Help Desk Analyst

Help Desk Analyst (IT 1st & 2nd line support)Location: Coventry Head OfficePackage: Basic Salary up to £28,000 (dependent on experience) + Bonus & Flexible Benefits PackageHours: 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday only)The CompanyWe, the UK’s largest packaging distributor have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Helpdesk Support Analyst to join our IT team based at our Head Office. We are a committed equal opportunities employer that champions ‘dignity in the workplace.’ Our focus is to provide customers with fully integrated and innovative packaging solutions, augmented by outstanding customer service. Our central IT department prides itself on providing first class support to the wider business group.The Help Desk Analyst roleWorking as a key member of our Head Office based business solutions team, this is a hands-on, fast-paced help desk role, providing technical support to all our users based across 30+ sites UK wide. As such, you will be the first point of contact via phone, email, and our customer portal, required to manage internal customer liaison, pro-active feedback and responding to customer queries from ticket creation through to resolution. You must be willing to participate in a shift rota system to cover operational helpdesk hours (6am – 5.30pm, Mon - Fri) and key duties will include…Providing 1st/2nd line technical support in line with the business-driven SLAsTriage of Support CallsTrouble shooting, diagnosing, and resolving of application & hardwareAssignment and follow-up with 2nd Line Application Support Engineers, Development Leads, and third parties where necessaryFlagging common issues for problem investigation and resolutionLinking of recurring Incidents to open ProblemsDaily/weekly monitoring checks on customer systems as per scheduleLogging and organising hardware maintenance incidents with third party vendorsRecurring activity / data requests from customersCreating and championing Knowledge for common issuesOccasional site visits (UK wide) to provide ‘on the ground’ supportMaintaining system and operational documentationExecuting administration tasksData and asset management (mobile phones, iPads, laptops)Laptop and mobile phone configurationSupport of company ERP systemMaintaining and reviewing the ticket-log database – managing ticket status and escalating priority calls as appropriateUtilizing agency and third-party resourcesDo you have the correct profile?Please note we are seeking an experienced IT help desk support analyst on this occasion, so please only apply if you have 6-12 months relevant IT support/helpdesk experience. Ideally, this prior experience will already have seen you touch on many of the duties listed above (so you can hit the ground running with us).We are also seeking someone to join us who will be happy to embrace this challenge & commit at this level for at least 18 months and actively master the role ‘inside out’. Whilst we do actively promote from within, opportunities for advancement would only be forthcoming after this period of acclimatization. Please note, our role does require ‘occasional’ site visits during the year (we have locations UK wide), so you must be prepared to support and participate in these as required. Having your own UK valid driving license is therefore essential to be considered.In addition, you will also ideally meet the following criteria…You should have excellent customer service, strong problem-solving skills, an analytical mind, and an excellent IT technical backgroundDue to the nature of tasks involved, security and confidentiality are paramount; an ability to work in a discreet and confidential manner is essentialYou should have experience of supporting Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, 8 & 10Must have excellent skills in the Microsoft Stack (Microsoft 365, including Office Apps, Teams, SharePoint, Intune)Knowledge Local Area Networks, Wide Area Networks and Wi-Fi would be an advantage but not essentialA desire to learn and embrace new technologies and a “can do” approach is essentialWe welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds irrespective of your age, gender, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, or sexual orientation. Should you require any specific support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please email our recruitment team directly.We provide a competitive basic starting salary and operate a range of rewarding bonus/incentive schemes. Our flexible employee benefits package can include: -25 days annual leave (rising to 27 days with service) plus all public/bank holidaysAdditional Holiday purchasing scheme (run annually)Contributory pension schemeGeographical salary weighting available at certain specific locationsFree parking at most of our site locationsAnnual (company paid) volunteering dayRange of company cars or cash allowance (including hybrid/electric) for qualifying job rolesEmployee assistance program to support & advise with well-being & any issuesExtensive range of
training/development
& potential progression opportunitiesEmployee discount scheme (discounts on several major retail/leisure brands)Simply Health/Dental Cover option or BUPA cover for qualifying rolesEnhanced HR policies relating to various employee rights & entitlementsLong service awards (5-40 years)Charitable giving optionsFinancial support with eye-tests/purchasing glasses (DSE users only)Candidate referral scheme (awards £750 for referring successful applicants to Macfarlane job vacancies)Macfarlane Group is dedicated to maximizing every employee’s potential, by providing career development plans and pathways in an environment that fosters personal growth and continuous improvement.How to apply/next stepsThis is an urgent appointment whereby we will be working to identify and review the best of applicants swiftly in the hope of selecting the successful candidate to commence with us ASAP. Please note that Macfarlane Group supports ‘hybrid working’ where possible and we often conduct our first stage interviews via video. To make an application please simply click ‘apply’ ensuring that your CV is up to date and relevant.All applications will be acknowledged, shortlisted applicants normally hearing from us within a week or two. Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified at the end of our process, although if you haven’t heard from us within 2-3 weeks of applying, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASESend me alerts about jobs like this.Please enter your email address to continue setting up an email alert for similar jobs to this one. By entering your email address and clicking apply you will sign up to Jobs4 and agree to our terms and conditions .
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