Collision Repair Appraiser

Penske • Milwaukee, WI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Penske Body Shop Estimator, you are responsible for writing collision repair estimates. The position is located at 6633 South 13th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53221. The role requires communicating with internal and external customers, completing estimates in the Adjustrite system and downloading them into Summit, and taking on other projects and tasks assigned by a supervisor. This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety sensitive by the company, so the associate must remain alert and work safely while accepting responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others.

The job requires regular, predictable, full attendance; willingness to travel as necessary; and the ability to work the required schedule at the specified location. Candidates must complete a Penske employment application and submit to a background investigation, including past employment, education, and criminal history, as well as drug screening.

Physical and mental demands include remembering and understanding instructions and guidelines, seeing and communicating verbally, and having close, distance, peripheral, and depth vision and the ability to adjust focus. The associate will frequently move, stand, walk, and sit; frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms. The role requires regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifting or moving up to 100 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of body shop estimating experience.
• Estimator certification.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong customer relations skills.
• Strong communication and people management skills.
• Working knowledge of body shop maintenance operations.
• Strong written and oral communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance.
• Willingness to travel as necessary and work the required schedule at the specified location.
• Completion of a Penske employment application and submission to a background investigation and drug screening.
• Ability to remain alert and work safely in a position regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety sensitive.
• Ability to remember and understand instructions, guidelines, and other information; see and communicate verbally; and meet the stated vision requirements.
• Ability to move, stand, walk, sit, use hands to touch, handle, and feel, reach with hands and arms, and regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Vocational or technical school education.

Responsibilities

• Write collision repair estimates.
• Complete repair estimates in the Adjustrite system and download them into Summit.
• Communicate with internal and external customers.
• Carry out other projects and tasks assigned by a supervisor.
• Work safely and accept responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED