| Location | Charlotte, NC |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.thefountaingroup.com/ |
IT Service Desk Agent
Location: Charlotte. NC
Pay: $20/HR
Hours: M-F (8am-5pm)
Hybrid expectation is that agents will be onsite 3 days/week and remote 2 days/week
- Assignment through EOY, Possibility of extension based on demand.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responds courteously and promptly to user phone calls, live chats, incoming tickets, and other assigned service channels.
- Effectively use ServiceNow to manage tickets throughout their lifecycle.
- Contribute towards meeting or exceeding SD metrics, targets and goals.
- Follows all IT policies and documented processes including Incident Management, Request Fulfillment and Knowledge Management.
- Execute Knowledge Base (KB) articles to provide effective and timely analysis, troubleshooting and accurate resolution/routing of technical incidents and requests. Provide KB feedback to improve articles.
- Interact with vendor technical support to ensure effective resolution of 3rd party services.
- Actively maintain tickets according to processes and within established SLAs. This includes the timely update of tickets to track all troubleshooting performed and communications with users, vendors and other IT teams. Proactively initiate ongoing communication with end users, via phone, chat and email, to continuously manage expectations.
- Customer scheduling/follow-ups
- Monitor the queue and action or route tickets.
- Inform leadership of broader issues impacting users or the team
- Interact with teammates throughout the day to share information and knowledge.
- Fulfill all administrative requirements on-time
- Answer, respond to and route Corporate Calls as needed
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- Associate degree in IT or related professional certification (Preferred)
- High School Diploma or GED (Minimum Required)
WORK EXPERIENCE
** - A minimum of 2 year of IT Helpdesk or Service Desk experience **
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Time management. Ability to meet and keep a schedule. Ability to multitask, complete tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Customer service experience, preferably in a call center environment
- Strong work ethic with an attention to detail and a positive attitude
- Self-starter, able to work in team environment and motivate others
- Strong technical abilities, including knowledge and skill with computers and mobile devices
- Strong organization, and planning skills, with ability to handle changing priorities
- Interpersonal skills, empathy, patience, and ability to communicate clearly
- Must be fluent in English, with the ability to read, write, and comprehend
DESIRED SKILLS
- Microsoft-based applications, with emphasis on Windows 11, Microsoft O365, Teams, etc.
- Experience with call management software such as Finesse or similar
- Quality / documentation experience
- Familiarity with Microsoft Azure.
- Active Directory Administration
- Experience resolving Outlook issues such as mail file size and data files (.ost)
- Experience with Windows troubleshooting including monitor display issues, printing, connectivity, etc.
- Configuration & distribution of corporate mobile devices
- Troubleshooting Cisco VPN and Pulse clients
- Facilitating Citrix connectivity
- Remediating Symantec Endpoint Protection
- LogMeIn remote connection/utilization or similar tool
- MEMC Deployment of software
- Asset management skills
- Edge and Google Chrome support
- Installation/configuration of various Adobe products /Software
- Printer/driver troubleshooting & installation
- ServiceNow or similar ticket management tool
- Knowledge base utilization
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The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.
