Customer Support Advisor

Evergreen Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A health tech company in Manchester is seeking a Customer Support Representative to manage incoming inquiries and provide first-class service to our clients. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of experience in customer support, excellent communication skills, and basic technical troubleshooting abilities. You will be responsible for logging incidents, managing customer interactions, and liaising with development teams. This role emphasizes customer satisfaction, organizational skills, and a collaborative spirit within the team.

Benefits

Cycle to work schemes

Life insurance

Mental health support

Qualifications

• 1-2 years in a customer support role, preferably in a Service Desk or IT helpdesk environment.
• Ability to explain technical solutions clearly.
• Empathetic attitude when dealing with customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming inquiries through the Customer Portal or phone.
• Provide effective and professional responses to customer queries.
• Log and manage all incidents via the Service Management Tool.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Basic technical troubleshooting experience

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Organisational skills

Customer-focused mindset

Tools

Zendesk

Freshdesk

Job description

Location: Full time, Monday-Friday based in our City Centre office

Working Hours: The role requires availability between 8.00am and 6.00pm. Specific hours will vary in line with operational requirements.

Salary: £26,600pa

Context and Overview

We’re Evergreen Life and we’re on a mission to increase everybody’s healthy and happy years. We’re looking for blue sky thinkers, passionate personalities, and diligent doers to help us make good change happen. We develop software applications and solutions to support this and make great use of cutting edge technology.

Health and wellness are woven into our cultural fabric. It’s what we do and who we are. But we don’t just talk the talk, we believe in prioritising the wellbeing of everyone that works for us. That means cycle to work schemes, fresh fruit, nutritious snacks, life insurance and accessible mental health support, all backed up by an open, honest and friendly culture so you can thrive in a happy and healthy environment.

Evergreen Life is enhancing its approach in how we help customers make the most of the opportunities presented by our product portfolio and their investments in it through the introduction of ‘Customer Success’. Customer Success is a key part of the Evergreen Life ‘software as a service’ (SaaS) product offering.

There is a requirement to ensure the right processes, people and technology are in place to provide a ‘first class’ service that is seamlessly integrated with the wider business. The Service Desk is the first point of contact for our customers and it plays a vital role in ensuring that requests and handled efficiently and professionally and are escalated to the right resolver group.

Responsibilities

• First point of contact for Evergreen Life customers, managing incoming inquiries through the Customer Portal or phone.
• Provide an escalation point for 2nd line support for unresolved or more complicated technical issues when necessary.
• Provide prompt, effective, and professional responses to customer queries and issues.
• Accurately log and manage all incidents via the Service Management Tool
• Escalate incidents to the appropriate resolver group
• Diagnose and resolve basic technical issues or customer concerns, ensuring accurate and timely solutions.
• Keep accurate records of all customer interactions, support activities, and solutions provided using internal ticketing systems.
• Manage your own incident queue in line with Service Desk procedures
• Escalate high priority issues to 2nd line support
• Liaise with Development teams as required
• Triage & recreate product issues and liaise with the Product teams as appropriate
• Complete regular tasks in line with Service Desk procedures
• Review daily priorities and take appropriate action to ensure results are achieved
• Perform technical tasks on Cloud system

Requirements

• At least 1-2 years in a customer support role, preferably in a Service Desk or IT helpdesk environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to explain technical solutions in a clear and simple manner is essential.
• Basic technical troubleshooting experience. Familiarity with common software and mobile app issues is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to recognise when an issue requires escalation and follow through with appropriate handovers.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• A positive, empathetic, and patient attitude when dealing with customers, ensuring their satisfaction with every interaction.
• Ability to collaborate with team members and departments to resolve customer issues efficiently.
• Familiarity with ticketing systems (e.g., Zendesk, Freshdesk) and basic IT troubleshooting. An understanding of GDPR and data protection regulations is a plus.
• Travel to our GP Practices where required.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience working in a customer service role within the health tech or IT sector.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and helpdesk software.
• A background in using remote support tools.

Benefits

Evergreen Life Standard benefits package.