Alghanim Industries

IT Officer - Service Desk

Alghanim Industries

Kuwait, Kuwait

Job Details

Type: Full Time

Post Date: 30+ days ago

Industry: Other

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

  • 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 an Asset Database and track changes

  • 1st and 2nd line support - troubleshooting of IT related problems from in-house software to hardware, such as desktop/laptops, printers, to MS office

  • Troubleshoot basic network issues

  • Escalate unresolved calls to the operations support team

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

  • 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.

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

Candidate Requirements

  • Experienced in presenting to all levels

  • Proven ICT support skills

  • Proven system management skills

  • Proven experience of project management

  • Proven excellent written communication skills

  • Knowledge of ICT industry developments

  • Ability to prioritise own work to support business priorities

  • Ability to work autonomously and manage conflicting priorities

  • Ability to provide IT support to customers including; Microsoft technologies, Mobile, Wi-Fi and Email configuration

  • Windows XP/7/10

  • Windows Server 2003/2008/2010

  • Office 2010/365

  • Active Directory

  • TCP/IP and general network knowledge

  • Experience of Avaya telephone system desirable

  • Experience of working within SLA and ITIL defined businesses preferred

  • Degree educated or qualified by experience

  • ITILv3 certified desirable

  • Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar role

Founded at the turn of the century, Alghanim Industries is one of the region’s largest, privately-owned multi-national companies. We are proud to employ over 15,000 people in 30 businesses across 40 countries in the Middle East & North Africa, Turkey, and emerging Asia. We’re an established, successful commercial enterprise, building and growing our own brands and managing global partnerships. We’re market leaders in almost every sector we operate in, including retail and consumer electronics, food and beverage, automotive sales and services, engineering and maintenance, insulation, pre-engineered steel building, logistics and warehousing solutions, fast-moving consumer goods, office automation, advertising, insurance, consumer credit, and travel.

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