Technical Service Representative

At SMA America we believe in Energy that Changes. Since 1981 SMA has been developing innovative solar technology with a purpose making the installation operation and maintenance of photovoltaic power plants simpler more reliable safer and more cost effective. In the meantime weve also been collecting awards as a great place to work providing growth opportunities to our employees and challenging conventional thought.

The Technical Service Representative is responsible for providing the highest quality of customer support through the technical support telephone hotline. Duties include answering incoming calls to the service line and resolving all types of customer issues providing assistance to installers in the field providing technical training to internal personnel creating tickets to dispatch to field service teams and providing support to other departments.

Primary duties / responsibilities

Maintains the technical support hotline and uses communication skills to provide customer support to users installers and customers of SMA.

Creates documentation as needed for publication in document and webbased media describing common technical issues and solutions and to create technical field reports.

Provides technical training to internal personnel on the technical aspects of SMAs product line and develops training materials.

Provides support to the Sales and Marketing departments by serving as an SMA products

generalist and building familiarity with competitors products.

Other duties as may be required or assigned.

Required training (type / duration / field / additional training)

An associate degree is required.

A fouryear degree in a technologyrelated field is preferred.

Required relevant professional experience (type / duration)

Experience in the field of solar electric (PV) installation system design and/or inspection equivalent to this level of education can be used in lieu of the requirement.

Experience in renewable energy is preferred but not required.

Other specialized skills

Knowledge of solar electric (PV) installation system design and/or inspection is preferred.

Knowledge of mathematical concepts including graphical representation of data is preferred.

Knowledge of basic electrical theory is required.

Proficiency in the English both written and verbal is required. Spanish language both written and verbal is preferred. German language skills are a plus.

Customer focus and a serviceoriented attitude are required.

Ability to communicate on the phone with customers while taking detailed notes is required.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word PowerPoint Excel) is required.

Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy are required.

Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills are required.

Excellent organizational skills are required.

Ability to analyze and solve problems.

Ability to work under time pressure and stress.

Ability to handle multiple projects in parallel.

Ability to work individually as well as part of a team

NABCEP certification is a plus.

Additional Details:

• Compensation Range: $25.00 $30.53 per hour
• Comprehensive benefits including health/dental/vision with $0 premium options 401k with match advanced training and education opportunities etc.

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