Established in 1984 as Midwest Air Technologies, Inc. (MAT Holdings, Inc.) is a $1.2 billion multi-national company with manufacturing operations, distribution centers and sourcing offices worldwide. The company’s core businesses include the production, sales and service of products in the fencing and hardware, automotive and power equipment sectors. MAT is a family of companies and products offering countless opportunities enabled by our global presence in 12 countries and 14,000 employees.

 The IT Service Desk Analyst will provide first and second line technical support to internal staff. The successful candidate will require an aptitude for working with applications/systems to undertake analysis,diagnosis and resolution of staff problems, which may range from straightforward to more complicated technical issues. There is also a range of administration duties within this role.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Act as a single point of contact for phone calls and emails from staff regarding IT issues and queries • Receiving, logging and managing calls from internal staff via telephone and email

• Maintaining a.n As.set Database.and track changes ..

• 1st and 2nd line support troubleshooting of IT related problems from in-house software to hardware, such Laptops, PCs,iPads and Printers ' ·

• Troubleshoot basic network issues such as ADSL broadband issues

• Escalate unresolved calls to the infrastructure support team

• Log all calls in the Service Desk Call Logging system (SCSM)

• Take ownership of user problems and follow up the status of problems on behalf of the user and communicate progress in a timely manner

• To maintain a high degree of customer service for all support queries and adhere to all service management principles

• Provide basic in-house training in MS Office applications used within the Association {Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

• Provide stats for the weekly Service Desk report on call trends

• Publishing support documentation to assist staff with requests for information & provide staff training if required

• Basic Active Directory knowledge. Creating user accounts, reset passwords, create groups etc.

• Blackberry account management and provision

• To arrange for external technical support where problems cannot be resolved in house

• High School diploma or GED

• An ITl qualification is required

• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner.

• Excellent organizational skills

• 2 years previous IT Service Desk and/or Call Centre experience required

• Incident Management experience - Managing incidents including business expectations and communication

• Basic User & Security Group Active Directory administration

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft based operating systems with emphasis on Windows 7 and Office 2007 ..._ .

• Experience with using and troubleshooting Outlook 2007 within a network environment (permissions,calendar sharing, delegation)

• You will be a self·motivated achiever who gains satisfaction from providing excellent customer service

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.