Job Description

Experienced Estimator / Assistant Manager – Repair Centre, Basingstoke :

Job Types : Full-time, Permanent

Salary : £40,000.00 – £50,000.00 per year

The Role

We are seeking a driven and ambitious individual to join our Accident repair centre as an Estimator / Assistant Manager. You may be a qualified and experienced Vehicle Estimator who is looking for a fast track to management. You may be a Body-shop manager today, who is looking for a new and exciting challenge. Either way we will provide all the necessary training and support that you need to succeed.

You will work and train alongside our current experienced and knowledgeable Body-shop Manager. Helping him to provide guidance and support to the other members of our successful team. While providing our customers and their insurers with Estimates and Vehicle Damage Assessments. You will be based at our large Multi-Franchise site in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Working Monday to Friday and on occasional Saturday mornings. We are offering permanent and full-time employment with a competitive salary and benefits.

What do we expect from you, as our Estimator / Body-Shop Manager?

• You will work in partnership and as direct support to our existing Manager.
• To monitor the day to day running of our Body shop, maximising the efficiency and productivity of your team.
• To provide accurate repair estimates, both on and off site.
• To maximise customer awareness of all available Paint & Body Centre and retailer services
• To generate new business through insurance companies, private owners and local car dealers
• To maximise profitability through the use of professional sales techniques
• To provide a high level of quality control and checking, sustaining and guaranteeing the reputation of our business.
• To maintain the audit standards of our manufacturer partners.
• To coach, motivate and manage a team of experienced reception, productive staff and apprentices.
• To contribute toward the achievement of monthly and quarterly targets.

What experience are we looking for?

What we can offer you.

The right candidate will be offered the opportunity to start at a manager level, or to achieve manager status quickly.

We are large enough to compete with the very biggest and the very best dealer groups in the UK. But we also offer our customers and staff a family business environment. Our staff become part of our family and are nurtured in a way that only a privately-owned company can do.

You will be offered a highly competitive salary (dependant on your levels of experience).

Final Salary and the offer of a company car will be dependent on your levels of experience. Health insurance, pension and a subsidised staff vehicle leasing scheme. In addition to a generous holiday allowance. Most importantly, you we be welcomed in to a friendly team that will appreciate your skills and encourage you to succeed.

Bodyshop Estimator” OR “Vehicle Damage Assessor” OR “paint” OR “panel” OR “strip” OR “VDA” OR “ATA” OR “two coat” OR “water based” OR “speis hecker” OR “prepper” OR “dent” OR “bodyshop” or “met” or “sprayer” or “panel” or “fitter” OR “estimator” OR “AUDATEX” OR “accident repair” OR “SMART” OR “refinisher” OR “paint” OR “crash repair” OR “coachworks” OR “alloy wheel”