IT Help Desk

This role is responsible for taking initial technical support calls, email, or ticket inquiries and troubleshooting and managing relatively simple hardware, software, or network problems, recognizing and escalating more difficult problems. Members of this team should be able to triage, consult and effectively resolve most user support issues.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other assignments, projects, and duties may be required:

· User account management

· Troubleshoots and supports all network laptops/computers.

· Understanding of IT principles and ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to a varied audience.

· Assists in the set-up, maintenance, and repair of PC hardware & this will include distribution of equipment

· Use a ticketing system to answer all issues in a timely fashion based on department SLA’s, and other methods of communication to ensure proper resolution.

· Walk users through problem-solving processes and consult on workflow best practices for remote employees

· Knowledge Base content creation and cultivation, special projects, customer communications, product and tooling integration, validation, etc.

· Infrequent/occasional travel may be required for initial training and/or site builds and has reliable transportation

· This is on an onsite position with work from home opportunity

· Interaction with Equipment sourcing vendors to coordinate delivery to needed locations

· Work closely with procurement specialists to ensure line of sight on all equipment on hand for accurate sourcing of additional equipment

· Week on week cost summary and communication with Finance

· Coordinate shipping and receiving of equipment on a schedule that supports all onboarding and offboarding activities for remote employees

· Monitor and manage equipment inventory and control systems & produce weekly tracking reports

· Working with partners at multiple sites to keep track and organized storage and retrieval of devices to allow for accurate inventory

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Strong organization and planning skills

· Strong Communication, and interpersonal skills

· Intermediate to advanced technical and functional skills

· Solid data gathering and analysis

· Adaptability and stress tolerance

· Experience in a customer support role

· Experience with help desk tools

· Technology troubleshooting experience

· Experience in all Microsoft Office tools

· Experience working remotely and/or with distributed teams is a plus

· Strong Organization & self-leadership skills

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

· 1-3 years of experience in providing customer service

· 1-3 years experience preferred in a help desk or service desk role

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to manipulate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.