Job Description

Salary 47k plus bonus, Poole Car and excellent company benefits.

Join the UK's largest repair group in this fantastic opportunity, as a Roaming Vehicle Damage Assessor in the Scotland area of the UK.

This is a very varied role, which will involve working across multiple sites, to support the region during holidays, peak volume, training, any assistance required on site and being a champion for the Scotland Region. Ideally based in the Sheffield area, but will consider other locations in the region, as travel to each site will be approximately 1 hour. A company vehicle or car allowance is also included in the package.


As a proven

VDA / Vehicle Damage Assessor

/

Estimator

you will have experience using

Audatex,

and an

NVQ level 3/City & Guilds or ATA / IMI

qualification is preferred, with a solid bodyshop background. Naturally due to the nature of the job you will hold a full

UK Manual Driving Licence

.


You will be responsible for

estimating/inspecting accident damage

vehicles of all makes and marques, 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. This means keeping up to date with all repair methodologies, together with an understanding of different insurers and manufacturers literature and bulletins.


Of course, we offer a

fantastic basic salary

, but there's much more to being a

Roaming VDA

at FMG RS than just that. Some of our most popular benefits include (but aren't limited to) ...

fantastic

monthly bonus schemes

! 23 days annual leave,

plus

the

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 A Benefits App giving a huge range of

retailer discounts

and

cashback

deals

well-being

services (incl. 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy + Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance)

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.