Technical Response Operator

Checkit; Fleet; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave allowance

Birthday off

Mental wellbeing days

Paid sick days

Health cash plan

Contributory pension scheme

Share award scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Maternity/paternity pay

Job summary

A leading technical support firm in Fleet, UK, seeks members for its Technical Response Team. The role includes providing technical support to customers and managing critical alarm calls on a shift basis. Candidates should have experience in customer service, demonstrate problem-solving skills, and possess a strong technical understanding. Benefits include generous leave, health support, and a contributory pension scheme. Required shifts include weekday office hours and weekend nights from home.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service, particularly over the phone.
• Good written and spoken English skills.
• IT literate and able to adapt to new systems quickly.
• Background in customer service or support roles preferred.
• Organised with attention to detail and good problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support as part of the Technical Response Team.
• Manage critical alarm calls and document actions.
• Report on customer asset and refrigeration system performance.
• Provide regular reporting on asset and refrigeration system performance.
• Build knowledge of refrigeration, HVAC, and remote monitoring systems.
• Act as escalation point for 1st Line Customer Support and customers on technical queries.
• Perform software configuration updates and data retrieval as needed.

Skills

Customer service experience

Technical understanding

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Qualification in technical or engineering subject

Tools

IT literacy

Job description

SHIFT BASED, HYBRID ROLE - WEEKDAY SHIFTS IN OFFICE, NIGHT AND WEEKEND SHIFTS FROM HOME

Checkit’s Technical Response Team support one of our key accounts, a major UK supermarket retailer, with management of their in-store refrigeration plant and refrigerators. Using our various onsite monitoring equipment, we are able to remotely interrogate issues following a critical breakdown on site, the team takes ownership of the problem. We speak to the store, help to diagnose the problem, and provide stock saving guidance if required. We will arrange for a third party engineer to visit and resolve the issue, liaise with that engineer to understand what happened, and report back to the customer with our findings.

Application Deadline: 30 January 2026

Department: Customer Support

Location: Fleet

This is a shift based role so please ensure you are happy to work the following shift pattern before applying: The shifts work on a rota basis covering customer support 365 days of the year onsite in our Operations Centre in Fleet. Our shift pattern rotates around three shifts: 07:00-17:40, 10:20-21:00 or 20:40-07:20. You'll work four days on one shift, then four days off, then four days of the next shift, then four days off, then four days of the final shift, then four days off, then back to the start. This results in an average of 34 working hours per week. Weekday shifts must be worked in the office, weekend and night shifts can be worked from home.

What you'll be doing

• Working on a scheduled 24/7/365 rota system as a member of the Technical Response Team providing technical support for our customer and their contractors.
• Responding to, interrogating, and managing critical alarm calls generated by our internal software, completing all required actions, customer, or engineer contact pertaining to the incident.
• Documenting and recording all actions taken in accordance with company policies and the critical alarm handling procedures.
• Providing daily, weekly, and monthly reporting on customer asset and refrigeration system performance.
• Developing and retaining sufficient knowledge following initial formal product training, on the principles of refrigeration, working & operating principles, HVAC and onsite remote monitoring systems.
• Being escalation point to the 1st Line Customer Support team as well as our customers on technical queries.
• Carrying out controlled software configuration updates, system downloads, system information retrieval and in‑house configuration testing.

What we're looking for

• A qualification in any technical or engineering subject would be useful, but is not essential.
• A background in customer service roles is preferred, with experience in talking to customers on the phone, answering questions, dealing with technical queries, providing support, giving step by step guidance, and solving problems.
• Able to demonstrate some level of technical understanding in any relevant field, either via work or academic experience.
• A great phone manner, and good written and spoken English.
• Well organised with good problem‑solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot issues.
• Accurate with strong attention to detail, IT literate and able to pick up new systems quickly.
• Quick learner with an enthusiastic attitude to learning.
• A positive, can‑do mentality, motivated, energetic, willing to work hard and get involved.
• Good listener with strong communication skills.
• Team player, adaptability, patience, empathy and resilience.
• Genuinely excited to help customers and deliver brilliant service.

What's in it for you

Checkit offer a range of benefits designed to give you the opportunity to learn and develop your skills, provide for your future, look after your routine healthcare, and feel protected if life throws you a curve ball. Our benefits include:

• Everyone gets a generous amount of leave, above the statutory levels, to help you rest and recharge.
• Your birthday off in addition to your annual leave allowance.
• 2 mental wellbeing days off per year, to take the time to reset and look after yourself.
• Up to 20 paid sick days in any rolling 12 month period.
• Health cash plan & BUPA dental to help with the costs of optical, dental and support for your mental wellbeing.
• Access to Help@Hand health & wellbeing app.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Share award scheme, allowing you to be rewarded for our future success.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and paid loss of pregnancy leave.