Customer Service Representative

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Primary Purpose

The Customer Service Representative is a key contributor in delivering Generac’s “Customer First” promise. Being a Customer Experience Representative requires understanding of internal departments and key personnel to provide customers with a direct point of contact or resolve directly. This role is responsible for providing excellent customer care by using knowledge of resources to provide accurate information, answer questions and ensure final resolution.

Work Hours: 6:00am to 3:00pm

Major Responsibilities

Customer satisfaction

Receives and documents all customer interactions in real time

Corresponds to customer interactions via email, phone, text or chat

Maintains contact center metrics including customer satisfaction, productivity and adherence

Responds to and resolves customer inquiries and issues

Assists customers with documentation or connecting with the department or personnel that can provide.

Seeks out answers to customer questions utilizing tools available.

Escalates more complex inquiries or complaints appropriately to specialized teams

Maintain Outlook email inbox, calendar, and tasks regularly

Other duties as assigned and the following:

Flexible to work overtime hours to meet customer & business need

Data entry

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certification / License

Work Experience

1 year experience in a customer service role

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Results Oriented: Achieves successful outcomes

Supportive: Provides encouragement to peers

Disciplined: Ability to reliably adhere to policy and process

Forward thinking: Continuous Improvement mindset

Ability to de-escalate: Conflict resolution skill set

Coachable: Open to learning and development

Responsibility: Accountability for honest and ethical conduct

Receptiveness: Open to receive information and its potential value

Empathy: The ability to express other experiences

Independent Initiative: Ability to think for themselves and act when necessary

Analytical Thinking: Ability to identify problems and solution

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Job Requirements

Education

Certification / License

Work Experience

Contact Center experience

Experience handling a high volume of inbound calls

Office Platform: Basic use of Microsoft Office Suite including teams, outlook, calendar

Bilingual Spanish is a perk

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion, the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel. This position requires the ability to be able to get around the Metro NYC area predominantly with mass transit means, and be available as a value-added contributor in a host of challenging environments typical of inner-city projects, including exposure to various urban elements.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”