What are the responsibilities and job description for the Auto Field Appraiser position at Fred Loya Insurance?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Ensures proper vehicle tear down
* Determine repair time allotments and required labor operations
* Makes accurate repair/replace decisions
* Assess and applies pre-existing damage, completes accurate total loss evaluations
* Negotiates agreed price with shop decision maker and sets time bound expected completion date per Loya insurance standards
* Review and assess the validity of all supplement request
* Proactively provides customers with information regarding their vehicle’s cost of repair estimate and explains claims/repair process
* Maintains accurate vehicle’s cost of repair estimate and explains claims/repair process
* Completes timely estimates, supplements, and inspections
* Negotiates advanced fees for tow, tear down, and storage on all vehicles that are determined to a financial total loss at a repair facility or tow yard
* Adhere to our fleet policy
* Provide extraordinary customer service to all parties involved in the claims process
* Other duties as assigned by management or as needed.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience
- Relevant experience includes work as a claims adjuster, property damage adjuster, or repair work within automobile repair and/or body shop
- High School diploma; Degree or college coursework is a plus
- CCC One experience
- Must have a clean background and driving record
- Computer software knowledge
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $31.25 - $32.22 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: On the road
