What are the responsibilities and job description for the Body Shop Estimator position at Chevrolet Cadillac of Santa Fe?
What We’re Looking For
Chevrolet Cadillac of Santa Fe is looking for Body Shop Estimators to help support our booming Body Shop business and to provide our customers with exceptional experiences. The ideal candidate will flourish in a fast-paced and professional workplace.
About Us
At Chevrolet Cadillac of Santa Fe, we strive to make every customer a customer for life. Happy employees make happy customers, and we reward individuals who are ready to work hard and stay motivated. Every employee at Chevrolet Cadillac of Santa Fe is absolutely critical to its success. Our promise is to keep delivering the same award winning service and value that our community has come to expect from our dealership through the years.
Benefits
- Medical and Dental
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Paid Training
- Employee discounts on products and services
Responsibilities
- Reviewing repair cost estimates with body shop manager or foreman
- Determining feasibility of repair versus replacement of parts, such as bumpers, fenders, and doors
- Evaluating practicality of repair as opposed to payment of vehicle market value before accident
- Preparing insurance forms to indicate repair cost estimate and recommendations
- Estimating cost of repainting, converting to special purposed, or customizing undamaged vehicles
- Presenting information and responding to questions from groups or managers, clients, customers, and the general
Qualifications
- Minimum of 1-2 years previous estimator experience is required
- Confidence to handle high volume estimator needs under limited availability
- Ability to read/interpret documents such as safety rules, operating, and maintenance instructions and procedures manual
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Excellent communication skills, high level of initiative, and ability to work in a team
- Basic MS Office knowledge; computer software, internet proficiency, and general mathskills
- Experience in the estimating/body shop/automotive field Insurance company a big PLUS
- Must be willing to submit to a background check and drug screen with a valid driver’slicense
- Professional appearance in accordance with body shop policies / dress code
