Job description

UNIT DESCRIPTION

Do you have a passion for patient care? Sodexo is hiring at Lehigh Valley Hospital Mack Blvd, Allentown PA 18103.

Sodexo is offering a $1000 sign on bonus for those candidates hired and remain in their position one year from their hire date.

Multiple shifts with rotating weekends and holidays.

Position Summary

The Customer Service Specialist may work in either a Food or Facilities operation. Their main function is to handle customer service interactions through either face-to-face, email or telephone communications. May operate a switchboard to route incoming calls to the appropriate party. The Customer Support Specialist may be required to record and document various client interactions for management follow-up, provide administrative duties for the front desk, guest services and similar facilities or locations. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but Sodexo may identify other responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities may differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and client requirements.

General Responsibilities:

• Handles customer service inquiries and problems via the telephone, routing incoming calls to the appropriate party, operating paging system, recording recurring problem areas.
• Provides immediate assistance to customers as requested.
• Maintains a method to document, track and research customer calls, data input, room inventory, etc.
• Shares recurrent problems identified by customer input.
• Reviews statistics and trends with appropriate personnel.
• May respond to e-mail inquiries.
• May send written communications in response to customer comment forms.
• Identifies needs and makes recommendations for quality improvement that creates perceived value to customers.
• Works with customers to ensure satisfaction in such areas as quality, service, and problem resolution.
• Answers inquiries pertaining to hotel services, shopping, dining, and entertainment.
• Makes and confirms reservations for hotel, transportation, restaurant, entertainment and/or tour reservations.
• Provides travel directions.
• May fulfill special service requests on an as needed basis. Multi-tasks and performs administrative duties as required.
• Complies with all Sodexo HACCP/OSHA, and/ or local policies and procedures related to all assigned work.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned, such as issue room keys, receive and transmit mail, etc.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Willingness to be open to learning and growing.
• Maturity of judgment and behavior.
• Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance.
• Maintains a positive attitude.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule helpful.
• Must comply with any dress code requirements.
• Attends work and shows up for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity.

Experience/Knowledge:

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
• 0 to 2 years related experience.

Skills/Aptitude:

• Presents self in a highly professional manner to others and understands that honesty and ethics are essential.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers and other departments with professionalism and respect.
• Maintains a professional relationship with all coworkers, vendor representatives, supervisors, managers, customers, and client representatives.
• Must have basic phone and computer skills (email, texting, etc.).
• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work well alone and in a team.
• Knowledge of and proficiency in all OSHA and local requirements related to all assigned work.

Physical Requirements:

• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses.
• Significant walking or other means of mobility.
• Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours).
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 40 pounds.

Working Conditions (may add additional conditions specific to defined work location):

• Generally, in an indoor setting, however, may supervise outside activities and events.
• Varying schedule to include evenings, holidays, weekends and extended hours as business dictates.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is primarily in a controlled, temperate environment; however, may be exposed to heat/cold during support of outside activities.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

Benefits Eligibility

Full Time Benefits: At Sodexo, we believe every employee should have the resources to be their best. As part of our overall rewards, we offer benefits programs designed to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle including health, dental and vision insurance. Eligible employees can enroll in their benefits, which will be effective beginning on their first day with Sodexo. We also offer other benefits like paid time off, financial and savings programs and access to our employee assistance program and other discounts (eligibility varies by unit and may not be available to all employees).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• No experience needed

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person

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