Technical Support Representative - Tier I
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Socket Telecom LLC
Columbia, MO, US
Summary
The Technical Support Representative will provide assistance to customers by troubleshooting and resolving technical issues. They will also document known problems and act as a backup for the customer service phone queue.
Job Description
Description
Are you ready to use your expertise in technology to assist Socket Fiber customers on a daily basis? This is an in person call center role in Columbia Missouri.
A Day in the Life
Socket is seeking a skilled Technical Support Representative to provide exceptional assistance to customers. You'll be the main point of contact for troubleshooting, resolving issues, and ensuring seamless service operation. Additionally, you'll support new user set-ups and help improve our technical knowledge base. Join us in delivering outstanding service and fostering customer satisfaction.
Looking to fill full time in office position.
What You’ll Do
Key responsibilities include:
- Answer technical queries from current customers
- Receive training on new technologies or products
- Document and update known problems and solutions, notifying Tier II, or above, when applicable
- Interact with all Tiers, supervisors, and other departments to ensure customer issues are resolved in a timely manner
- Act as a backup to the Customer Service in-bound phone queue as needed
What We’re Looking For
To be considered for this role, you'll need the following required qualifications:
- Proficiency with computers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Telephone handling skills
- Data Entry
- Multitasking
What Will Help You Stand Out
Preferred Qualifications:
- Friendly demeanor
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Teamwork
Desired Attributes
Beyond the qualifications, these attributes are what make someone a great fit for our team:
- Previous Technical Support experience
- Customer service experience
- The ability to stay calm during stressful
Why Join Socket Fiber?
At Socket Fiber, we're redefining what it means to connect communities. We share a mission-driven culture focused on bringing high-speed internet to areas that need it most. We're not just selling a service—we're providing access, opportunity, and real change. Socket Fiber offers a culture where employee strengths are highlighted and recognized.
A few of the key ways we strive to make employees feel valued include:
- Competitive pay + bonus potential or performance-based commission
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and 401k with match
- Free coaching/counseling for employees & families
- Free fiber service (if available in your area)
- Tuition reimbursement for personal and professional growth
- Community engagement opportunities
- Culture that values results, effort, and integrity
Our Core Values
- Respect: Toward all customers, communities, property, and coworkers.
- Advocacy: In-person, online, or by phone—we go beyond support to serve as customer advocates.
- Transparency: In our commitments, service experiences, and business relationships.
- Progress: Growth is proof of our dedication to improving lives and communities.
- Winning: Every conversation is a chance to gain a customer for life.
Ready to Apply?
If you’re ready to make an impact and grow your career with Socket Fiber, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!
This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
This role is not eligible for relocation.
Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
This employer uses E-Verify.
In 1994, our founders saw a need for a local Missouri internet provider. They ignored some initial skepticism from friends and family – the internet was, after all “just a fad” - and started Socket, providing basic dial-up internet service out of a small office in Columbia.
Demand for internet access grew rapidly. By 1999, Socket had more than 30,000 customers and relocated to two office spaces on Cherry Street in downtown Columbia. (Those spaces are now Glenn's Cafe and studio apartments!)
As dial-up internet peaked, Socket looked to ways to keep its business moving forward. The company began offering high-speed internet and later became a CLEC (competitive local exchange carrier). With the expansion of business telephone and other advanced services, rapid growth ensued, and Socket was named one of the nation’s fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine.
Socket continued to expand, moving in 2007 to an office on Clark Lane in Columbia. Residential telephone service and Naked DSL internet were introduced, resulting in more expansion.
Socket began work in 2011 on a brand new fiber-optic network to reach homes and businesses in rural Callaway County and Fulton. Socket has been expanding this fiber network ever since, now reaching several Missouri cities. Thousands of customers enjoy reliable, high-speed internet as a result.
Today, Socket employs approximately 200 people and is proud to be Missouri's local fiber internet provider, and we plan on bringing state-of-the-art technology and friendly, local support to as many homes and businesses as possible.
We look forward to serving you!
Founded
1994
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Telecommunications
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Columbia, MO
In 1994, our founders saw a need for a local Missouri internet provider. They ignored some initial skepticism from friends and family – the internet was, after all “just a fad” - and started Socket, providing basic dial-up internet service out of a small office in Columbia.
Demand for internet access grew rapidly. By 1999, Socket had more than 30,000 customers and relocated to two office spaces on Cherry Street in downtown Columbia. (Those spaces are now Glenn's Cafe and studio apartments!)
As dial-up internet peaked, Socket looked to ways to keep its business moving forward. The company began offering high-speed internet and later became a CLEC (competitive local exchange carrier). With the expansion of business telephone and other advanced services, rapid growth ensued, and Socket was named one of the nation’s fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine.
Socket continued to expand, moving in 2007 to an office on Clark Lane in Columbia. Residential telephone service and Naked DSL internet were introduced, resulting in more expansion.
Socket began work in 2011 on a brand new fiber-optic network to reach homes and businesses in rural Callaway County and Fulton. Socket has been expanding this fiber network ever since, now reaching several Missouri cities. Thousands of customers enjoy reliable, high-speed internet as a result.
Today, Socket employs approximately 200 people and is proud to be Missouri's local fiber internet provider, and we plan on bringing state-of-the-art technology and friendly, local support to as many homes and businesses as possible.
We look forward to serving you!
Founded
1994
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Telecommunications
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Columbia, MO