Job Description
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Service Technician/Senior Service Technician
STATUS: Non-Exempt
DEPARTMENT: Operations
REPORTS TO: NOC Manager
FULL/PART-TIME: Full-Time – Requires on-call hours
LOCATION: Holland Patent, NY/Hybrid - Preferred candidates will be within 30-45 mile radius from Utica, NY.
OUR CULTURE:
At Northland, we don’t believe in ceilings. We encourage personal and professional development by maintaining a challenging and rewarding work environment. We believe you are the creator of your own destiny and that you will make the most of your career through hard work, dedication, and initiative.
THE MISSION:
To ensure that all Northland products and services are supported with the highest level of service.
SUMMARY ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Configures, maintains and troubleshoots all Northland products and services.
- Provides a great customer experience.
SERVICE TECHNICIAN JOB DUTIES:
- Completes surveys for all products and services.
- Manages relationships with all vendors and partners to troubleshoot, setup and configure customers networks.
- Performs troubleshooting on all products and services.
- Completes all administrative tasks as required per departmental guidelines.
- Configures, troubleshoots, and maintains basic networking environments including Ethernet, TCP/IP, VLANs, DHCP and QoS, POE, Firewalls
- Works with the technologies and/or platforms related to Northlands core network.
- Schedules site visits with customer, internal departments, and coordination of MAC work with all pertinent parties (landlords, customers, contractors, internal)
- Works with and assists customers in deploying software or applications needed to maintain Northland products and services, including operating systems, Windows, MS Office; computer support including PC’s, server hardware, configurations, and troubleshooting.
- Works with provisioning department on coordinated service orders.
- Assesses customer needs to effectively recommend and provide the best solution.
- Leads and manages incidents for all products, services, and third-party applications.
SENIOR SERVICE TECHNICIAN JOB DUTIES
- Includes all essential job duties above and below:
- Trains, assists, and mentors other team members.
- Leads and manages complex and escalated incidents for all products, services, and third-party applications.
- Builds and enhances team member relationships by collaborating with all departments to address common issues, makes recommendations and assists with facilitating a positive customer experience.
- Assists with creating and updating internal resources such as knowledge base, SOPS, product manuals.
- Acquires and maintains training and certifications as required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school degree required, Experience with PC required and ability to work independently.
- A valid driver’s license and transportation
- Some data related background and ability to setup and troubleshoot networking issues related to VOIP issues.
- Strong Customer service and communications skills
- Good working knowledge of Category 3, 5, 5E and 6 voice/data wiring platforms, and industry color codes and standards.
PREFERRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Preferred candidates will be within 30-45 mile radius from Utica, NY.
- Associate degree with 1 –2 years of experience in telephone or electronics experience
- Familiarity with firewalls and network equipment.
- Familiarity with hosted phone systems and features
- Understanding of data networks as applied to VOIP communications.
- Understanding of voice transmission delivery methods and the types of service provided across copper, fiber, POTS, T1, T3, SIP, CAS, VOIP Transmission, analog transmission, digital transmission etc.
- Familiarity with high-speed data, what it’s used for and how it’s delivered.
- Certifications for A+, Network + and Security +
CORECARD METRICS:
- Meet the weekly capacity goals of the department.
- Keep re-dispatched tickets to less than 20% of total dispatched tickets.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
A valid driver's license or ability to access transportation to attend work group and organization meetings is necessary.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to climb, kneel, crouch, reach, sit, stand, walk, lift, use fingers, grasp, feel, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions.
- Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINES USED:
- Ability to use to use voicemail, telephone, calculator, computer, printer, digital telephone, fax machine, cell phone
- Ability to use the following software: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Express (E-Mail)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
The employee is subject to the following inside and outside environmental conditions: adverse driving conditions, confined spaces, heights, and noise.
EMPLOYER'S DISCLAIMER:
- All offers of employment are contingent on successful results from a background check. If results are not acceptable to the company, the company reserves the right to rescind its conditional offer of employment.
- All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
- This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee holding this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties required by their office.
- This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.
- We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.