Technical Support Advisor 1st Line Teclo

Focus Group; Shoreham-by-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 23.000 - 25.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Holiday Allowance

Hybrid working options

Enhanced maternity, paternity and

Paid volunteering day

Wider company benefits

Zusammenfassung

Focus Group is recruiting a Technical Support Adviser (1st Line Telco) to join the Service Operations team in Shoreham-by-Sea. This permanent role handles queries across phone, email, portal and live chat, diagnosing and resolving issues and escalating when needed.

The role emphasises customer service excellence, adherence to SLAs, and collaboration with the Product Services team. Benefits include hybrid working options, a strong learning environment, and a focus on quality processes.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in a customer service or support desk environment.
• Familiarity with ITSM/CSM Case (ticket) management systems.
• Customer service focused with an excellent telephone manner.
• Understanding of broadband connectivity and basic router configuration.
• Foundational network troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to follow pre-defined processes and adapt when they change.
• Data gathering and analytical skills to diagnose and act.

Aufgaben

• Handle incoming queries via phone, email, portal and live chat within agreed target times.
• Diagnose, log, action and follow through to resolution, including escalations.
• Keep cases up to date and manage outstanding items per SLA.
• Report issues to suppliers and chase resolutions to inform the customer.
• Escalate to 2nd line with remaining SLA time.
• Contribute to quality systems and process improvements.
• Promote best practices within the team.

Kenntnisse

Customer service

ITSM/CSM

Telephone manner

Broadband knowledge

Network troubleshooting

Process adherence

Data gathering

Prioritisation

Jobbeschreibung

Technical Support Advisor 1st Line Teclo

Department: Service Operations

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Shoreham-by-Sea

Reporting To: Gill Evans

Compensation: £23,000 - £25,000 / year

Description

Technical Support Adviser - 1st Line Telco
Up to £25,500 (DOE)
Manchester OR Shoreham by Sea
(Internal Job Level - Associate)

Established in 2003, Focus Group is one of the UK's fastest-growing independent providers of essential business technology, delivering digital workplace solutions to more than 30,000 customers nationwide. From our ambitious beginnings, we have grown to over 1,400 employees across 24 UK offices and recently achieved unicorn status following a $1bn valuation.

Role:

We are seeking a customer-focused Technical Support Adviser to join our Product Services team, delivering first-class 1st line service to Focus Group customers. You will handle incoming queries across phone, email, portal and live chat, providing clear, timely and accurate support from first contact. Working closely with the wider Product Services team, you will take ownership of case management from diagnosis through to resolution, keeping customers informed every step of the way and ensuring cases are handled in line with agreed SLAs and demarcations.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for handling incoming queries received via phone calls, emails, portal, and live chats. Responding to these within the agreed target time and meeting any agreed personal targets.
• To diagnose, log, action and follow through to resolution cases, including escalations, whilst keeping the customer informed of progress.
• Ensure cases are kept up to date, ensuring any outstanding cases are managed in line with agreed demarcations.
• Report issues to suppliers; chasing and doing all that is possible to ensure cases are resolved in a timely manner and that the customer is kept informed.
• Cases are managed in line with agreed SLAs and are functionally escalated to the next 2nd line, with sufficient SLA remaining.
• To adhere and contribute to the company's quality system and processes, and their maintenance.
• Actively contribute to and promote the use of best practice and continual service improvement within the team.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Requirements

• Experience in a customer service or support desk environment.
• Familiarity with ITSM/CSM Case (ticket) management systems.
• Customer service focused with an excellent telephone manner. Ability to remain calm and composed when dealing with a difficult situation and to build a reassuring rapport with customers.
• Understanding of broadband connectivity and basic router configuration.
• Foundational network troubleshooting skills.
• A demonstrable ability to follow pre-defined processes, and an adaptability when processes change.
• Data gathering and analytical skills - gather the right information from the customer, analyse the issue and take appropriate and timely action.
• Target focussed and able to prioritise tasks/escalations to meet deadlines whilst ensuring excellent customer service.

Don't worry if you don't meet every requirement — your passion and potential matter to us! If you're excited about driving business growth and transforming how companies use technology, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

• Holiday Allowance - 24 days + bank holidays + birthday leave.
• Hybrid working options - performance depending.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Paid volunteering day * regular charity events.
• Wider company benefits across health, financial wellbeing, Pension etc.