Customer Service Rep

GFL Environmental Inc.; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical plans (HSAs)

401(k) with match

Paid holidays

EAP

Job summary

GFL Environmental is seeking a Customer Service Representative to handle high-volume inbound calls and inquiries, providing accurate, efficient responses with professionalism. You will resolve issues, document interactions, and contribute to a positive customer experience across phone, email, and web channels.

The role emphasizes active listening, effective communication, and building rapport with customers and team members while supporting company values and driving solutions in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 2+ years of high volume customer service experience, preferably in a call center environment.
• Able to implement solutions to general and specific customer concerns.
• Able to work in fast-paced environment, meet time deadlines and perform under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service and professionalism to all customers via telephone, email, and web support
• Answer or place calls to customers to learn about and/or address their needs, concerns, or other issues with products or services
• Respond efficiently and accurately to customers, explaining possible solutions, and ensuring our customers feel supported and valued
• Receive and resolve, within established guidelines, customer questions and concerns
• Answer incoming and make outbound customer telephone calls
• Engage in active listening with customers, confirming or clarifying information and diffusing escalated situations, as needed
• Build instant rapport with customers and lasting relationships with other call center team members based on trust and reliability
• Utilize job-specific software, databases, scripts, and tools appropriately when addressing a variety of different topics presented by customers
• Understand and strive to meet or exceed call center metrics while providing excellent consistent customer service
• Engage with customers to assess needs and makes sales recommendations for products or services that may better suit identified customer needs
• Participate in training and other learning opportunities to expand knowledge of the company, products, sales and services and performs any other duties needed to help drive our vision, fulfill our mission, and/or abide by our core values
• Maintain a positive attitude, and promote GFL by focusing on cooperation, employee partnership and positive telephone and email interactions
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested by management

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Time management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Job Description Template: At GFL our goal is to invest in our people and provide opportunities to grow for life! Our employees are affectionately known as team green, a name that unites us all under our shared purpose of providing sustainable solutions to enable our customers and communities to be GREEN FOR LIFE!

• 15 days of paid time off


• 4 medical plan options including an HSA with employer contribution & match program


• 401(k) with an employer match


• Paid holidays


• Employee Assistance Program with free counseling services.

GFL Environmental is looking for a talented CSR to join our team. The Customer Service Representatives will provide outstanding service to our customers by responding to a high level of inbound customer calls, inquiries and requests which may require research and investigation to reach resolution. The CSR's will actively engage customers to ensure complete understanding of the issues and provide accurate and efficient responses in a prompt, respectful and courteous manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent customer service and professionalism to all customers via telephone, email, and web support


• Answer or place calls to customers to learn about and/or address their needs, concerns, or other issues with products or services


• Respond efficiently and accurately to customers, explaining possible solutions, and ensuring our customers feel supported and valued


• Receive and resolve, within established guidelines, customer questions and concerns


• Answer incoming and make outbound customer telephone calls


• Engage in active listening with customers, confirming or clarifying information and diffusing escalated situations, as needed


• Build instant rapport with customers and lasting relationships with other call center team members based on trust and reliability


• Utilize job-specific software, databases, scripts, and tools appropriately when addressing a variety of different topics presented by customers


• Understand and strive to meet or exceed call center metrics while providing excellent consistent customer service


• Engage with customers to assess needs and makes sales recommendations for products or services that may better suit identified customer needs


• Participate in training and other learning opportunities to expand knowledge of the company, products, sales and services and performs any other duties needed to help drive our vision, fulfill our mission, and/or abide by our core values


• Maintain a positive attitude, and promote GFL by focusing on cooperation, employee partnership and positive telephone and email interactions


• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested by management

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• 2+ years of high volume customer service experience, preferably in a call center environment


• High School Diploma or GED


• Able to implement solutions to general and specific customer concerns


• Able to work in fast-paced environment, meet time deadlines and perform under pressure


• Good organizational and record keeping skills


• Able to speak and communicate effectively with customers and employees both verbally and in writing


• Basic Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel


• Good problem solving ability


• Excellent data entry skills

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

GFL is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

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GFL does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Valid work authorization in the country where the job is located is required. Successful candidates will be required to provide valid documentation confirming their eligibility to work in the country where the job is located prior to their start date.

This hiring process may utilize machine-based systems to assist in screening and assessing applicants. Final selection decisions are made by our recruitment team.

Current GFL Employees

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At the heart of GFL lies our greatest asset—our people. So, we're glad you landed here! We believe in great careers, making a positive impact on the environment and supporting our people with their life ambitions. We aspire to create the right jobs in a way that brings you along with us.

At GFL, growth isn’t just for our business—it’s for our people. Because we see the potential in all our employees to do whatever it is they set their mind to, and we’re proud to support them in that journey. We consider our employees’ personal goals, helping them create the career, and life, that they desire—whether it’s advancing in their job, learning new skills, forming lasting relationships, or mentoring others, while having time to pursue other life ambitions.

With safety and sustainability at the core of what we do, we all come together to form “Team Green”—united by our shared purpose to provide environmental solutions that enable our customers and the communities we serve to be Green For Life.

We’re proud to say that working for GFL is more than a job. It’s an opportunity to make a difference and grow tremendously along the way. Regardless of the work we’re doing today, we’ve got our sights set on the big picture—not just tomorrow, but for life.

GFL empowers those looking for growth in their career and lives, whether that's on our Field Operations teams or Professional Services teams.

Field Operations – Our Field positions offer candidates across North America the potential for limitless growth and skill expansion as the front line of our organization, making them central to our company's vision of creating cleaner and more sustainable communities.

Professional Services – Our Corporate positions located in key North American offices grow candidates to form strong client relations, manage key programs and accounts, and ensure our Field teams are operating at maximum efficiency.