1st Line Support Administrator

Ishida Europe Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ishida Europe Limited is seeking an IT Support Administrator in Woodgate, Birmingham. You will join a team supporting 1st to 3rd line IT, developing your technical knowledge across Microsoft 365, Windows, and AD while delivering customer-focused service.

The role emphasizes investigating, troubleshooting and resolving issues where possible, with escalation to senior teams for complex problems, and contributing to knowledge articles and processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in an IT Service Desk or IT Support environment.
• Experience with IT ticketing and knowledge of SLAs.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for IT incidents and service requests.
• Monitor, assess and prioritise incoming tickets and escalate when needed.
• Provide support via telephone or Microsoft Teams and perform initial troubleshooting.
• Resolve straightforward issues at first contact where possible.
• Keep users informed and maintain detailed ticket records.

Skills

IT support

Customer service

Ticketing

MS Teams

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Troubleshooting

Communication

Organisational skills

Tools

ITSM platforms

Ticketing systems

Job description

Job no: 495229
Work type: Full time
Location: Woodgate, Birmingham
Categories: Information Technology, Call Center & Customer Service

About the Role

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who already has experience in an IT Service Desk or IT Support environment, or someone looking to take the next step in their IT career.

You'll work alongside experienced IT professionals across 1st, 2nd and 3rd Line Support, giving you the opportunity to develop your technical knowledge and gain exposure to a wide range of technologies and IT services.

What You'll Be Doing

As an IT Support Administrator, you'll play an important role in delivering an effective and customer-focused IT support service.

You'll:

• Act as the first point of contact for IT incidents and service requests.
• Monitor, assess and prioritise incoming tickets.
• Work proactively through the support queue, ensuring tickets are progressed in line with agreed processes and SLAs.
• Contact users by telephone or Microsoft Teams to understand issues, gather information and provide support.
• Carry out initial investigation and troubleshooting to identify and resolve straightforward technical issues.
• Resolve appropriate issues at first contact wherever possible.
• Escalate more complex issues to the appropriate 2nd or 3rd Line support team.
• Take ownership of assigned tickets and ensure they are progressed through to resolution or appropriate escalation.
• Keep users informed through clear and timely communication.
• Maintain accurate, detailed and useful ticket records.
• Follow established IT support processes and procedures.
• Contribute to knowledge articles, FAQs and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the IT team to deliver an effective support service.

Why This Role Is Different

This isn't simply a ticket-logging role.

You'll be expected to investigate, troubleshoot and resolve issues wherever possible, while developing your technical knowledge and learning how different areas of IT work together.

You'll work alongside specialist IT teams and gain exposure to a broad range of technologies within a professional, multi-site business environment.

You'll gain experience across areas including:

• Microsoft 365
• Windows 11
• Active Directory
• IT Service Management
• Knowledge and documentation management
• Hardware and software support
• User access and account administration
• Multi-site business IT support

You'll also have opportunities to develop your skills through hands-on experience, knowledge sharing and exposure to wider IT projects and initiatives.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who combines technical curiosity with a strong customer-service mindset.

You'll be someone who:

• Enjoys helping people and providing excellent customer service.
• Has good problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Can investigate issues logically and methodically.
• Is organised and able to prioritise competing tasks.
• Communicates clearly and confidently with a wide range of people.
• Takes ownership of their work and follows tasks through to completion.
• Is comfortable contacting users directly to understand and resolve issues.
• Follows processes and understands the importance of accurate documentation.
• Can recognise when an issue requires escalation and seek assistance appropriately.
• Has a positive, proactive approach to learning and development.
• Works well as part of a team.
• Previous experience in a customer-support environment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.Ability to prioritise workload and work within agreed SLAs.
• A willingness to learn new technologies and develop technical skills.

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous:

• Experience in IT Service Desk, IT Support or technical
• Understanding of IT support, ticketing or Service Desk processes.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware, software or user-access issues.Microsoft 365
• Active Directory
• Windows 10/11
• Microsoft Teams
• ITIL or IT Service Management principles
• Service Desk / ITSM platforms
• Hardware and peripheral troubleshooting
• Experience working within a manufacturing or multi-site environment

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you'll make a real difference by:

• Keeping the support queue organised and actively progressing tickets.
• Responding to users promptly and professionally.
• Resolving straightforward issues efficiently at first contact.
• Ensuring tickets are prioritised and routed correctly.
• Maintaining accurate and useful support documentation.
• Keeping users informed throughout the support process.
• Meeting agreed service levels and support expectations.
• Taking ownership of issues and following them through to resolution or escalation.
• Contributing ideas that improve the efficiency and quality of the IT support service.

Advertised: 01 Oct 2026 GMT Daylight Time
Applications close: 25 Oct 2026 GMT Standard Time