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Job Details

User Support Technician

Employer

Techise

Date Posted

August 29, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $28.85 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Sep 28, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Techise

Languages

English

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Work setting

  • Computer hardware or software retailer/wholesaler
  • Relocation costs covered by employer
  • Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Respond to users experiencing difficulties with computer
  • Consult user guides, technical manuals and other documents to research and implement solutions
  • Provide advice and training to users in response to identified difficulties
  • Collect, organize and maintain a problems and solutions log for use by other technical support analysts
  • Supervise other technical support workers in this group
  • Provide business systems, network and Internet support to users in response to identified difficulties
  • Set up equipment for employee use, performing or ensuring proper installation of cables, operating systems, or appropriate software

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Associate Computing Professional (ACP)
  • Cisco certified network associate
  • Microsoft certified professional (MCP)
  • A+ Certification

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Android
  • Security software
  • Word processing software
  • .NET
  • MS Windows
  • TCP/IP

Security and safety

  • Bondable
  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Travel expenses paid by employer
  • Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Financial benefits

Gasoline paid

Other benefits

  • Transportation provided by employer
  • Parking available

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The User Support Technician is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

User Support Technicians
METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information from user guides, technical manuals and other documents to research and implement solutions; and in collecting, organizing and maintaining problems and solution logs for use by other technical support analysts

SOCIAL

Interest in assisting computer users by assessing and responding to their technical difficulties; may supervise other technical support workers

objective

Interest in precision working to provide first-line technical support and advice to computer users

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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