Manufacturing

Help Desk Supervisor

AFMS Group·Western Cape, south-africa·Full Time·Contract
ManufacturingFull TimeContract
-Closes Oct 28, 2026

Key Accountabilities/ Principal Responsibilities

Help Desk Co-ordination

  • Analyse call volumes
  • Implement help desk service targets to ensure call response times are aligned to contractual requirements
  • Ensure all calls are answered within agreed upon SLA timeframes and in the appropriate manner
  • Monitor customer complaints and assist with follow up and closure when required
  • Monitor the system dashboard and prepare and submit various reports to operational representatives
  • Produce internal and external statistical reports and analysis thereof
  • Assist with preparation of monthly performance report
  • Identify and report on calls in varying status' and drive to closure
  • Ensure supporting documentation is included on all calls where applicable
  • Monitor calls to ensure information is captured and co-ordinated accurately
  • Deal with and manage complex client complaints or enquires to ensure client satisfaction
  • Develop and maintain sound relationship with end users
  • Keep abreast of all workstream activities that impact the CAFMS
  • Support help desk operators when calls cannot be resolved
  • Monitor individual, team and help desk results to identify and act on both positive and negative performance trends
  • Answer questions and recommend corrective services to address customer complaints
  • Customer relationship management
  • Undertake help desk operator activities (logging, allocating and following up calls)
  • Effective reception services to support office operations
  • Telephone management
  • Visitors and register management
  • Courier management
  • Management of deliveries and receiving
  • Message taking
  • Meeting room management

Supervising Staff Performance

  • Implement and supervise shift schedules of help desk workstream
  • Supervise daily activities of the help desk operators
  • Implement and monitor adherence to business rules and principles, set policies, procedures and directives, taking corrective actions where required
  • Ensure staff are kept informed, updated and fully conversant on all new working practices, technological changes and compliance to client service requirements
  • Mentor and ensure staff training on technical and behavioural competencies
  • Motivate and encourage agents through positive communication and feedback
  • Provide communication and follow up to ensure representatives are fully informed of all new information related to products, procedures, customer needs and company related issues, changes or actions.
  • Monitor service calls to observe employee demeanour, technical accuracy and conformity to company policies

Quality

  • Implementation of the ISO quality management system and continually improving its effectiveness
  • Ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance
  • Ensuring the quality objectives are established and met

Key Skills and Experience

  • Grade 12
  • Min 4-year help desk experience, with at least 2-year experience at a supervisory level
  • Excellent literacy skills
  • Computer literacy: Forcelink, MSOffice
  • Knowledge of customer relationship management systems, technology and processes
  • Knowledge of service level agreements and the management thereof
  • Knowledge and understanding of statistical analysis

People and Management Skill

  • Ability to collate, analyse and interpret help desk statistical information
  • Ability to be multi-skilled
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Adhere to deadlines and targets
  • Excellent customer relationship skills
  • Caller engagement skills
  • A calm disposition
  • Ability to drive a help desk forward and add value to its operations
  • Mentoring and coaching skills
  • Creative and innovative thinking
  • Ability to work effectively in a team
  • Problem solving skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Good general interpersonal skills
  • Have a professional attitude
  • Take ownership of tasks
  • Willingness to work shifts

Key result areas

  • Understand role of reporting to the business and client
  • Understand role of supervising staff to closely ensure output is aligned with business requirements
  • Understand interworking with various teams to ensure operational compliance
  • Understanding that feedback and communication is critical to success
  • Understanding quality and service delivery
  • Adhere to deadlines and targets
  • Generating accurate information

Key skills

Matric

At a glance

Company

AFMS Group

Location

Western Cape, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

October 28, 2026

Created

October 14, 2026