Vehicle Damage Assessor / Estimator

Vacancy Alert Motor Engineer / Vehicle Assessor / Vehicle Damage Assessor / Estimator Manchester 4 Days per week based in the office and one day per week working from home Salary: £37,000 Hours of Work: Full Time, Permanent Mon - Fri - 9.00am - 5.00pm Role Requirements: - Member of either IAEA / IMI / IRTE / ATA / VDA is essential - 2 years of Motor Claims knowledge including a basic understanding of insurance principles is essential - Good working knowledge of computerised damage estimating systems, including Audatex is essential - Accuracy and attention to detail - Positive and self-confident approach when dealing with our customers. - PC literate with good administrative skills - Ability to take on increased ownership and responsibility when necessary. -Experience within a role of Motor Engineer / Vehicle Assessor / Vehicle Damage Assessor / Estimator As a Motor Engineer, your role encompasses overseeing all aspects of motor inspections using state-of-the-art technology to evaluate and audit estimates before authorising repairs efficiently. Occasionally, you will engage in negotiating settlements for motor vehicles, directly liaising with our customers. You will work within agreed timeframes and business parameters, tailored to meet the needs of the company. Constant communication with repairers, business partners, and suppliers is essential to ensure the smooth processing of claims and to achieve optimal engineering outcomes on the first attempt. Additionally, you will conduct audits to assess repairer performance, providing recommendations on repair quality, costs, and customer service. It's crucial to ensure that all work is carried out within agreed KPIs and SLAs and in accordance with our company values. Benefits: - Enrolment onto internal training programme - Ongoing funded industry training - Opportunity for Career Progression for the right candidate - Annual pay review - Health Insurance - Company Pension - Bank holidays, Birthdays and Child's first day of school all given as additional leave - Birthday gift from Directors - Dress down Fridays - Regular team building activities and social events If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you, please apply with an up to date CV and we will be in touch to discuss your application further. Who are you applying to? The Solution Automotive Recruitment have been placing candidates into the UK Motor Trade since 1999. We have a fantastic relationship with all our clients and candidates across the country, many very long standing relationships. If you are skilled and experienced Automotive candidate, we want to hear from you and rest assured, you'll be dealing with a person, not just a consultant! Unfortunately due to the volume of applications we get, we can only respond to the candidates who match the criteria set for this vacancy. We will retain your CV on our database and make contact as and when suitable vacancies arise. We will NEVER send your CV anywhere without your permission