Customer Service Representative

Job Opportunity at Kapsch TrafficCom

Kapsch is one of Austria's most successful global technology companies. With its comprehensive ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) portfolio, Kapsch is actively addressing the challenges of the present and the future with intelligent mobility solutions in a wide range of application areas. To learn more about our solutions and innovations, visit our website.

This is an onsite, office-based position, and remote worker options are not available. This is a full-time opportunity, so we are looking for candidates who are able to work an 8-hour shift within our operating hours of 8:00 am 6:00 pm Monday to Friday. All Reps will also be part of a rotating once a month Saturday shift from 9:00 am 1:00 pm. This is not permanent.

Starting Pay Rate: $17.50 - $22.00 Bi-lingual preferred, but not required.

All new hires will participate in formal job training. Formal call center experience is not required.

Role Responsibilities:

• Serves as the first point of public contact for all customer service issues.
• Respond to calls from the public and provide general information and service regarding the PROGRAM.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge and understanding of the customer service center and PROGRAM operations to assist customers and resolve problems.
• Process credit card and e-check payments for replenishment or violation payments
• Open cases for unsolved customer inquiries.
• Handle customer complaints, researches and adjusts account discrepancies as requested by Customer Service Supervisor.
• Process and reply to e-mails from customers.
• Process customer disputes.
• Process image review queues
• Conduct Web chat to answer questions and provide assistance to customers.
• Process the closing of customer accounts and issue refunds when necessary.
• Perform updates to toll violations, violation payments, customer payments or accounts to keep demographic, vehicle and credit card information current.
• Accurately documents all updates on BOS.
• Maintains a consistent, high quality, customer-focused orientation when conducting business and providing services or products to clients, the general public and other external customers.
• Exhibits professional image in a team environment with the ability to interact well and in positive manner, with all team members.
• Performs other necessary duties as assigned by the PROGRAM management.

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity to solve complex problems that improve daily the lives of people around the world
• Opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies in a high-growth industry
• Career growth and development
• Casual work environment
• Full benefits package including paid time off, 401(k) and a no-cost medical insurance option for employee and eligible dependents

What we are looking for.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years' experience in a customer service call center or retail customer service environment.
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills and professional phone demeanor
• Beginner to intermediate level experience with MS Office Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to learn internal, proprietary systems.
• Must be self-motivated, dependable, detail-oriented and enjoy working in a team-oriented environment.
• Analytical, with a sense of urgency and the capability to take individual initiative in role when.
• Must be able to work an 8-hour shift from 8:00 am 6:00 pm Monday to Friday with rotating Saturday shifts from 9:00 am 1:00 pm.

Kapsch TrafficCom is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex. Kapsch TrafficCom is a drug-free workplace. Kapsch is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

Candidates Requiring Sponsorship: Kapsch TrafficCom regrets that presently we are unable to consider individuals for this position who will require sponsorship for employment visa status.

Unsolicited Third-Party Candidates: Please note that Kapsch TrafficCom does not accept unsolicited resumes/candidates from third-party recruiters that are not engaged and under written contract with Kapsch TrafficCom.