Helpdesk Operative - Leeds
Leeds, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Responsibilities
- Receive and process customer telephone/email requests to ensure timely and effective completion of work, in accordance with the service level specification.
- Ensure that relevant information is logged into the database to enable accurate transfer of information for the allocation of work to the appropriate department for action. Provide the department with a task number, and detail to the caller the priority given to their call.
- Provide an administrative support service to the team (including distribution of mail; typing; filing; and dealing with telephone calls) to maximise time and ensure a good responsive to customer service.
- Regularly review logged calls on the database, to monitor completion times, and ensure feedback is given to the caller in relation to their request.
- Ensure completed and partially completed tasks are entered into the database, to maintain the current status of tasks outstanding.
- Follow the logging procedures for the whole unit and be the focal point for all calls.
- Responsible for passing on instructions to staff, recording such action in response to calls, requests etc., to enable the contract to fulfil its performance targets.
- Accountable for the completion of standard or non-standard tasks within own area.
- Acts as part of a team to deliver activities which support operational objectives.
- Manages a variety of tasks and is able to plan accordingly within the short-term.
- Makes decisions within parameters set by manager, using job/specialist experience.
- May be subject to regular local supervision of progress against results and escalates issues when required.
- Interacts with stakeholders around specific work efforts and deliverables.
- Supports delivery of Health and Safety policy and standards.
- Supervises the activities of others to meet deadlines and quality standards taking account of impact outside area of responsibility.
- Identifies ways to reduce cost.
- Work within a given budget, usually without authorised spend of their own.
- May assist less experienced staff.
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