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Customer Service Representative

MTrec Recruitment
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 2 days
Location

Wallsend, Tyne and Wear NE28 7JR

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance

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  • The position is for a permanent Customer Service Advisor based in Newcastle, requiring candidates to have experience in a customer service background, preferably in an office setting.
  • The role involves managing inbound calls, responding to emails, and assisting with technical queries, all while maintaining a professional demeanor.
  • Candidates should possess strong communication skills, IT literacy, and a customer-oriented attitude, with a focus on detail and time management.
  • The job offers a salary of £22,000, with opportunities for career progression and a superb team culture.
  • Applicants are expected to have at least one year of relevant experience and will enjoy benefits such as 25 days of holiday, a company pension scheme, and a hybrid working option after training.

Rewards and Benefits on offer:

  • You will only be working Monday to Friday, and from the hours of 09:00 - 19:00. Though only 8-hour shifts.
  • You will also be required to work every other Saturday, from 09:00 - 13:00.
  • A permanent contract from day one.
  • Working with a friendly customer base.
  • Superb team culture - everyone is very friendly, warm, and welcoming.
  • An excellent training programme for the first 4 weeks.
  • Option for hybrid working, following successful completion of probation/training period.
  • Newcastle based offices.
  • Car Parking facilities onsite.
  • 25 days holidays + bank holidays increasing to 28 after 5 years
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free Flu Jabs around flu season for those that wish to have them
  • Metro pass season ticket loan
  • EAP - Employee Assistance Programme
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • A very secure, very well-established employer, with long term career progression.

Your New Career Opportunity:

MTrec Commercial is proudly representing our incredibly prestigious award-winning Newcastle based client with their plans for growth and expansion, for their state-of-the-art Customer Service operation.

They are now looking to recruit a permanent Customer Service Advisor as soon as possible to join their highly trained team and to work in an unbelievable office environment.

If you have a background in customer services and you can provide a great customer experience, please apply for an immediate response. You must be IT literate, experienced in dealing with customers in a professional manner and be able to also respond to customer service calls and emails.

You will be joining a truly expanding and dynamic company, a superb team-based culture, and huge opportunities to progress and advance your career. The company are looking for committed and hard-working customer service orientated individuals who are looking for a long-term permanent job opportunity.

The job you will be doing:

  • Managing inbound telephone calls from clients and prospective clients.
  • Offering appropriate quotations to customers using relevant procedures and systems. Relaying this information to the client in a durable and understandable medium.
  • Responding to customer emails.
  • Assisting with technical queries.
  • Competent/compliant knowledge of all products and services offered to both commercial and retail customers ensuring all sales/files are processed in a compliant manner.
  • First line response to incoming calls
  • Accurately and speedily set up new claims
  • Accurate recording allowing speedy closure and optimum settlement in accordance with targets and statutory limits.
  • Professional handling of calls to ascertain liability and move forward in a positive manner.
  • Record all relevant information to reduce potential costs and identify indemnity concerns.
  • Makes outbound calls when appropriate
  • Applies relevant notes to claims so that the next handler is fully aware of salient points of claim.
  • Accurately setting up of new claims with all preliminary tasks completed.
  • Proactively manages third party captures.
  • Communicates with brokers where necessary.

About you:

  • Experience within a customer service type background - ideally, we are looking for someone who has worked in an office-based setting and received inbound calls. This could be from any office type environment; the business sector is completely open.
  • An essential requirement is being able to demonstrate good longevity and tenure in your job roles.
  • Confident telephone manner and to be able to present to your customers in a clear and concise manner.
  • Strong spoken and written communication skills.
  • You must be IT iterate and be able to provide a customer service response via emails where required.
  • Key qualities to possess for the role are a positive, friendly and customer orientated attitude
  • High attention to detail
  • Strong time management and organisational skills
  • A pro-active attitude with a self-starter attitude
  • You will be looking for a long-term career move

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.