Customer Care Representative

POSITION - Union: Customer Care Representative 

NUMBER OF OPEN POSITIONS: 2

LOCATION: ME - Augusta - General Office

STARTING RATE: $23.55/Hourly

Responsibilities

·         Handles all phases of customer inquiries received by telephone or by correspondence (physical or electronic).

·         Processes applications for service and extension of facilities. Responds to customer inquiries and complaints (i.e. bill payment, usage inquiries, account updates, service, credit and collections) in a customer focused manner.

·         Responds to maintenance concerns and emergencies during storm restoration.

·         Resolves customer problems and complaints utilizing established procedures and and policies, which include regulatory guidelines (customer may include attorney, collection vendors, and/or insurance companies).

·         Records online entries of customer transactions into set operating systems.

·         Provides account information to customers and explains bill service policies and customer rights.

·         Able to work effectively with all areas of the Company to obtain pertinent information to serve customer.

·         Conducts credit and collection work as necessary, including deposits, final/charge off collection, Sundry and Legal.

·         Receives and logs customer inquiries, complaints, and requests for adjustments on residential and small business or industrial accounts.

·         Initiates service orders, WMS orders and performs associated action, as requested.

Skills and Requirements

·         High School diploma/GED equivalent.

·         Associate degree, BA/BS in related field of study is preferred.

·         Good communication skills, both oral and written.

·         Strong customer service orientation.

·         Able to coordinate multiple tasks for multiple customers in a fast-paced environment.

·         Strong problem-solving skills.

·         Able to work flexible schedule, as well as be available during storm/emergency situations.

·         Works well within a team.

·         MS Office skills

·         CSSGUI, WMS, Sundry Billing (where applicable).

·         Knowledge of billing, collections and filed tariffs is a plus.

·         Knowledge of MPUC Chapter 815, understanding of legal process/credit reporting requirement, bankruptcy codes and rules (where applicable).

·         Must be pre-qualified for this position. Applicants may take pre-qualification test during screening process.

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions.  This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

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