification and reporting criteria, identifying the cost and time scales for repair.

You will be responsible for delivering a detailed and accurate estimate based on the current inspection standards at our Coalville site working in a dedicated inspection building. This is an exciting opportunity for a logical individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities

• Inspect vehicles, record details accurately and fully assess the extent of any sustained damage, having a keen eye for detail and in line with Motability Inspection Standards specification
• Identify the correct repair methods
• Effectively communicate with Coalville team
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets and strong organisational and multi-tasking skills.
• To respond proactively to site and KPI targets
• Use bespoke inspection software (Training Provided)

About You

To be successful in this role you will have to have at previous experience in this job role, able to work effectively as part of a team and able to adapt your inspection as per required amendments.

Minimum criteria:

• Full UK Driving license
• Able to cope well under pressure and work effectively within a team
• Good Attention to detail
• Ability to work in a complex, fast paced operations function
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience of working to deadlines with quality output
• Vehicle inspection experience is desirable
• Knowledge of BVRLA fair wear and tear standards is desirable but not essential

About The Company

Motability Operations is a unique organisation, virtually one of a kind. We combine a strong sense of purpose with a real commercial edge to ensure we provide the best possible worry-free mobility solutions to over 700,000 customers and their families across the UK. Customers exchange their higher rate mobility allowance to lease a range of affordable vehicles (cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs) with insurance, maintenance and breakdown assistance included. We are the largest car fleet operator in the UK (purchasing around 10% of all the new cars sold in the UK) and work with a network of around 5,000 car dealers and all the major manufacturers. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, achieving an independently verified customer satisfaction rating of 9.8 out of 10.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do. They represent ambition, and we look for our people to live and breathe them every day:

• We find solutions
• We drive change
• We care

We operate hybrid working across the organisation where we split our time between working on-site at our offices, and at home, remotely within the UK. We believe hybrid working achieves a good work/life balance for our colleagues, allowing us to connect with each other, collaborate on important work, and perform together to deliver for our customers. It allows us to have the flexibility to work remotely up to 2-days per week whilst also using the great office spaces we have available.

As a Motability Operations team member, the benefits you can expect are:

• Competitive reward package including an annual discretionary bonus
• 15% non-contributory pension (9% non-contributory pension during probation period)
• 28 days annual leave with option to purchase and sell days
• Free fresh fruit and snacks in the office
• 1 day for volunteering
• Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
• Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary to give you a peace of mind that your loved ones will receive some financial help
• Funded health screening for over 50s
• Voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships and season ticket loans
• Employee Discount Scheme with an app to save on the go
• Free access to healthcare apps such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP and volunteering app on Hand for all employees
• Generous family leave policies

At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they’re rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and as such, all our offices provide first rate disability access. With our hybrid working environment, we do our best to accommodate part-time and flexible working requests where possible, building on our culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility.