What are the responsibilities and job description for the Call Center Customer Service Representative in McKinney position at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, LLC?
Benefits:
As a Call Center Customer Service Representative, you will serve as the first point of contact for our customers. You will handle inbound calls, provide assistance, schedule appointments, and ensure that customer inquiries are addressed promptly and professionally. A positive attitude, excellent communication skills, and a problem-solving mindset are essential for success in this role.
JOB DUTIES:
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. This is not an all-inclusive job description; therefore, management has the right to assign or reassign schedules, duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
You are applying for work with a franchisee of Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, not Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Franchising SPE, LLC or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who are solely responsible for their own employees.
Lawton Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer which makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, age disability or marital status. This Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. During the interview process, you may be asked questions concerning your ability to perform job-related functions. This Company reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities and bona fide religious beliefs.
Each franchise location is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. The franchisee sets their own compensation and benefits. All inquiries about employment, benefits, scheduling and compensation at this franchise should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Corporate.
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
As a Call Center Customer Service Representative, you will serve as the first point of contact for our customers. You will handle inbound calls, provide assistance, schedule appointments, and ensure that customer inquiries are addressed promptly and professionally. A positive attitude, excellent communication skills, and a problem-solving mindset are essential for success in this role.
JOB DUTIES:
- Confer with customers by telephone to provide information about products or services, take or enter orders, cancel accounts, or obtain details of complaints
- Check to ensure that appropriate changes were made to resolve customers' problems
- Keep records of customer interactions or transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, or comments, as well as actions taken
- Resolve customer service complaints by referring and assigning to the Task Manager for call back
- Complete booking forms, prepare change of address records and issue service order requests using computers
- Refer unresolved customer grievances to designated departments for further investigation
- Determine charges for requested services, quote trip charges and arrange for billing
- Contact customers to respond to inquiries or to notify them that the plumbers in route
- Solicit sales of new or additional services or product offerings
- Review claim adjustments with dealers, examining parts claimed to be defective and approve or disapprove dealer claims
- Recommend improvements in products, service, or membership to prevent future problems
- Must be extremely detail oriented and able to accurately process transactions.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- One (1) year of previous call center, customer service, or dispatch experience preferred
- Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
- Ability to work with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) and other company provided software with minimal supervision
- Ability to work on desktop computers and phone system
- Ability to speak and communicate with others to convey information effectively
- Ability to apply critical thinking skills of logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
- Possess a service orientation by actively looking for ways to help people
- Ability to persuade others to change their minds or behavior
- Forty (40) hours per week with the ability to work a flexible schedule with overtime opportunities including (day/evening/weekend/holiday) as needed
- Availability to work nights and weekends may be required
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. This is not an all-inclusive job description; therefore, management has the right to assign or reassign schedules, duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
You are applying for work with a franchisee of Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, not Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Franchising SPE, LLC or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who are solely responsible for their own employees.
Lawton Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer which makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, age disability or marital status. This Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. During the interview process, you may be asked questions concerning your ability to perform job-related functions. This Company reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities and bona fide religious beliefs.
Each franchise location is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. The franchisee sets their own compensation and benefits. All inquiries about employment, benefits, scheduling and compensation at this franchise should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Corporate.