Appraiser - Estimatics Marin/Oakland, CA

Company: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Location: Oakland
Posted on: March 29, 2020

Job Description:

One Company---Many Careers!

A Day in the Life of an Appraiser - req12324

As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. Join our team and help our customer's through the auto body repair process.

The job title may seem self-explanatory, but appraisers perform a variety of duties. To name a few, perform vehicle inspections, prepare competitive repair estimates, determine items that are not payable, issue claim payments and verify that repairs are completed accordingly. Communication and Customer Service are so important! This work can be complex and technical so explaining the extent of vehicle damage and what it will take to fix the vehicle in terms a customer can understand is necessary.

We Strive to Help Life Go Right-- for our customers. Have we mentioned how much we love our customers?

Location: Oakland, CA---Where we work hard AND play hard! This is for one mobile worker position in the area of Marin/Oakland, CA and surrounding areas.

Residency Requirements: Selected candidate is required to reside in the territory.

We Are Looking for Candidates With

--- Auto collision repair, auto damage estimating, and/or auto insurance appraiser experience is strongly preferred .

--- Ability to adequately evaluate vehicle damage and create repair estimates which may require stooping, bending, and some physical lifting.

--- Excellent communication and customer service skills.

What You Can Expect

Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. / Monday - Friday. Employees in these roles may be expected to work irregular hours, including weekends. Periodic overtime may also be required.

Travel Requirements: This job will require significant driving to multiple auto repair facilities, salvage yards, and possibly customer homes. A company car is provided for business use only.

Training Details: Paid training is provided through web-based applications and classroom training. This may require overnight travel for up to two weeks at a time.

Licensing (if required): Continued employment is contingent upon meeting requirements necessary to obtain appropriate state(s) mandated licenses. This includes successfully completing all applicable licensing exam(s), background checks & MVRs required of various state(s). Failure to do so may result in rescission of job offer and/or termination.

Please note: State Farm will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all applicable laws. All required background checks will be conducted only after a conditional job offer has been extended. Any consideration of an applicant's criminal history will be tailored to the requirements of the job and any applicable regulations. Without the prior written consent of the applicable regulatory authorities, federal law prohibits State Farm from employing persons with certain convictions for criminal offenses involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or money laundering, including offenses involving the illegal manufacturing, sale, distribution of or trafficking in controlled substances, or who entered into certain pretrial diversion or similar programs in connection with the prosecution of such offenses.

What's In It for You?

--- Competitive Benefits, Pay and Bonus Potential: Who doesn't want money, right?

--- Volunteer opportunities: Get involved and give back to the community!

--- Tuition Reimbursement: We support opportunities for you to learn and grow!

--- A Learning Culture: Mentoring, Professional Designations, Employee Development, and more!

--- 401k Plan and FULLY FUNDED PENSION: Yes, both. This is kind of a BIG deal!

--- We embrace Diversity and Inclusion: We are one team and it is simply the right thing to do!

--- Learn more about our benefits at State Farm Careers!

We are not just offering a job but a meaningful career! We're here to help life go right--

Come join our passionate team!

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