Customer Service Associate II

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Job Description

Works under general supervision, supervises daily service area activities and provides customer support to a service area. The Customer Service Associate II, under general supervision, provides support for the laboratory data assembly, development of customer statements
and assisting clientele with routine questions. This position involves a blend of office (75+%) and laboratory work and will include extensive training and
attention to documented service laboratory's standard operating procedures and agency policies.

Responsibilities:

- Primary responsibility will include compiling customer information and laboratory analysis data into the various databases and
developing client invoices/statements and reports.
- Provide first person contact with visiting clients and offer limited client phone support.
-Additional responsibilities may include assisting in one of the laboratories with weighting of samples and use of one of the laboratorys NIR
spectrophotometers for non-destructive forage/plant tissue analyses.
-Work with laboratory managers to maintain and update the appropriate laboratory Standard Operating Procedures documentation.
-Greets customers and responds to difficult customer inquiries and complaints.
-Explains and applies policies and procedures. Investigates and researches customer complaints and participates in resolving problems. Assists in the development of office procedures.
-Helps train and advise staff. Compiles data to prepare correspondence, forms, reports, or other documents. Receives and processes request for service.
-Adds, verifies, retrieves, and changes customer order information. Acts as a liaison between service area and other units. Enters billing charges and may accept payments.

-Other duties as required.

Required Education and Experience:
-High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
-Three years of related experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
-Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.

-Strong verbal and written communication skills.

-Strong customer service skills and detail-oriented.

-Ability to type accurately and use Word, and Excel documents.
-Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.