Customer Service Receptionist/Administrator

Thomas Hardie Commercials Ltd; Isycoed; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick pay scheme

Enhanced pension

Death in service

Free onsite parking

Cycle to Work scheme

Paternity/maternity benefits

Loyalty holidays

Personal development training

Job summary

Thomas Hardie Commercials Ltd. seeks a motivated and versatile Service Department professional for our Wrexham site, working Monday to Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm.

You will be the main customer contact, handling routine service and repair progress and promoting service and accessories within technical limits. You will promote customer relations, capture detailed service requirements, prepare quotations and job cards, and assist with administration such as invoicing and document control.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a customer facing role.
• Previous experience of working within the commercial vehicle industry and/or a service role would be preferred.
• A friendly, confident, and professional manner with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and as part of a larger team as well as on their own initiative.
• IT literate with Microsoft Office Applications including Outlook, Word PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Have a full and current UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Receive customers at the depot and identify progress routine service/repair requirements.
• Promote sale of service and accessories within technical limits.
• Maintain excellent customer relations and handle queries about work in progress.
• Record customer requests for workshop action and obtain authority to proceed.
• Prepare detailed test/diagnosis reports for quotations or job cards.
• Admin tasks for the site including inputting times, scanning job cards, producing invoices, and maintaining the reception area.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

IT literacy

Microsoft Office

Driving licence

Team player

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, professional, and versatile individual to join the Service Department based at our Wrexham site working Monday to Friday from 8am to 4:30pm.

Reporting to the Business Manager, CSR Supervisor & Workshop Controller, you will be the main point of contact between the customer and the depot. The main job function will be to receive customers, identify and progress routine service and repair requirements and promote the sale of service and accessories within the limits of technical ability.

Other duties within the role will include:

• To promote and maintain excellent customer relations advising customers of work progress or additional work requirements and dealing with customer queries.

• To discuss and identify routine service and repair requirements with customers obtaining detailed background information to assist specialised personnel in diagnosis/testing/inspection.

• To record in detail customer requests for workshop action and obtain authority to proceed.

• To prepare detailed test/diagnosis reports for quotations, estimates or job card development and maintain up to date customer/workshop records.

• To promote and effect the sale of workshop repair and service facilities.

• Administration tasks for the site including inputting times for clock cards daily, scanning of all job cards, produce and issue invoices, and any related paperwork as required and ensuring the reception area is maintained to a professional standard.

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications, skills, and experience:

• Previous experience in a customer facing role.

• Previous experience of working within the commercial vehicle industry and/or a service role would be preferred.

• A friendly, confident, and professional manner with excellent communication skills.

• Ability to work well under pressure and as part of a larger team as well as on their own initiative.

• IT literate with Microsoft Office Applications including Outlook, Word PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Have a full and current UK driving licence.

We offer competitive rates of pay and Company benefits including Company sick pay scheme, personal pension with enhanced contributions and death in service benefit for pension members, free onsite parking, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced paternity and maternity benefits, loyalty holidays and excellent personal development and training opportunities.