Auto Desk Appraiser

We’re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with a member of our HR Team and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.

Job Description:

TD Insurance is part of TD Bank Group, one of Canada’s largest financial institutions. TD Insurance helps protect clients from the ‘accidents of life’ with a wide range of products including credit protection, life, health, travel, home and auto insurance. With more than three million clients, TD Insurance authorized products and services are available online, over the phone, and through a network of more than 1,000 TD Canada Trust branches.

In Canada, we have two lines of business, General Insurance and Life and Health. Our General Insurance business is one of the top home and auto insurance groups in Canada and the national leader in group insurance and affinity marketing. Our Life and Health business is the number one provider of critical illness insurance and direct life and health insurance in Canada.

At TD Insurance, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment. With a Canada-wide workforce of over 4,000 employees and offices in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta, our company is always growing and can help you to grow. TD Insurance offers a stable and dynamic work environment where talent is appreciated, and professional development is taken seriously. More than just a job, we offer rewarding careers.

Every day is an adventure in TD Insurance's 's Appraisal Centre of Excellence. You will find a group of colleagues coming together to service our customers in their time of need, with a mandate to provide technical expertise, leadership and best practices, to deliver high value services, with a consistent approach to Auto Appraisals across TD Insurance Claims and Vendor Management.

Your role within the Appraisal Centre of Excellence is essential to TDI's success, as our customers are at the center of everything we do. Grow, learn and lead; beyond your day-to-day work, you'll be supported with professional development and encouraged to build an exciting career at TD. You'll help deliver a legendary experience to our business, our customers' lives and our communities

Job Description: 

Ideal candidate for this position will be responsible for Writing or Reviewing estimates based off images provided to TDI through the estimating system ensuring accuracy of the estimate.

• Write and or Review repair estimates and negotiates with repair shop(s) on proper repair methods and price for the client’s vehicle/repairs.
• Control expenditure to repair shops by following up promptly on further damage reported by the repair shop.
• Completes virtual vehicle re-inspections uploaded by repair shops.
• Participates in various team and performance meetings.
• Ability to cover all regions across Canada within the remote estimating program and Image Capture process.
• Work in tandem with other appraisers when required to cover staffing shortages, vacation time, absences etc.

Job Requirements

• Possess (3+ years) technical knowledge of auto body work and mechanical repairs.
• Strong technical automotive experience required in collision repair.
• Ability to determine if a vehicle is repairable or should be deemed a total loss within compliance of regional Ministry Branding requirements.
• The candidate must have direct experience either appraising auto damages or working in an auto body shop.
• Demonstrate superior interpersonal and communication skills and strong client focus.
• Maintain positive morale and demonstrate team spirit.
• Expected flexibility to assist and cooperates with colleagues during busy periods
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with internal and external clients .
• Must have excellent organization and time management skills.
• Must be comfortable working independently to organize daily work routine & within a team environment
• College or Technical degree would be an asset.
• Completion of autobody industry accepted technical courses is an asset (continuation of education will be required).
• Interprovincial Red seal Certification would be an asset.

Who We Are

As part of TD Bank Group, one of Canada's largest financial institutions, at TD Insurance, we care for Canadian families, making it easy to get the best advice, protection, and support in their moments of need, always.

TD Insurance offers a wide range of products, including General Insurance and Life and Health. More than four million customers count on us.

As the largest direct to consumer insurer in Canada, we are always innovating and providing exciting and rewarding career opportunities for our Canada-wide workforce.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more
 

Additional Information:

We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation 
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you

Language Requirement:

*Remarque: Étant donné que cet affichage concerne de futurs postes vacants et qu’il servira à pourvoir de nombreux postes aux exigences comparables à l’avenir, nous invitons les candidats bilingues et francophones à poser leur candidature. Lorsqu’un poste sera à pourvoir, une évaluation des besoins en matière de langue sera effectuée pour déterminer si la connaissance d’une autre langue que le français est exigée. / Note: As this posting is for future openings and will be used to fill multiple future positions with like job requirements, we invite both bilingual and French only speaking candidates to apply. As individual positions are identified to be filled, a language needs assessment will be conducted at that time to determine whether that position will require knowledge of a language other than French.

Our Values
At TD we’re guided by our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues, and share a set of values that shape our culture and guide our behavior. In exchange for how our colleagues show up to help TD succeed, we are committed to delivering a colleague experience grounded in Impact, Growth and a Culture of Care. No matter where you work across TD, we empower you to make an impact at work and in your community, explore and grow your career and be part of our caring and inclusive culture.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At TD, we’re committed to fostering an environment where all colleagues are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, experience equitable opportunities, and feel respected and supported. We’re dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the customers and the communities in which we live and serve.

Helping to Make an Impact in Communities – TD Ready Commitment
TD has a long-standing commitment to help drive progress towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. That’s why we launched the TD Ready Commitment in 2018, now a multi-year North American initiative. Under the TD Ready Commitment, we are targeting a total of C$1 billion by 2030 in community giving across four key, interconnected drivers of change: Financial Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities, and Better Health. It’s our goal to help support change, nurture progress, and contribute to making the world a better, more inclusive place for our customers, colleagues, and communities. Learn more: Canada | US | Europe & Asia Pacific

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