Service Specialist

The Keyholding Company; Harlow; On-site; GBP 35,818,000 - 44,083,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Health cash plan

Training and development opportunities

Social events

Job summary

The Keyholding Company in the United Kingdom is seeking an enthusiastic Service Specialist to join our 24/7 control room team in Harlow. The role involves handling enquiries by phone, email and live chat, booking services and updating our bespoke in-house system.

It operates a 12-hour day and night shift pattern within a 4 on, 4 off rota. You will join an ambitious growing business that values staff voice and career progression, with internal training and development opportunities, pension and

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Ability to tailor your manner and approach depending on the audience.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Friendly, calm under pressure, organised and methodical.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the first point of contact for queries, booking emergency job bookings and complex queries; develop rapport with clients and supply network.
• Multi-task and prioritise workload across channels (phone, e-mail, and live chat).
• Responsible for all aspects of customer concerns, conducting investigations and providing incident reports for clients.
• Liaise with other departments to provide quick and effective resolutions for clients and supply network.
• Allocate jobs to the network through performance analysis on our bespoke platform and mobile app.
• Support digital transformation and adoption of tech-driven solutions.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Multitasking

Time management

Calm under pressure

Organised

Job description

We are the UK's number 1 keyholding and alarm response specialist, disrupting the industry with creative thinking and bespoke technology.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for customer service to join and support the success of our dedicated 24/7 control room team as a Service Specialist.

This role will be based from our Services team in Harlow, incorporating 12 hour day and night shifts, providing an excellent work life balance through a 4 on, 4 off shift rotation. The role involves taking enquiries via phone, email, and live chat, booking services for clients as well as ensuring that the relevant updates and booking are made on our bespoke, in-house system. The ideal candidate will be a confident, outgoing, and enthusiastic individual who is keen to work in an expanding team within a growing business. The company culture is ambitious, fun and provides excellent opportunities to grow your career and to have a voice within the business.

What you get:

• Salary of £13.50 per hour, on a fulltime and permanent contract of employment.
• Excellent work life balance working on a 4on &4off shift pattern (You must be available for both days 07:00-19:00 & nights 19:00 shifts).
• We offer internal training and development opportunities in an excellent working environment.
• Auto-enrolment into our salary sacrifice pension scheme, 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program, and a voluntary health cash scheme starting at £1 per week.
• Regular social events, monthly team days, and an exercise club to keep you connected and active.
• Fast paced and exciting role, no two days are ever the same.

You’ll be (but not limited to):

• Acting as the first point of contact for the business, managing a variety of different queries from emergency job bookings to complex customer queries; creating a positive and professional image and develop a rapport with clients and supply network.
• You will be required to multi-task and prioritise your workload within your role, as enquires will come via range channels such as phone, e-mail, and live chat.
• You will be responsible for all aspects of customer concerns, conducting investigations both internally and externally, whilst providing comprehensive responses and incident reports for our client base.
• Liaise with other departments to provide quick and effective query resolutions for both our clients and supply network.
• Drive 'best in class' performance from our supply network through our bespoke operational platform and mobile app. You will also be required to allocate jobs to the network through performance analysis.
• Be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy both in data input and communication.
• Support in the implementation and adoption of tech-driven solutions for our clients.
• Identify and participate in continuous improvement initiatives and to further enhance the digital transformation of the business.

To be considered for this excellent opportunity you must have the following:

• Exceptional customer service/communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to multi-task and assist in meeting clients' needs and work to deadlines.
• Ability to tailor your manner and approach depending on the audience.
• Excellent time management skills.
• You are friendly, calm under pressure, whilst being organised and methodical.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion matters to us. We are keen to hear from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and are excited about learning from you, as much as we know you can learn from us.