Technical Support Engineer
Gunnebo Entrance Control
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Greenville • South Carolina • United States
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Tech Stack
About the role
- Provide Sales Engineering support for new opportunities throughout the Sales life cycle
- Provide remote technical support to our partners and customers, occasionally out of hours. This includes installation support, reactive service, and preventative service
- Always ensure good customer relations, maintaining a high standard of appearance and customer focused approach to communications
- Maintain an open mind to all daily challenges, exploring all options to ensure the highest possible first-time-fix rate and limiting the opportunity for repeat calls to an absolute minimum
- Backup and assist the service team and other engineers to ensure most effective delivery of service provision
- Follow customer procedures to ensure efficient job closure
- Provide regular and professional communication with the call desk and management team
- Ensure all job-related documentation and other required administration (e.g. Permits to work, timesheets, expense claims) is completed on-time, including prompt updates to the service ERP management systems
- Maintain currency of knowledge with respect to relevant technology, equipment or working practices required to support the business and its customers
- Occasional travel throughout North America
- Employ a continual improvement approach to your own working practice, always exploring opportunities for continued professional development and making suggestions to management where appropriate
- Ensure that all relevant Health, Safety and Environmental procedures and practices are followed, ensuring that everyone is made aware of their responsibilities in these areas
- As time permits, map our installed base in the field by conducting site walks and taking pictures to support upselling
- A high degree of flexibility, the post-holder is expected to undertake any other duties for the Company within the role holder’s capacity in line with their skills and capabilities, this may include covering other regions.
Requirements
- Experience working independently as a service/installation technician
- Ability to work with contractors and end-users to provide product and installation support
- Knowledge of low and high voltage circuitry
- Knowledge of electronic security systems / access control systems
- Knowledge and practical experience with the internet and networking
- Able to read and understand electrical wiring diagrams
- Good mechanical knowledge
- Willingness to train on varying new products
- Effective time management skills with the ability to handle changing priorities and work well under pressure
- Ability to problem solve and resolve a presenting situation independently using own initiative, consulting with experienced colleagues, team leaders and suppliers as necessary
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent communication skills able to listen to and empathize with customers and present a positive image of the company
- Ability to ensure customer calls are resolved quickly and efficiently, to prioritize effectively, meet deadlines and targets, and use own initiative to get the job done
- Excellent documentation and organizational skills
- Good knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook packages
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and have a clean driving record
- Willingness to travel in both US and Canada
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
low voltage circuitryhigh voltage circuitryelectronic security systemsaccess control systemsinternet networkingelectrical wiring diagramsmechanical knowledgeinstallation supporttechnical supportservice ERP management systems
Soft Skills
customer servicecommunicationtime managementproblem solvingorganizational skillsflexibilityinitiativeprofessional developmentempathyability to handle changing priorities
Certifications
valid driver’s license