Bilingual Customer Service Representative (English-French)

GFL Environmental Inc.•Ottawa, ON

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general direction of the customer service manager, the customer service representative (CSR) plays a crucial role in facilitating effective communication between customers and GFL, ensuring seamless operations, and maintaining customer satisfaction. The CSR is responsible for a variety of tasks, including data entry, clerical work, responding through inquiries through email and telephone and supporting overall office services.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
Fully Bilingual English French
One (1) to Two (2) years customer service call center experience.
Ability to implement solutions to general and specific customer concerns.
Ability to work in fast-paced environment, meet time deadlines and perform under pressure.
Possess good organizational skills and record keeping skills.
Possess ability to speak and communicate effectively with customers and employees both verbally and in writing.
Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel.
Good problem solving ability.
Excellent data entry skills.
Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, talk and hear.
Visual Requirements: include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Valid work authorization in the country where the job is located is required.
Successful candidates will be required to provide valid documentation confirming their eligibility to work in the country where the job is located prior to their start date.

Responsibilities

Provide excellent customer service and professionalism to all customers via in person, telephone, email, or via the web.
Communicate clearly and concisely with on-the-road employees to give instructions and assistance.
Answer incoming and make outgoing customer telephone calls.
Receive and resolve, within established guidelines, customer questions and concerns.
Monitor, resolve, document, and report all customer complaints, driver route sheets and call-in sheet and all customer problems relating to operations and coordinate with sales.
Track customer information and concerns and enter data into database.
Research and complete customer refunds and submit for approval before being submitted to Accounts Receivable for payment.
Maintain new account files.
Work with supervisors to ensure that all missed stops and special pick ups are completed daily.
Provide timely and accurate information regarding missed stops or other customer concerns.
Generate call-in work orders for drivers.
Download, distribute and answer all customer inquiries received via email.
Take web request and process payments by phone.
Process customer payments via internet and take cash payment’s as needed.
Enter new subscription residential accounts into system.
Run credit checks on new customers.
Complete verification form, service agreement and pricing matrix on all commercial accounts for changes, new and cancelled.
Key all new/cancelled accounts into Tower system and verify in system.
Scan all contracts into system and maintain records of them.
Assist in completing the Affirmative Action log for all applicants.
Maintain a positive attitude, and promote the GFL Environmental image by focusing on cooperation, employee partnership and positive telephone and email manners.
Ensure the customer service area is neat and orderly and ensure proper greeting of all visitors.
Conform in all respects with applicable federal, state/provincial and local laws, regulations, ordinances and other orders and to all company policies, procedures and directives from supervisors.
May provide back up assistance for Office Coordinator.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested by management.