Vehicle Quality Inspector

Job description

We are looking for reliable, passionate, and professional individuals with a full UK driving license that wants to join the BCA family!

Job Title: Vehicle Quality Inspector

Location: BCA Blackbushe

Salary: £23,712

Working Hours: 40 hours a week, working 4 days on 4 days off (including weekends). 10 hour shifts will be between site opening hours of 7am-7pm.

Job Status: Permanent

Who are we?

We’re the biggest name in Europe’s vehicle remarketing industry, selling 1.3m vehicles per year, across 60 locations and with a turnover of £2billion. We believe our people are the best in the business, they are friendly, expert, and professional.

Main purpose of the job:

To ensure the consistent delivery of Smart Prepared services and provide greater operational oversight on the ground for day to day operations.

Branch based representative for all Smart Prepared activities; including selection of vehicles for valet upgrade, coordination and management of vehicles selected for repair, ensure set quality and compliance targets are met through regular auditing.

Main responsibilities:

- Co-ordinate all branch operations in the inspection, movement and administration of vehicles requiring valet or repair services.

- Inspection of vehicles to assess preparation levels required/suitable.

- Gain authorisation from vendors when required utilising wireless ordering functions.

- Implementation of a simple identification process to ensure requirements are clear.

- Tracking of vehicle movements to ensure all upgrades/repairs can be carried out.

- Close liaison with Smart Prepared admin team to progress chase and ensure SLA requirements are met.

- Edit of BCA appraisals after work complete.

- The enforcement of both valet & repair specifications that standards are consistently met.

- Liaison with account managers to administer costs and charges correctly and ensure vehicles are made available for sale as quickly as possible.

- Liaison with both internal & external suppliers to ensure adequate resource is in-place.

- Quality Control of work when valet upgrades/repairs have been complete or failed.

- Discuss opportunities, process and criteria with vendor representatives.

- Weekly reporting of volume / Quality / Compliance performance.

Skills and experience required:

- A full understanding of the vehicle preparation services available.

- Competent with the AS400 Auction Centre System (ACS)

- Good planning and organisational skills

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Ability to work and communicate with people at all levels of the organisation both internal and external.

- Experience in body shop processes / roles extremely advantageous.

Why choose BCA?

- Onsite parking

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Eye care scheme

- Access to BCA Rewards which provides online and store discounts with a range of retailers

- Cycle to work scheme

- Training/apprenticeship offering

- Deals on new cars

Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.