
IT Service Desk Engineer (Fixed Term 12 months)
- Stellenbosch, Western Cape
- Temporary
- Full-time
- First point of contact for customers and end-users during the scheduled shift period
- All incidents to be managed promptly by answering of inbound telephone calls
- Providing basic troubleshooting within SLA
- Logging tickets on our ITSM tool, Freshservice
- Classification of Incidents and Requests accordingly by:
- Ensuring that customer or store incidents are assigned the correct category, priority impact classification
- Ensuring that the classification and categorisation of incidents and problems is done with a high degree of accuracy
- Ensuring that service requests are routed/assigned to the correct target groups and vendors for resolution
- Keeping track of incidents and keeping Customers/Stores informed on the status and progress of the incident and or request
- Monitoring and escalating incidents to relevant 2nd line support groups
- Following up with 2nd line support and the user to ensure that incidents are resolved within agreed SLAs
- Identifying duplicate / similar / matching incidents and identify potential problems
- Escalating incidents where necessary to ensure that appropriate action is taken
- A relevant Diploma specialising in IT (Advantageous)
- Grade 12
- Must have at least 1 years’ experience in the IT field and call centre environment
- Good understanding of computer software and hardware, mobile devices and other tech products
- Familiar with Google Suite products
- Excellent customer service, verbal communication, phone skills and a high level of professionalism
- Must be able to demonstrate a customer-centric approach to support
- The ability to liaise and communicate confidently and professionally with internal and external customers at all levels in multiple countries
- Natural aptitude for troubleshooting & problem-solving in a timeous manner
- Excellent communication skills in English and one other official language
- The ability to work under high pressure in a fast-paced environment with numerous tasks handled simultaneously
- Provide after-hours and on-call support on a rotational basis, ensuring consistent availability for urgent technical assistance
- Quick analytic response to resolve issues in any situation
- Self-motivated and willing to learn, as well as always find the solution
- Ability to communicate technical issues to technical and non-technical employees