Role: 2 nd Line Engineer Location: Didcot Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 Primary Purpose The right candidate will be tasked with supporting, investigating, and resolving our MSP client's IT related systems and making sure all issues are dealt with in a timely fashion. To be considered for this position you must have outstanding communication skills and have experience of working in a customer facing role. The role will involve the following; Providing support to our client Help the Helpdesk Management Team with continued business improvements Provide support to the apprentice, and 1st Line, engineers Manage/Maintain all escalations from the apprentice, and 1st line, engineers Work alongside 3rd line engineers to escalate more problematic tickets Communicate daily to clients with open tickets Managing the client's expectations with ongoing tickets Ensure all client related problems are logged correctly Inform the Desktop Team Lead of any tickets requiring escalations Working with client's 3rd party suppliers and vendors when appropriate Adhere to all company policies and procedures Ensuring that all role related KPI's are met Logging, managing, and resolving client IT issues Undertake any other reasonable duties as required to meet the needs of the business. Key Responsibilities Being the first point of contact for all incoming support calls, emails, and sessions - when necessary Being an escalation point for all escalations coming from apprentice, and 1st line, engineers. Ensuring all forms of support call are logged in the system and the client is kept updated. Manage incident and request tickets ensuring established SLAs are met. Person Specification Minimum: Excellent knowledge in Windows 7/8/10 installation and configuration Exposure to Email Management/Configuration - Exchange 2013/2016, Office365, etc. 2 years' experience working with medium-large businesses. Ability to learn on your feet. Strong communication skills Excellent troubleshooting and problem resolution skills Excellent client service Positive attitude to work Strive to continuous improvement. Able to work independently under pressure. Minimum of 2 years' IT experience in a corporate or services environment Driving license and own transport If of interest, please apply to this ASAP. Planet Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Planet Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Planet Recruitment. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information. Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted after application, if you do not hear back from us within 7 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the position.