Job Description:
The position involves assisting the Business Technology (BT) support teams with the technical support of IT infrastructure technology which includes, but is not limited to the following devices - workstations, laptops, iPads, PDA devices, printers, network equipment, telephones, backup appliances, wireless access points, server equipment, storage devices, routers, switches, and any other technology used to conduct business at an operating company facility. It also involves training the Support Specialist I associates as well as continued knowledge transfer to the BT support technicians. Additional requirements are to actively contribute to the development of policies and procedures to continuously improve and simplify technology services across the Sysco enterprise. This position is also responsible for participating in hardware roadmap planning sessions and testing new products to validate compatibility and functionality. In Addition, this position will also be the local escalation contact for any related IT support issues. Escalations will flow up to their Sysco Team Leads and to the BT Support Leads to quickly resolve any issues. This position will be the local corporate IT representative to answer any IT related question and to train the local staff how to enter service requests, how to prioritize service requests, assign service requests, and how to best utilize the current support model. In addition, this position will keep local management informed on technology trends and local alignment with the trends to best maintain system availability. This position will be expected to meet with local senior management on a regular basis to keep management informed on proactive refresh cycles, hot spare inventory, anti-virus compliance, patch compliance, enterprise upgrade projects, data backups, and the general health of their local technology. This position will require technical skills to be able to support and repair laptops, workstations, PDA devices, mobile computing technology, and the operating system and software associated with these devices. Additional support responsibilities will include coordinating enterprise workstation OS deployment, providing support for printers and peripherals, coordinating and validating problem resolution for warranty or third party on-site repairs on all IT equipment and providing secondary support as required for the Communications and System Support technicians.
