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Team Leader - 1st Line IT
Job Posted: 21 hours ago
Salary: £ 37,000/Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross
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Job Description
Service Desk Team Leader
This position is offered as a permanent job, with a growing, stable and exciting company who offer promotion from within. It is hybrid role, with 2 days in the Perth office (Scotland).
The IT Service Desk is the central point of contact for all IT related incidents and service requests.
The role of the Service Desk Team Leader (SDTL ) is to provide day to-day management of the Service Desk team whose responsibilities are, to act as the first point of contact to provide customer & technical support, incident resolution, request fulfilment and advice to customers.
To ensure that all customer incidents or requests are handled using the approved incident management and request fulfilment processes to ensure Service SLA’s are met. To ensure the Service Desk team are delivering a high level of service at all times.
The Team Leader will provide line management of the team, conducting team meetings, 1-2-1’s, appraisals and effective development of the team. The role will involve mentoring and coaching less experienced members of the team, providing technical support where required and needed.
The SDTL will work closely with the IT Service Manager and 2nd Line Team Leader to help influence changes within the support functions and to help implement changes that will drive or influence IT Service.
The Team Leader will be expected to contribute to the success of the business and assist in improving the overall customer experience delivered by the Service Desk team.
Key responsibilities:
Prove effective leadership and guidance to the First Line Service Desk Team
Produce statistics and management\performance reports\dashboards
Maintain knowledge management systems
Work closely with the IT Service Manager & 2nd Line Lead in setting, executing and achieving operational targets/SLAs
Assist the IT Service Manager, 2nd Team Lead & CSI Lead in implementing changes to deliver Continual Service Improvements
Meet goals and KPIs as set by the IT Service Manager
Manage shift & staffing schedules
Assist Analysts in providing first line support when workloads are high, or where additional experience is required
Act as an escalation point where difficult or controversial calls are received
Knowledge & experience required:
Hardworking, methodical, inquisitive and have a passion for technology and service
Good knowledge of Windows, iOS, android operating systems.
Knowledge and experience Microsoft Office365
Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Active Directory
Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Windows Server
Solid knowledge and experience of TCPIP, DNS, DHCP, LAN, WAN, WLAN
Excellent analytical skills
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to work flexibly and accurately to tight timescales
Good written and verbal communication skills
Ability to form and develop relationships with internal and external parties
Ability to work effectively with team members, continuously motivating and coaching others to achieve service targets and drive down incident levels
Team Leadership experience would be advantageous
Team management skills
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Personal confidence and excellent time-management
Ability to prioritise and multitask projects
ITIL qualified
Able to work on own initiative
Highly motivated & proactive
Full role brief is available on submission of CV
This is a hybrid role with 2 days in the Perth office (Scotland). Applicants must be able to commute to the office and be happy to work in the office when required to do so.
Salary : c£34-£37k negotiable, dependant on skills and experience
If you are interested in this position and you have the relevant leadership and technical skills / experience, please contact Jan by sending your CV in the first instance and you can also call Jan for more detailed information.
All enquiries will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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