IT Help Desk Technician
100% onsite help desk technician at Schultes Precision Manufacturing (Helios Technologies) in Buffalo Grove, IL, providing frontline IT support to office and shop-floor users: troubleshooting Windows/PC hardware and software, Microsoft 365 accounts, networking issues, shop-floor devices, and logging tickets.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Schultes Precision - Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- It support
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3+ years experience supporting desktop users
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office
- Experience supporting Microsoft 365 users (Outlook, Teams, account setup, password resets)
- Networking basics: TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, Wi-Fi, connecting devices to the network
- Strong organizational and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently
- Self-starter with strong work habits
- Communicates effectively and professionally with diverse internal and external clients
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, with strong written and verbal communication
- Works independently with strong critical thinking and problem-solving
- Maintains confidentiality and professionalism
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in MIS, CIS, or related field
- Knowledge of Freshservice or similar IT ticketing system
- Basic IT certifications such as CompTIA A+ or Network+
Full description
Job Summary:
The Help Desk Technician is responsible for providing frontline technical support to employees at Schultes Precision Manufacturing, ensuring the reliable operation of computer systems, software, hardware, and related technology. This position serves as a primary point of contact for day-to-day IT support requests, diagnosing and resolving technical issues while delivering timely and professional customer service.
The ideal candidate possesses strong technical troubleshooting skills, a customer-service mindset, and the ability to prioritize competing requests in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Work Location and Schedule:
- This position is 100% onsite at our manufacturing facility. Remote or hybrid work is not available.
- Primary hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with schedules adjusted as needed to support both 1st and 2nd shift.
- Occasional weekend work may be required.
- Work is performed in both office and plant floor environments, including standing, walking, and working around production equipment. Safety equipment (PPE) must be worn on the plant floor as required.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Provide onsite computer and network support for hardware and software problems reported by manufacturing and office users.
- Support shop-floor PCs, kiosks, thin clients, and time clocks.
- Support barcode scanners, label printers, rugged tablets, and plant Wi-Fi.
- Provide first-line support for ERP and shop-floor application users (logins, printing, and basic issues), escalating to application owners as needed.
- Work with Maintenance and Engineering to support PCs connected to production machines and test stands.
- Help new users set up their email accounts and passwords, and assist users with password resets and account access.
- Add and maintain users on the network; assigning application access, ensuring security, and maintaining their configurations are within standards.
- Install new software applications or hardware coordinating third parties when necessary.
- Maintain an adequate level of knowledge of operating system and application software being used to provide high levels of support to users.
- Providing guidance to users on how to use software applications, operating systems, and other computer-related technologies.
- Log, track, and document support requests in the ticketing system.
- Collaborating with other IT team members to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
- Updating and maintaining technical documentation and knowledge base articles.