BODYSHOP ESTIMATOR

Job Description

Job Description

Body Shop Estimator / Production Manager

Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Job Type: Full-Time
Base Salary: $60,000–$65,000 per year plus monthly performance bonuses

Join Our Growing Collision Repair Team!

We are seeking an experienced, motivated Body Shop Estimator / Production Manager to oversee collision repair estimating, daily production, technician workflow, and customer service.

Our shop handles both customer collision repairs and fleet repairs , providing an opportunity to work with individual vehicle owners, commercial fleets, dealerships, insurance companies, and fleet management organizations.

We are looking for a hands-on professional who can manage the repair process from initial estimate through final delivery, keep production moving efficiently, and help grow our business.

Our goal is to achieve $150,000 in monthly paid repair order sales while maintaining strong profitability, excellent repair quality, and outstanding customer service.

Key Responsibilities

Estimating and Insurance Claims

• Prepare accurate collision repair estimates and repair plans.
• Inspect damaged vehicles and identify all necessary repairs.
• Prepare supplements and communicate with insurance adjusters.
• Coordinate repair approvals and insurance claim documentation.
• Maintain accurate estimates, repair orders, and supporting records.
• Communicate with customers, fleet representatives, insurance companies, and vendors.
• Utilize CCC ONE or similar collision estimating software.

Production Management

• Manage daily shop production and repair scheduling.
• Coordinate workflow and assignments for body technicians.
• Monitor repairs from vehicle check-in through final delivery.
• Coordinate parts ordering and availability.
• Identify and resolve production delays.
• Monitor cycle time, work in progress, and on-time delivery.
• Coordinate final quality-control inspections.
• Maintain repair quality and compliance with applicable OEM procedures.

Fleet and Commercial Vehicle Repairs

• Coordinate collision repairs for commercial fleet vehicles and fleet accounts.
• Communicate with fleet managers, leasing companies, commercial customers, and vehicle owners.
• Manage repair schedules to minimize fleet vehicle downtime.
• Provide timely repair updates, estimates, supplements, and delivery expectations.
• Maintain accurate fleet repair orders, invoicing documentation, and customer records.
• Help develop relationships with trucking companies, delivery fleets, dealerships, rental companies, utilities, and other commercial fleet operators.
• Identify opportunities to establish new fleet accounts and generate repeat repair business.

Sales Growth and Shop Profitability

• Help grow monthly paid repair order sales toward $150,000 .
• Monitor repair order sales, labor performance, parts costs, and gross profit.
• Improve technician productivity and shop efficiency.
• Maintain a consistent flow of approved, profitable repair work.
• Build relationships with insurance companies, dealerships, fleet accounts, and referral partners.
• Help establish production goals and track monthly performance.
• Balance sales growth with repair quality, profitability, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a collision repair estimator, production manager, or both.
• Strong knowledge of collision repair estimating and insurance claims.
• Experience preparing estimates, supplements, and repair plans.
• Ability to manage technicians and coordinate daily production.
• Understanding of repair order sales, labor hours, parts costs, and gross profit.
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple repairs and meet production deadlines.
• Experience with CCC ONE or similar collision estimating software preferred.
• Experience working with fleet accounts, commercial vehicles, or fleet management companies is a plus.
• Knowledge of OEM repair procedures and modern collision repair requirements is desirable.

Compensation and Performance Bonuses

• Base salary: $60,000–$65,000 annually , depending on experience.
• Additional monthly performance bonuses based on paid repair order sales and shop performance.
• Opportunity to increase earnings as the business grows.
• Leadership opportunity in a growing collision repair operation.
• Performance expectations focused on completed and paid repair orders, profitability, production efficiency, and repair quality.

Monthly bonuses will be based on established performance milestones and profitability requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a dependable, organized, results-driven collision repair professional who can oversee estimating and production while helping expand our customer and fleet business.

You understand that a successful collision repair shop requires accurate estimates, productive technicians, efficient scheduling, satisfied customers, and profitable repairs.

Experience building relationships with fleet managers, commercial accounts, dealerships, and insurance companies is especially valuable.

If you are ready to take ownership of estimating and production, help grow fleet repair business, and contribute to a $150,000 monthly paid repair order sales goal , we encourage you to apply.

Apply today to join our team as our Body Shop Estimator / Production Manager!

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Family owned and operated . BBB Triple A accredited .

Company Description

Family owned and operated . BBB Triple A accredited .