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Job Title: Customer Service Apprentice
Reports to: Front of House Team Leader
Location: BAE Systems, Warton & Samlesbury
Purpose:
This role has been designed to provide a high quality service to our customers by greeting, welcoming and directing them appropriately. You will pride yourself on building and maintaining a welcoming and safe atmosphere. As the customer Liaison representative, you will be the first point of contact for our clients as they arrive to the building.
The Customer Liaison Representative is seen as the face of the Link Facility. This role is also designed for, being the Link Users point of contact, review Bookings via the Kiosk booking system/platform, general knowledge of the services available, reviewing and providing feedback to Team Leader, and provide support to the Supervisors.
The Customer Services Liaison plays a pivotal role in delivering a high-quality service to our customer, meeting with customers as required, gaining feedback and engaging in proactive dialogue. The Customer Services Liaison will also be responsible for facilitating building visitors, area seating planning, proactively identify defects, report and coordinate corrective actions and maintain high standards within the building. The individual will have a keen eye for detail and an ability to understand and ensure customer needs are being met.
Working Hours: 42 Hours per week between the following hours:
Monday – Thursday 07:00 – 17:30, Friday 07:00 – 13:00
Shift patterns are subject to availability and will be decided upon business needs.
Salary - £17,.96
Please note this is an apprenticeship role
Accountabilities, Key activities Include but are not limited to:
1. Meet and greet customers
2. User registration
3. Manage the Booking System
4. Source availability of rooms/desks for customers/groups
5. Book desks/rooms for customers/groups
6. Respond to the Link shared email inbox
7. Manage no show information on a daily basis
8. Assist Link users with Kiosk booking system (how to book)
9. Special Requirements – ergonomic chairs etc
10. Support PEEPS – provision of evac chairs when requested
11. Query Response
12. Monitoring of office Consumables
13. Maintain updated signage around facilities using templates
14. Floor Walk, keeping the facility tidy, including filling/emptying of the dishwashers (where installed)
15. Daily morning and afternoon check of all printers
16. Daily morning and afternoon checks of rooms
17. Daily morning and afternoon checks of desks
18. Control Special Equipment – Jabra, ergonomic chairs, flip chart etc
19. Report maintenance issues
20. Assist with set up of AV equipment
21. Troubleshoot technical problems
22. Report IT issues to DXC
23. Report security issues to Control room
24. Report AV issues to Visavvvi
25. Fire Marshall
26. First Aid
27. Support Continuous Improvement activities
28. Daily Handover to Security (end of day process)
29. Issuing of temporary daily security passes
30. Familiarise new visitors to the building and how the areas function
31. Escalate any booking conflicts to the BAES nominated point of contact for the area and re allocate resources (desks / rooms) as instructed
32. Control security access from reception desk where appropriate
33. When requested, escort visitors from the main gate
34. Reconfigure furniture and movable walls in line with booking requirements
35. Organise post collection and sign for delivery parcels
36. Support Security department to undertake audits and resolve conflicts
37. Be 1st point of contact for all calls and correspondence relating to desk and room bookings
38. Support hospitality bookings for the building (deliveries and collection)
39. Help / advise redistribution of food across neighbouring outlets dependant on building occupancy levels
40. Top up tea and coffee provisions and coffee machines and keep the area clean and tidy
What we are looking for / Qualifications and Experience:
41. Demonstrated ability to contribute as a member of a team to achieve positive outcomes and provide quality service to customers
42. Demonstrated organisational and time management skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities, monitor and co-ordinate a range of prescribed processes, to achieve tight deadlines and desired outcomes with due regard to accuracy
43. Knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety (WH&S) Practises and Policies
44. Proven ability to provide a high level of customer service
45. Acceptable level of Interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to liaise with customers and staff at all levels in both written and spoken English
46. Previous knowledge of skype is desirable, but not essential
47. Previous knowledge of Microsoft systems (word, excel ect) desired but not essential
48. Computer Proficiency
49. Ability to work independently if needed
50. At least 2 years of a training background or customer service role is desirable
51. Previous knowledge of desk booking systems is also desirable but not essential
Other factors:
52. Smart, presentable and a professional appearance, work uniform always clean and pressed
53. Hygienic to the highest standards
54. Well organised with the ability to prioritise workloads
55. The ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment
56. Personable and approachable
57. Must have a flexible approach
58. Good communication skills in both verbal and written formats
59. Must be willing to undertake further training if needed
Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.
Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10, - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .