Vehicle Damage Assessor / Senior ATA

**JOIN US AS WE EXPAND OUR BRANCH NETWORK WITH OUR 66TH BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART SITE IN CHADDERTON**

Salary up to £45k, plus a great bonus scheme and excellent company benefits

This is an exciting opportunity for an Senior Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA / Estimator to join the UK’s leading Accident and Collision Repair specialist in our brand new site in Chadderton, opening late Spring 2024! 

As part of a team of professionals you will undertake the inspection of damaged vehicles, assessing the full extent of the damage, costs of repair and timeframes. An important aspect of this job is to identify the correct prescribed repair method and prepare, record and maintain records of electronic and manual estimates. You will then liaise effectively with insurance companies to obtain their authority to repair the vehicle at the costs estimated. You will also effectively liaise with customers engineers and technicians to explain and ensure they understand the repair methodology. 

In the job of Vehicle Damage Assessor, you will be responsible for assessing many different marques of vehicle. This means keeping up to date with all repair methodologies and it is also important for you as a Vehicle Damage Assessor to fully understand different insurers and manufacturers literature and bulletins. Another very important aspect of the job is teamwork as you will be working with other colleagues in the bodyshop as well as across other functional areas. Your aim; ensuring we get their vehicle back on the road safely and in quick time. 

You will preferably be NVQ level 3/City & Guilds or ATA/equivalent qualified with a solid Bodyshop background as an Estimator or VDA/Vehicle Damage Assessor, Audatex trained.  You will also require a full UK driving licence.

Why choose FMG RS?

Of course, we offer a fantastic basic salary, but there’s much more to being a Vehicle Damage Assessor at FMG RS than just that. Some of our most popular benefits include (but aren’t limited to) …

• fantastic monthly bonus scheme
• an extra days' holiday to celebrate your birthday
• free life assurance
• an exclusive employee vehicle-leasing scheme,
• pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme
• Flexible Gym Memberships
• A Benefits App giving a huge range of retailer discounts and cashback deals

We’re going places …

• We’re a key part of one of the UK’s largest Automotive PLCs, Redde Northgate – few other businesses can offer you the volume, variety and long-term security as us;
• You’re rewarded for your part in our success – lots of customers means lots of work to share, which in turn means lots of opportunity to boost your earnings through our fantastic bonus schemes;
• We invest in you – We believe everyone should have the opportunity to better themselves and look to progress, not just within FMG RS but the wider Redde Northgate Group;
• We’re growing – it’s an exciting time for the industry and we’re committed to being at the cutting edge, investing in everything from our workshops, our Training Centres through toour EV capabilities;
• We're so excited to have recently launched Wagestream for all our colleagues - a Financial Wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay. Not only does it let you choose when to get paid it also lets you put money aside each month and in addition you can get discounts on your shopping, check what benefits you're eligible for and can even put you in touch with a financial coach!

Join the FMG RS family

With the best people in the industry within our Group, we really believe that no one else can do what we do as well as us.  So what are you waiting for?  

Apply Today!

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