About the Role
Responsible for providing field technical service and support at BFG Enterprise Services customer sites across Canada, by performing connectivity and hardware troubleshooting and repair in a positive and professional manner.
Responsibilities
- Perform connectivity and hardware troubleshooting and repair
- Perform outlook set up and administration
- Identify and repair hardware issues in a POS environment
- Replace scanners, scales, pin pad, printers and workstations
- Assure all other on-site support services and repairs are completed by verifying operations and maintaining required quality levels and documenting work performed
- Maintain a safe and organized work area by observing all safety policies and procedures, applying required safety training
- Perform travel on a moment’s notice to provide support by troubleshooting at BFG customer's sites in assigned area, as required
- Be available for rotational shifts (days, afternoons, evenings and weekends) including rotational stand-by 24/7
- Prepare field reports, as required
- Liaise with Help Desk on escalated issues
- Investigate and diagnose customers’ issues by using technical expertise in a timely and professional manner
- Install, fish, dress, cross connect and terminate Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP), co-axial and fibre optic cable
- Identify cable pathways
- Test, review and troubleshoot installed systems
- Install various types of network infrastructure equipment (switches, routers, servers, DSL modems, wireless switches and access points, camera, security systems, network addressing)
- Troubleshoot cabling, hardware and network related issues in the field
- Operate hand and power tools (i.e. drill)
- Apply proficient computer skills and solid knowledge of computer networking
- Exhibit positive and professional attitude and behaviour at all times
- Interact and communicate respectfully with all BFG parties to resolve field issues
- Work independently and collaboratively with other team members to achieve common project/site objectives
Requirements
- CompTIA A+ Certification
- Minimum university degree with major in information technology or a related program
- Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience working in IT field services, with broad exposure to a variety of software and hardware technologies, or equivalent experience
- Experience working in a retail environment with POS systems is required
- Experience working with remote management software is an asset
- Experience in troubleshooting cabling, hardware and network related issues in the field
- Familiarity with network equipment (routers, switches, desktops, printers, servers etc.)
- Must have and provide company with valid G driver’s licence and clean abstract for use of company vehicle for travelling to customer sites to provide service
- Ability to operate hand and power tools (i.e. drill)
- Proficient computer skills and solid knowledge of computer networking
- Excellent prioritizing and communication skills
- Ability to travel to customers’ sites on short notice over extended periods of time
- Ability and availability to work revolving day/night 24/7 shifts, rotational stand-by and on-calls to respond to operational requirements
- Must be able to lift up to 75 lbs.
Skills
- Connectivity troubleshooting
- Hardware repair
- Outlook setup
- Outlook administration
- POS systems
- Scanner repair
- Scale repair
- Pin pad repair
- Printer repair
- Workstation repair
- Safety policies and procedures
- Technical expertise
- UTP cable installation
- Co-axial cable installation
- Fibre optic cable installation
- Cable pathway identification
- System testing
- System review
- System troubleshooting
- Network infrastructure equipment installation
- Switch installation
- Router installation
- Server installation
- DSL modem installation
- Wireless switch installation
- Wireless access point installation
- Camera system installation
- Security system installation
- Network addressing
- Cabling troubleshooting
- Network troubleshooting
- Hand tool operation
- Power tool operation
- Computer skills
- Computer networking knowledge
- Prioritizing skills
- Communication skills
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Field service
- Rotational shifts
- Stand-by
- On-call
Experience Level
- 3-5 years of experience in IT field services
Education Level
- University degree with major in information technology or a related program
About the Company
- BFG Enterprise Services
