Desktop Support Engineer
Role details
Job location
Tech stack
Job description
- Responsible for effect use of technology by performing local workplace support activities to a proficient level
- Over time you will gain a strong technical appreciation of core desktop operating systems, applications and services
- Responsible for delivery of new technology, within agreed business service levels
- Acting as an ambassador for IT by achieving the balance between customer satisfaction and efficiency
- Create value by enabling customers in their daily work, owning incidents and IT requests, resolving and communicating on a timely basis
- Taking ownership and manage escalations of customers issues, working closely with other service teams as required
- Ability to monitor and prioritise workloads, overcoming obstacles in order to achieve their goals and objectives working both independently and as part of a team
- Providing support to the customer both on site and remote, through remote access tools and verbal/written communication
- Providing Smart hands support e.g., mounting/unmounting network, server hardware, network patching
Requirements
Do you have experience in iOS?, * Relevant experience working in a customer service environment where clients and customers are your main priority.
- Strong communication skills with clients, colleagues, and management
- You will take on full responsibility, with customers at your focus, and the ability to make good judgements
- Ability to take initiative.
Previous hands-on experience working within an IT Customer Service environment providing proficient break/fix support in relation to the following technologies:
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Extensive desktop support skills with Windows 10 & 11 Operating Systems,
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Microsoft Office suite, Office 365, a range of PC hardware.
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Provisioning and supporting desktop hardware, including PC's, Notebooks,
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Monitors, Printers, multifunctional media devices and other related
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hardware accessories.
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Application Support - Office 365, remote access products (an advantage),
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User Endpoint Manager (Ivanti), Sophos, AV products
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Mobile Device Support - iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Android, email services.
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Time managed and organised, you can meet SLA's that are prescribes and take appropriate action to ensure none of them are exceeded.
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Ability to work as a team with colleagues, building relationships, and discuss resolutions for issues
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Strong analytical capability
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Previous working experience using best practice IT Service Management tool sets in relation to effectively handling Customer's Tickets.
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ITIL knowledge specifically in relation to IT Service Operations (Incident, Problem, Request Management, and Asset Management) and adherence to other ITIL Service Management Processes an advantage.
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Experience of cross-functional working
If you think you have 75% or even 90% of what we are looking for and know you are capable of the responsibilities and duties at hand, we encourage you to apply! Not all applicants require 100% of what we expect. This will prove you are willing to develop, learn and grow professionally and personally.
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- Referral programme
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
- Company pension
- Paid volunteer time, What we can give you:
- 37.5-hour working week with flexible working options, giving you that much needed work/life balance
- This opportunity is based at the customers site in Wellingborough
- Great opportunities for career progression
- 25 days holiday (with the opportunity to buy/sell extra days) plus statutory bank holidays.
- Full training provided as part of robust induction process, including opportunities for continual development with our NorthStar online learning platform which has over 80,000 courses available.
- Employee Referral Scheme - if successful you could earn £750.
- Flexible benefits package that aims to offer something for everyone.
- GetVibes - our active listening program enabling us to connect and listen to feedback from all colleagues, as a business we then work together to devise action plans to continually improve and develop Getronics!
- 24/7 advice and support across a wealth of topics with free access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- To give back to the community and in support of our global ESG programme, you'll be given 1-day paid leave to participate in local volunteering projects.
- Company Pension Scheme, plus life assurance, and access to our free Digital GP app via Aviva
- Private medical cover after 12 months
- Global Recognition Program - 40+ awards were made last year in the UK under our RecogniseMe scheme.