Customer Service Lead

TransCore (TRN), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is seeking a full-time Customer Service Lead to join our team in White Marsh, Maryland.
Job Summary: Under the direction of the Customer Service Supervisor, the Customer Service Lead is primarily responsible to assist the Customer Service Representatives in their daily duties and resolving questions/issues that arise. This includes training and monitoring the daily activities and projects of the Customer Service staff to achieve the directives and performance standards of the department. The Customer Service Lead working in concert with the Customer Service Supervisor, addresses all Customer Service issues pertaining to account related inquiries and Violations Processing by executing duties and responsibilities personally, or through other staff members.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Tracks and records performance measures and reports these measures to management on a daily basis.
Continually assesses Customer Service levels and monitors customer feedback.
Ensures that all Customer Service Representatives are courteous, professional and attuned to customer needs.
Ensures that appropriate steps are being taken by the Customer Service staff when an event needs to be escalated for resolution.
Monitors performance and enforces policies and procedures to ensure that all personnel meet or exceed expected service and performance levels.
Assists in the creation of performance reviews for TransCore employees and provides periodic feedback to staffing agencies as needed.
Assists supervisor in managing personnel in the following areas: attendance, monitoring, coaching and time scheduling
Contacts customers to update account information.
Manages customers that request supervisor assistance.
Performs daily duties of Customer Service Supervisor in his/her absence.
Researches and resolves account issues.
Performs account maintenance including account changes, closings, adjustments and statements requests.
Contacts customers for additional account information.
Assists in problem correspondence as required.
Prepares required reports as needed.
Answers questions from less experienced staff.
Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this job.

Education:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job assists in hiring, training, supervising, evaluating, rewarding, and disciplining Customer Service Representatives.
Skill: Has substantial understanding of the job and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks.
Job Complexity: Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations.
Supervision: Determines methods and procedures on new assignments. Coordinates the activities of other personnel.
Experience: Typically requires a minimum of 2 - 4 years of related experience.
Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.