What are the responsibilities and job description for the Desktop Support Technician position at Pomeroy?
Core Function:
Work to assist staff to resolve technical issues and provide courteous and knowledgeable assistance with questions. Phone support provides 1st level support for the Help Desk including research and resolution for technical problems. They serve as the primary contact for solving, assigning, and escalating tickets properly and escalate calls to 2nd tier support as needed.
All resources maintain, troubleshoot and repair technical infrastructure including: desktop hardware, operation systems, applications and office systems. Serves as the first line of support for all user IT support issues within an area and works with available resources, hardware and software vendors to provide effective solutions, break/fix and problem resolution. Work as remote hands and onsite resource for other IT departments.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Identifies, researches, and resolves technical problems.
- Responds to help desk tickets, telephone calls, and e-mail and personnel requests for technical support.
- Tracks and monitors the problem to insure a timely resolution.
- Manage user systems, applications and office productivity appliances: maintain repair or upgrade desktops, laptops, printers, scanners, copiers, and fax machines; maintain and support Windows desktop and applications (MS Office Suite), install vendor critical and security patches and updates.
- Provide support for all user IT support issues and work with available resources, hardware and software vendors to provide effective solutions, break/fix and problem resolution.
- Serve as the IT Liaison to external partners, software and hardware vendors for problem resolution, information gathering, system upgrades and maintenance.
- Safeguard the company's operating data through a formalized and documented program of security administration and data backups.
- Establish, enforce and monitor policies and procedures to ensure appropriate usage of information systems.
- Develop and maintain desktop support procedures, and prepare end-user documentation
- Manage infrastructure assets: vendor support agreements, software licenses and keys, hardware leases, service contracts, asset inventory and labeling.
- Evaluate, design and implement new systems (software and hardware) to increase productivity, enhance business operations and services, and reduce manual or paper processes.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
Experience:
- IT Customer support: 1 year (Preferred)
- Windows: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: Multiple Locations
