Job description

About us

gategroup is the global leader in airline catering, retail-on-board, and hospitality products and services. gategroup provides passengers with superior culinary and retail experiences, leveraging innovation and advanced technology solutions. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, gategroup delivers operational excellence through the most extensive catering network in the aviation industry, serving passengers from over 200 operating units in over 60 countries/territories across all continents.

We work in an exciting industry – fast-paced and ever-changing. Industry trends and customer expectations are constantly evolving and it is critical that we are agile, innovative and ready for change - and our people are our driving force. We offer attractive opportunities to be part of this fast-paced and truly international working environment.

For further information, please visit www.gategroup.com.

Responsibilities:

Supporting and maintaining all deskside technologies:

• Second-line troubleshooting of IT incidents raised by colleagues through our Global Service Desk;
• Prioritizing workload and managing stakeholder expectations;
• Managing and documenting daily workload using our IT Service Management tool;
• Taking ownership of incidents/requests and collaborating with third parties, where necessary, until fulfillment/resolution;

Responsibility for deskside asset management activity following strict procedures and processes in relation to hardware movements, installations, and recoveries:

• Managing stock control, ensuring appropriate levels of IT stock are held at the allocated locations;
• Supporting deskside equipment relocation and provision onsite and between offices;
• Assisting in maintaining the security of Gategroup IT hardware assets;
• Handling the recycling of redundant IT hardware, following agreed disposal processes with third parties;
• Advise users in relation to IT Hardware, choosing cost-effective solutions;

Proactively participating in internal meetings;

Frequently traveling between GateGroup offices throughout the region providing L2 deskside support, as and when required;

Ensuring technology support meets requirements as defined in the Service Level Agreements;

Playing a key role in the adoption and promotion of new technology;

Responsibility for ensuring close working relationships are established and maintained with peers within Gategroup IT as required;

Carrying out ad-hoc support tasks associated with the role, as reasonably requested;

Qualifications:

• Successful vocational training as an IT specialist or comparable qualification
• 3-5 years experience working in a support IT role following industry-standard processes, management of BAU IT tasks, and analysis of operational issues in the deskside environment.
• 3-5 years experience in a technical support role (Preferred)

Professional Skills:

• Understanding of customer deskside requirements in relation to internal departmental procedures;
• Experience in IT desktop management on the enterprise level;
• Experience in PC, printer, and associated desktop hardware systems;
• Experience in undertaking a detailed analysis of IT desktop systems using available processes and formulating any support tasks required;
• Active Directory User administration experience;
• Appreciation of ITIL Service Management;

Competencies:

• Enthusiasm for the IT support environment, with a passion and customer focus toward the end user customer;
• Experience in and ability to communicate and operate effectively;
• Customer focused;
• The ability to pick up new technology and learn new skills quickly, willingness to develop new skills and take on new challenges;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced and expert competency in general and product-specific IT support issues;
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies;
• Hands-on approach in work: provide support and assistance for call logging, and administration of support cases;
• Ability to challenge, question, and improve methods and processes where necessary;
• Self-motivated, tenacious, and able to work with a degree of autonomy;
• Methodical with good attention to detail and a good organizer;
• Able to work with team members, good interpersonal skills, excellent team player;
• Experience with modern Microsoft Office products, and miscellaneous software in the deskside environment;
• Possess the capability and motivation to achieve personal and team objectives, with the flexibility to undertake new service offerings introduced into the Gategroup end-user business
• A diligent and thorough approach to problem-solving;
• Possess or working towards Microsoft Certification MCITP or equivalent knowledge in Enterprise-level deskside computing;

Communication and language skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent English language knowledge is a must + local language knowledge

Job Dimensions

Geographic Responsibility: Area

Type of Employment: Full-time

Internal Relationships: All company, end users, and IT departments

External Relationships: All vendors and contractors

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the job being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. gategroup reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Candidates may be required to go through pre-employment drug screen, criminal check and/or airport fingerprinting.

gategroup – an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to workforce diversity and actively encourage all qualified persons to seek employment with us, including, but not limited to, racial and ethnic minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $26.44 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Application Question(s):

• Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?

Work Location: One location

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