At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide first-line technical support and resolve IT issues for internal users.
- Company: Join a dynamic IT team in a supportive office environment.
- Benefits: Earn £14 per hour with a structured work schedule and growth opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative atmosphere with chances to learn and develop your skills.
- Why this job: Kickstart your IT career while delivering excellent customer service and solving real problems.
- Qualifications: Experience in IT support or service desk roles, with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 14 - 14 £ per hour.
Service Desk Analyst
Location: Kingsmill, HP10 Salary: £14 per hour Hours: Monday to Friday, shift rota between 7:00am and 6:00pm Contract: Office-based role
About the Role
We are currently recruiting for a Service Desk Analyst to join our IT team.
This role is responsible for providing first-line technical support to internal users, ensuring incidents and requests are accurately logged, managed, resolved, or escalated in line with agreed processes and service level agreements (SLAs).
The successful candidate will provide fault diagnosis, call vetting and technical support, delivering excellent customer service while maintaining high standards of IT support.
You will work closely with colleagues, resolver groups, second-line support teams and external suppliers to ensure issues are resolved efficiently.
Reporting to the IT Service Desk Manager, you will have excellent communication skills, a customer-focused approach and the ability to learn, share knowledge and work effectively within a busy service desk environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Accurately log, process and manage user incidents and service requests through the IT service management system.
- Provide first-line technical support, fault diagnosis and troubleshooting to resolve issues wherever possible.
- Identify the correct priority, category and SLA for each ticket while capturing clear and detailed information.
- Escalate unresolved issues to second-line support or relevant resolver groups with accurate information to support efficient resolution.
- Monitor and proactively manage outstanding tickets to ensure they are progressed within agreed SLAs.
- Take ownership of tickets and keep users updated throughout the full lifecycle of their request.
- Maintain and update knowledge base articles to improve resolution times and user experience.
- Record all support activity, follow-ups and communications accurately within relevant systems.
- Deliver a high standard of customer service and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
- Assist with training new team members and support ad hoc IT service desk activities when required.
About You
The ideal candidate will have experience working within a Service Desk, IT support or contact centre environment, with a strong understanding of IT fundamentals and a passion for delivering excellent customer service.
You will be methodical, organised and confident in diagnosing technical issues while communicating effectively with users at all levels.
Essential Experience & Skills
- Previous experience as a Service Desk Analyst, IT Support Analyst or within a customer-focused support environment.
- Good understanding of IT fundamentals and troubleshooting principles.
- Experience supporting Microsoft Office 365 applications.
- Experience using IT Service Management tools.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a logical and structured approach.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable Experience
- Experience with Terminal Services.
- Knowledge of remote support tools such as Bomgar, RDP or similar.
- ITIL Foundation qualification or higher.
- Comp TIA A+ or MCP accreditation.
- Working Hours
This is an office-based position working Monday to Friday on a rota basis between the hours of 7:00am and 6:00pm.
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- Work Location: In person
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