Body Shop Estimator at Jerry Ulm Collision Center

Toyota Motor • Tampa, FL

66d • $65,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Jerry Ulm Collision Center, a part of the fast-growing Morgan Auto Group, a Florida leader in automotive retail, is looking to add a qualified Body Shop Estimator to our team. We offer our associates a team environment, great benefits, and ongoing training and support. If you are in alignment with our values of integrity, transparency, professionalism, and teamwork, now might be the time for you to accelerate your career as part of the best company in automotive retail! Our Estimators at Jerry Ulm Collision have average pay between $65k to $90k depending on experience. In addition to competitive pay, we offer our full-time associates the following benefits: Health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision, Life, Disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, Professional work environment, with job training and advancement opportunities.

Requirements

• Complete knowledge of estimating and the claims process.
• Excellent negotiating, sales, and communication skills.
• Positive attitude with customers and employees.
• Professional business image.
• Friendly, accommodating, cheerful, well-groomed, and helpful demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Providing excellent Customer Service.
• Greeting customers, maintaining a conversation and educating all customers about the claim and repair process when they come in for an estimate.
• Speak to and offer assistance to anyone waiting in the office (i.e. coffee, soft drinks).
• Managing and maintaining all DRP's, including following up with prospective DRP relationships.
• Writing estimate of damage ensuring estimates is written to company standards.
• Reviewing and explaining estimates with customer, providing the customer with a copy of the estimate.
• Obtaining repair authorization, as needed.
• Timely negotiation of repair costs with Insurance Appraisers.
• Managing all supplements and re-inspections throughout the repair process, documenting with images, this includes the taking of images and storing of images.
• The following up and documentation of supplement items reported by technicians.
• The adding in of correct labor charges to RO at the moment of authorization.
• The coordination of notifying the parts department of supplement parts that needs to be ordered.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Job training and advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing