Waupaca Foundry, Inc. is North America’s leading supplier of iron castings and has a history of innovation with a legacy of product quality. Waupaca Foundry employs approximately 4,400 people company-wide.
Waupaca Foundry is committed to relentless improvement, forward-thinking sustainability initiatives, and providing a reliable experience to the millions who use our castings every day. Our goal is to employ individuals who take pride in their work within a culture of continual innovation.
Waupaca Foundry is proud to be an employer of choice for those driven and skilled individuals seeking rewarding careers by producing top quality castings.
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Help Desk Team Lead
ROLE:
This individual is responsible for providing both hardware and software support for Waupaca Foundry at all locations. The Help Desk Team Lead receives and responds to support calls from staff inquiries, provides possible solutions, and assigns support actions to other IT Help Desk staff as needed.
The position is also responsible for implementing SLA’s as they are related to the Help Desk area. This includes daily reports to the Management Team, and follow up to tickets that are created throughout the day. The Help Desk Team Lead ensures that the team is delivering great customer service, that the team is meeting SLA’s, and is managing ticket resolution. Some travel may be required between facilities.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensures that the Help Desk consistently delivers exceptional customer service.
- Serve as an escalation point for tickets that need further investigation.
- Reports back to the Help Desk Manager daily on status and issues as they arise.
- Identify, diagnose, and resolve problems for end users, and effectively communicate resolutions.
- Provide one on one end user problem resolution over the phone for approved software.
- Delivers, tags, sets up and assists in the configuration of end user’s company cellphone/PC/Laptop hardware, software and peripherals.
- Assist with training end users on the software and systems required for their
- Diagnose and resolve end user local or network printer problems.
- Performs hands-on laptop/desktop hardware install/repair/replacement, along with any associated peripherals.
- Contribute to the success of the business and assist in improving the overall customer experience with the Help Desk team.
- Identify and recommend improvements to the Help Desk incident logging system in order to provide more effective and efficient service to customers.
- Accountable for monitoring, establishing and enforcing SLA’s to continuously improve the Help Desk area.
- Participates in an after-hours on call weekly rotation. Normal business hours are 6AM to 5PM CST.
- Create and improve documentation in Help Desk reference systems.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Ability to manage time effectively, multi-task and adapt to changes quickly in a fast moving environment.
- Ability to document, research, identify and attempt to solve technical problems on initial call and/or triage where appropriate for resolution.
- Able to work a flexible schedule, weekends, holidays or on call as needed.
- Friendly presence and helpful attitude.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to provide technical support over the phone; good phone skills, professional demeanor, previous customer service experience strongly desired.
- Good problem solving skills; ability to troubleshoot a problem or situation that you may not have previously encountered.
- Ability to handle constantly changing flow of traffic; remain productive during slow times, be able to multitask effectively during busy times, exercise patience and professionalism during stressful situations.
- Ability to work with or without direct supervision.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate’s Degree or higher
- Exceptional Customer Service skills
- Experience in Helpdesk/Desktop Support environment for both phone and desk side support.
- Experience with latest Microsoft Windows’ Operating Systems, MS Office, Citrix, BitLocker, Microsoft System Center Service Manger(SCSM), Microsoft System Center Configuration Manger(SCCM)
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve level one break/fix and configurations problems with PC/Laptops in a Windows environment.
- Ability to lead small/medium teams and maintain a culture of effective customer service.
If selected for consideration, candidates must successfully complete a selection process that includes interviews, reference check/verification, and a pre-employment drug screen.
BENEFITS:
Waupaca Foundry offers competitive wages and exceptional benefits, including:
- Medical, dental, vision
- Short and long term disability
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Employer funded retirement plan
- Paid vacations/holidays
- Wellness program
- Fitness membership
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Employer supported career development, including tuition reimbursement
Waupaca Foundry is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.