Job Description

Salary: 47,000 plus bonus and excellent company benefits

Join us as a Vehicle Damage Assessor at our busy workshop in Bridend and take advantage of our exceptional bonus schemes!

This is an exciting opportunity for a proven

VDA / Estimator / Vehicle Damage Assessor

to join the UK's leading Accident and Collision Repair specialist in our busy site in Bridgend.


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. An understanding of Thatcham Repair Methods and BSi safety standards is paramount.


In the job of

Vehicle Damage Assessor

, you will be responsible for assessing many different vehicles. 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 is toensure we get their vehicle back on the road safely and in quick time.


Ideally you are qualified to

NVQ level 3/City & Guilds or ATA / IMI qualified with a solid Bodyshop background

. 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 ...

fantastic

monthly bonus schemes

23 days annual leave withthe

flexibility

to buy or sell up to

5 extra days

each year. Of course, you'll have public holidays too and an

extra day

off to

celebrate your birthday

! free

life assurance

(x2 your basic salary) exclusive colleague-only

vehicle-leasing

schemes

pension

&

save-as-you-earn

share scheme

well-being

services (incl. 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy + Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance) A Benefits App giving a huge range of

retailer discounts

and

cashback

deals

Wagestream App

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

!

We're going places ...

We're part of something bigger -

ZIGUP,

a

leading provider

of integrated mobility solutions, supporting customers across the UK, Ireland and Spain,- 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

ZIGUP

business too; 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

EV capabilities

, our

workshops

to our

Training Centres

;

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?

We are agile. We are experts. We are imaginative. We are reliable.

Keep your career moving, smarter.

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