user support technician

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• or equivalent experience

Tasks

• Respond to users experiencing difficulties with computer
• Consult user guides, technical manuals and other documents to research and implement solutions
• Provide advice and training to users in response to identified difficulties
• Collect, organize and maintain a problems and solutions log for use by other technical support analysts
• Participate in the redesign of applications and other software
• Supervise other technical support workers in this group
• Provide business systems, network and Internet support to users in response to identified difficulties
• Set up equipment for employee use, performing or ensuring proper installation of cables, operating systems, or appropriate software
• Provide customer service
• Manage incidents
• Maintain, troubleshoot and administer the use of local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), mainframe networks and computer workstations and peripheral equipment

Supervision

• No supervision responsibility

Computer and technology knowledge

• Device drivers
• Networking software
• Networking hardware
• Networking security
• Extranet
• Intranet
• Internet
• Servers
• Desktop applications
• Presentation software
• Communication software
• MS Office
• MS Windows
• SharePoint
• TCP / IP

Transportation / travel information

• Own vehicle
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools / equipment

• Computer
• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Ability to multitask
• Time management
• Honesty

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Weekend

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement