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Vacancy: IT Customer Service Agent

As IT Customer Service Agent you will be working within the IT Support Team based at the Gunwharf Head Office.

The role is pivotal to ensuring the delivery of excellent Customer service to all employees at Wightlink.

You will be working collaboratively with all business departments to ensure the continued availability and performance of the IT systems and services delivered by the IT and Innovations Department. The delivery of tasks within a timely and organised manner is key to this role. A flexible approach, working alone or part of a team is essential.

  • Portsmouth Gunwharf Head Office

  • Permanent role

Key elements of the role are:

  • Responding to incoming calls, e-mails, portal tickets and in person requests within the response SLAs
  • Monitor all live feeds of the Port Operational IT Services, ANPR systems, ticket kiosks, etc raising tickets if applicable for the IT Support Team to resolve
  • Assisting 1st Line Support, you’ll be taking calls from internal staff and crew, raising tickets and assigning them
  • Providing telephone support to colleagues at other locations
  • Logging all incidents and requests on a dedicated IT service Management tool
  • Ensuring all incidents and requests are managed in line with policy and procedure
  • Escalating incidents and requests to the wider Support team
  • Working in collaboration with other departments to ensure business initiatives are met to deliver customer expectation
  • Providing management with reporting and data when required
  • Departmental administration support, including purchasing/invoicing
  • Review the IT knowledge base document to validate it is current, working with the IT Team to update as required
  • Schedule regular documentation, process and policy reviews and housekeeping
  • Review and maintain IT Asset Database

More information

What we’re looking for

  • Experience of working within a professional and busy Service Desk environment is desirable
  • Experience of providing telephone support is desirable
  • Ability to learn new skills and increase IT knowledge
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
  • Excellent customer service skills, telephone manner and written communication
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Strong general office administration preferrable
  • Ability to work with people at all levels, and an excellent team member
  • Good analytical skills
  • Sound organisational skills and good time management

Who we are

We are Wightlink. We are Captains, Baristas, Accountants, Engineers, Cleaners, Port Operators Technicians and many more

We’ve been carrying people across the Solent for over 160 years and things have changed a lot in that time. Bigger ferries, more passengers, quicker crossing times – but some things remain the same; not least our dedication to providing the best service possible and our passion for the Isle of Wight.

Our mission is to be the easiest way to cross the Solent with outstanding customer service and we’re always looking for outstanding people who can help us deliver on it.  We’re an equal opportunities employer with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. Safety is at the heart of everything we do, and we’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors.

We take our commitment to the environment seriously and you can play a part in helping us achieve our goals. We already operate England’s first hybrid energy ship, Victoria of Wight, and have implemented a wide range of initiatives to protect the sea, land and air that surround us. With big plans for the future, it’s a great time to join us – we’ve pledged to further reduce our carbon emissions significantly over the next decade.

How to apply

To apply, please email a copy of your CV and optional cover letter to [email protected].

Why work for Wightlink

  • Competitive salary

  • Complimentary ferry travel, food and drink discounts and free parking

  • Benefits, including railway and retail discounts

  • Seafarers: work at sea but still go home at night

  • Generous annual leave allowance and company pension contributions

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