Technical Administrator - King's Lynn, United Kingdom - Southgate Global Limited

Southgate Global Limited

Verified Company

King's Lynn, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Part-time position, working 8.30am to 5.00pm, Wednesday to Friday. Based in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

About us:

Here at Southgate we are committed to evolving the industrial packaging and order fulfilment sectors through innovation, productivity and trusted products.

We value our dedicated and expert talent here at Southgate and recognise their importance in ensuring our mission becomes a reality.

Our people:

The Company uses its best endeavours to ensure that no job applicant or employee is discriminated against, directly or indirectly, on any unlawful grounds.

We recognise and encourage diversity and inclusion here at Southgate. We support every individual's potential and job applicants will be considered solely on their ability to do the job.

We want to ensure that everyone we meet can perform to their best when interviewing, so feel free to let us know, at any stage, whether you require any
reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.

Purpose:

Southgate Packaging Ltd is a progressive and developing company reporting significant growth year on year. The business presents an opportunity for a Technical Administrator to support our Technical Service Department.

Core competencies:

Confidence in dealing with customers and senior management with the business
Willingness to learn
Collaborate and partner across the business
Effective contribution to continuous improvements

Skills/Attributes Required:

Good telephone manner, communication and organisational and time management skills are essential. Empathetic disposition towards customers.

Self-motivated with the ability to work effectively and co-ordinate work requests for the Technical Manager, support the administration work for the Technical Service Centre, plan and priorities own and team workload efficiently and respond quickly to changing requirements.

Able to resolve issues in a calm and professional manner.

Good verbal and written communication skills with colleagues, management, and customers IT Literate and the ability to use electronic record keeping and reporting systems efficiently and effectively.

Attention to detail and accuracy in technical work and record keeping.

Knowledge:

Knowledge of service centre administration
Technical data control and storage

Behaviours:

Open
Collaborative
Supportive
Professional
Personable

Education/Experience Required:

Experience in using ERP systems an advantage, particularly SAP service and reporting. Outlook.

Primary Responsibilities:

Liaise with the Technical Manager to assess their work

requests

Technical Manager administration
Organise and categorise all Department SOP's as required
Assist the Technical Service Centre with the following.
Send out quotes & invoicing to the customer
Chase P/O numbers for repairs
Support technicians with repair quotations and updating repair details on service calls, communicating with the customer as required
Owning the workshop calendar and scheduling of the technician's workload of the repairs, installations, an demonstrations, coordinating work between technicians to ensure any backlogs are kept to minimum. Coordinate work on a large contract and by external (subcontract) engineers where necessary
Deal with internal and external customer technical support communications specifications questions, usage questions, documentation, technical issues, and

repair updates.

Escalate issues to technical manager as necessary
Having input around the booking & control of parts
Working with purchasing on creation of spares codes on system and ordering of spares where required
Work with QC team on spare parts warranty/fault issues
Keep track of warranty/service/rental packages and other aftersales support, ensuring all documentation and information is available and correct
Order workshop consumables as necessary
Support rental/SOR coordinator when necessary.

Performance Objectives:

To ensure that all administration is kept to a minimum. All invoicing
is sent out & chased promptly where required.