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Customer Service Associate II

College Station, TX Full time

Job Title

Customer Service Associate II

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service

Department

Soil & Crop Sciences

Proposed Minimum Salary

$17.50 hourly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

About Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:

As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

Click here to learn more about how you can be a part of AgriLife and make a difference in the world!

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 laboratory’s 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.

Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?

When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:

  • Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums 
  • 12-15 days of annual paid holidays  
  • Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
  • Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas  
  • Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife

Applicant Instructions

Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

Please attach to your completed applications:

-Resume

-List of references with email and daytime phone number(s)

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

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.