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The Field Auto Damage Appraiser is responsible for preparing physical damage estimates on vehicles where a claim has been submitted for first- or third-party damages. This role requires delivering a high level of customer service while effectively managing claim severity and expenses.

This position supports the Independent Agent business of Plymouth Rock and services a Northern and/or parts of Central New Jersey territory. The appraiser works independently in the field inspecting damaged vehicles, preparing estimates, negotiating settlements, and ensuring compliance with company guidelines and applicable state regulations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inspect vehicle damage and prepare repair estimates for partial and total losses within assigned authority levels.
• Negotiate settlements with repair facilities, insureds, and claimants.
• Issue claim drafts to appropriate parties.
• Document claim activity and maintain accurate claim files.
• Complete re-inspections and supplemental estimates in accordance with company guidelines.
• Adhere to production standards and estimating procedures.
• Maintain strong customer service, expense control, and professional public relations.
• Complete investigative reports as required.
• Participate in team meetings and departmental initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with privacy standards and the NJ Fair Claims Practices Act.
• Assist with catastrophe claim handling when requested, which may include overnight travel or extended assignments, or assisting in neighboring territories.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or comparable industry experience.
• Minimum 3 years of auto claims appraisal or estimating experience required.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Valid driver’s license with favorable driving record required.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Organized and able to work independently with limited supervision.
• Body shop experience a plus but not required.
• ICAR training a plus.
• Experience with Mitchell estimating software preferred.
• Additional state appraiser licenses may be required (NY, PA, etc.)

SALARY RANGE

The pay range for this position is $64,000 to $86,000 annually. Actual compensation will vary based on multiple factors, including employee knowledge and experience, role scope, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

PERKS & BENEFITS

• 4 weeks accrued paid time off, 8 paid national holidays per year, and 2 floating holidays
• Low cost and excellent coverage health insurance options that start on Day 1 (medical, dental, vision)
• Annual 401(k) Employer Contribution
• Resources to promote Professional Development (LinkedIn Learning and licensure assistance)
• Robust health and wellness program and fitness reimbursements
• Various Paid Family leave options including Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Plymouth Rock Company and its affiliated group of companies write and manage over $2 billion in personal and commercial auto and homeowner’s insurance throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, where we have built an unparalleled reputation for service. We continuously invest in technology, our employees thrive in our empowering environment, and our customers are among the most loyal in the industry. The Plymouth Rock group of companies employs more than 1,900 people and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation holds an A.M. Best rating of “A-/Excellent”.

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Our client, a well-established leader in industrial manufacturing solutions, is seeking a Technical Sales Representative with strong cutting tool and metal cutting experience to drive growth across distribution channels and end-user accounts.

This role is ideal for a sales professional with hands-on chip making knowledge who understands machining processes at a technical level and can confidently consult with manufacturing engineers, machinists, production managers, and procurement teams.

Position Overview:

The Technical Sales Representative will be responsible for growing revenue within an assigned territory by promoting high-performance cutting tools, carbide inserts, indexable tooling, solid carbide end mills, drills, reamers, and metal removal solutions. The successful candidate will combine industrial sales expertise with a deep understanding of CNC machining, feeds and speeds optimization, tool geometry, carbide grades, coatings, and metal cutting applications.

This is a consultative, solution-based sales role focused on supporting both industrial distributors and end-user manufacturing facilities, including job shops, production machining environments, and OEM manufacturers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive territory sales growth of cutting tools and metal cutting solutions through both distribution partners and direct end users
• Provide technical application support on CNC milling, turning, drilling, and chip making operations
• Advise customers on proper feeds and speeds, tooling geometry selection, carbide grades, coatings, tool life optimization, and cycle time reduction
• Conduct onsite visits to evaluate machining processes and recommend productivity improvements
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers and machinists to improve surface finish, tool performance, and cost per part
• Develop strong relationships with industrial distributors while expanding penetration within end-user accounts
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, tooling standardization, and metal removal efficiency
• Support new product introductions and promote advanced tooling technologies

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in cutting tool sales, industrial tooling sales, or metalworking sales
• Strong technical understanding of chip making processes, CNC machining, feeds and speeds calculations, tool geometry, and carbide grades
• Experience calling on industrial distribution networks and end-user manufacturing accounts
• Knowledge of metal removal applications including milling, turning, drilling, tapping, and boring
• Ability to communicate effectively with machinists, programmers, production supervisors, and engineering teams
• Demonstrated success in territory management, account development, and consultative technical sales

What We’re Looking For:

We are seeking a driven sales professional who can bridge the gap between technical machining knowledge and revenue growth. The ideal candidate understands how cutting tool performance impacts throughput, scrap reduction, machine utilization, and overall manufacturing productivity.

If you have a background in industrial sales, machining, metal cutting, carbide tooling, or CNC applications engineering and are ready to leverage that expertise into a high-impact technical sales role, we want to hear from you.

Responsible for providing psychosocial assessment, support to cancer patients and care givers along the cancer care continuum.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Provide psychosocial and support services to cancer patients and their care givers.

Conduct a comprehensive assessment of patient, caregiver, and/or family biopsychosocial spiritual needs and ongoing assessment of coping.

Assess and foster patient, caregiver, and/or family coping, resiliency, and adaptability skills.

Assess patient, caregiver, and/or family members understanding of treatment options, diagnosis, side effects, outcomes etc.

Promote and facilitate communication between patients, caregiver(s), and/or family – including talking to their children about cancer.

Utilize patient self-assessed distress screening tool to identify barriers of care, emotional concerns, and levels of distress. Review and follow-up with patients/families.

Assess patient risk for abuse/neglect and refer for appropriate services.

Assess, refer, and/or provide treatment for depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders.

Collaborate with oncology team; assess and refer for substance use disorder.

Demonstrates knowledge of oncology specific and community resources. Make referrals as appropriate (transportation, financial assistance, housing, etc.).

Provide psychotherapeutic counseling for individuals, couples, families, and caregiver(s) to resolve relationship issues, coping difficulties, and other psychosocial stressors.

Facilitate goals of care/advanced care planning and end of life conversations.

Facilitate support groups including psychoeducation, experiential, and psychotherapeutic groups.

Required:

1. MSW from an accredited school of social work.

2. NJ LSW or LCSW required.

3. Previous medical hospital social work and oncology experience strongly preferred.

4. Certification as Oncology Social Worker strongly desired

5. Bilingual is highly desirable.

Preferred:

1. Maintains current knowledge of trends and advances in clinical practice and healthcare informatics, as well as new developments and innovations in hardware and software technology.

2. Demonstrated initiative, problem identification, resolution and analytical skills are essential, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills

The Customer Service Supervisor is responsible for supervising the service department employees and processes at assigned branch locations, this includes responsibility for executing standard processes to provide a seamless customer experience through the service coordination function. This role will hold responsibility for exercising independent judgment in the direct supervision of Service Technicians and Customer Service Representatives. Is responsible for influencing customer satisfaction with service by continuously improving branch efforts of service lead-time, first time completion rate, average days to complete service, and service CES metrics. Is the primary expert used in resolving escalated field service concerns and in proactive education and training for both customers and the internal team members. Has heavy contact with customers, contractors, installers, vendors, sales reps, and all other internal departments in the coordination of service activities. Responsible for assisting in the identification, development and implementation of programs, policies and procedures that support total customer satisfaction, company profitability and market share growth. This is an onsite position that works at the Parsippany NJ office Monday - Friday.

The targeted pay range for this role is $75,000 - $90,000. The total compensation package for this position also includes applicable incentive compensation, such as an annual bonus. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, specific work geography, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. As a member of the Pella Family of Brands, you will be eligible for company sponsored benefits that include healthcare, dental, vision, paid vacation, a generous 401(k) plan with company match, tuition assistance, 9 paid holidays, 20 paid vacation days, and much more.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities include the following but are not limited to:

• Ability to manage and support multiple teams/functions, including union and non-union team members.
• Responsible for the direct supervision of service department team members as assigned. This includes, but is not limited to, selection, training, performance evaluation and development, skill assessment, discipline, attendance, performance, professional issues and payroll reporting, overtime scheduling and all other misc. items that are involved in supervising this group.
• Coach and mentor team while setting clear and timely expectations to ensure performance metrics and behaviors are met.
• Conducts regular one on one conversations as well as mid-year and year end performance evaluations to promote ongoing professional growth and development.
• Exhibits excellent verbal and written communications skills, organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to provide support and develop team members to handle escalated issues professionally.
• Assists in the development and implementation of processes that ensure consistent and professional product service to all our customers that is both an effective remedy to customer concerns and an efficient use of internal resources.
• Responsible for the identification, development and implementation of programs, policies and procedures which support total customer satisfaction, both internally and externally, where applicable in relation to this position. Identifies opportunities to update and improve customer experience procedures and makes recommendations to leadership.
• Establish and maintain a working knowledge of products, systems, processes, and resources to support a team of assigned customer experience representatives to ensure compliance with company guidelines and quality of service.
• Analyzes data to help determine potential future business needs.
• Provides input and may prepare initial budgetary proposals for assigned cost centers
• Demonstrates the ability to collect data, prepare reports and documents such as summaries and responses to frequently asked questions or concerns. Creates executable plans based on findings.
• Responsible for influencing customer satisfaction and sales growth by creating an experience for our customers that exceeds their expectations in professionalism, helpfulness and ease.
• Assists in evaluating and implementing new and creative ways to more efficiently provide product service to our customers. This includes initiating and supporting continuous improvement efforts throughout all areas of responsibility.
• Utilizes technologies relevant to creating logistical efficiency and continually searches for new ways to utilize technology in process improvement.
• Frequent one-on-one contact with customers, branch sales force, vendors and all internal departments to oversee efficiency and customer satisfaction throughout the organization.
• May serve as key member for company's Safety Program. Participate and facilitate meetings, design policies and procedures, enforce safety policies and procedures, conduct safety audit tours, provide accident analysis and trends, accident statistics and reports.
• Ensures proper credit is received from Pella Corporation and outside vendors for all warranty items.
• Manages a fleet of company service vehicles and their equipment.
• Responsible for managing all service parts, which includes maintaining the appropriate levels of service stock inventory.

Additional responsibilities:

• Daily timecard review, allocations and timely approval for hourly team members.
• Inputting of daily metrics.
• Inputting and communicating weekly/monthly metrics. This will require some metrics to be shared with other departments.
• Performing quarterly performance reviews with the team.
• Preparation of PowerPoint slides and presenting them at quarterly team meetings.
• Approving invoices in a timely manner.
• Approving expense reports.
• Ordering technician’s uniforms bi-annually.
• Managing the phone system to skill employees, monitoring CSR calls for quality assurance and shutting down the phones for holidays.
• Daily monitoring of pick tickets and dispatcher console route for efficiency, accuracy and last-minute changes.
• Blocking Salesforce dispatcher console calendars for time off requests and adding load time and holiday blocks.
• Monitoring and enforcing any active recalls on product.
• Scheduling opportunities for ongoing training opportunities for the service team members.
• Resolving customer escalations.
• Overseeing and enforcing quality alerts.
• Documenting notable behaviors of team members.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Must be able to develop a high-level understanding of all Pella products and their applications.
• Must have problem solving abilities and the ability to think on his/her feet in order to appropriately resolve urgent service situations that arise in the general course of business.
• Demonstrates open communication and the ability to always maintain professionalism.
• Works collaboratively and creates a sense of trust and reliability with internal team and customers.
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic, flexible about hours, responsive to customer needs, and willing to be available.
• Seeks out internal experts and utilizes their knowledge.
• Supports change and innovation within organization.
• Focused on details and follow through.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and smart devices, and ability to learn internal software programs and applications.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience in a supervisory role required.

Language and Communication Skills

Excellent verbal and written English language skills are required as well as good public relations, public speaking, instructional/teaching, and customer service skills. Ability to effectively present information to others, gather information from others, and respond appropriately to questions from employees, managers, co-workers, agents, customers, and the general public. Must be able to resolve conflict in the best interests of the business and our customers. Must display excellent phone and email etiquette, and the ability to communicate in a professional manner.

Computer Skills

Strong understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Comfortable using Salesforce and can easily learn all internal ordering or product information systems and the various phone systems.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Must be available to work evenings and weekend as necessary.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.