Description
Position summary: The Help Desk Associate is the first level of response and support for our
stores and end-users. The position is responsible for answering, collaborating commenting,
troubleshooting, and providing resolution to first level information technology, facilities
inquiries, and support tickets.
General Purpose: To provide our customers with total satisfaction. To serve our community
through volunteerism and produce a return on assets which will assure the future prosperity of
our employees and our company. To be an ambassador of our “Living Brand” by building
relationships with our customers.
Role Qualifications:
- Associate Degree in Computer Science, Facilities Management or the equivalent combination of experience and education.
- Dependable transportation
- Able to travel daily between required Family Express locations or other non-Family Express locations when necessary
Position Responsibilities:
- Prompt response to requests for support and assistance
- Diagnose and resolve information technology hardware and software issues
- Diagnose and resolve facilities’ assets and equipment issues
- Research questions using available information resources
- Advise user on appropriate action
- Follow standard help desk procedures
- Log all help desk interactions
- Administer help desk software
- Redirect problems to appropriate resource
- Identify and escalate situations requiring urgent attention
- Able to identify and organize tickets according to priority
- Track and route problems and requests and document resolutions
- Prepare activity reports
- Stay current with system information, changes and updates
- Builds Relationships
- Promotes Living Brand
- Serves as Product Brand Advocate
- Adheres to company approved accounting procedures
- Promotes and is an advocate for “Safety”
- Promotes Company mission statement
- Fosters Company Culture
- Seeks, promotes, and implements “Best Practices”
Requirements
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Strong conviction to assist others
- Customer service oriented
- Strong stress tolerance
- Situational awareness
- Strong analytical and reasoning skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to ensure issues are resolved the first time
- Time management and the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities with sense of urgency
- Excellent interpersonal and highly effective communication skills
- High performance team building and strong team player
- Commitment to company mission and values
- Intermediate mathematical skills
- Constructively deals with conflict
- Adaptability, flexibility and receptive to change
- Effective decision making based on sound judgment and reasoning
- Knowledgeable and proficient on Microsoft Office products and software
Nonessential Skills and Experience:
- Associates Degree in Computer Science, Facilities Management or the equivalent combination of experience and education
- Previous retail experience. Preferably convenience stores
Reporting To This Position: No direct reports
Physical demands and work environment:
- Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the associate is required to stand for prolong periods; work longer than eight (8) hour shifts, reach climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch; talk or hear; smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
- Work Environment: Must have flexibility to work all shifts, all days of the week, when necessary. Ability to tolerate extreme temperatures for a minimum of 30 minute intervals. Exposure to dirt, dust and cleaning solvents.
Skills Required
- Associate degree in Computer Science, Facilities Management, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Dependable transportation
- Ability to travel daily between required company locations and other locations as necessary
- Customer service orientation and strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong analytical, reasoning, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities with urgency
- Strong stress tolerance, adaptability, flexibility, and conflict-management skills
- Knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office products and software
- Ability to work all shifts and days of the week when necessary
- Previous retail experience, preferably convenience-store experience
- Ability to stand for prolonged periods, work shifts longer than eight hours, and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds
- Ability to tolerate extreme temperatures and exposure to dirt, dust, and cleaning solvents
What We Do
Family Express Corporation is a privately held regional chain of foodservice-focused convenience stores and fueling centers headquartered in Valparaiso, Indiana. Founded in 1975, it operates over 80 locations across northern and central Indiana. The company is recognized for its unique centralized logistics model and proprietary brands, such as Java Wave and Cravin's Market, focusing on providing high-quality products and services in a clean, safe, and friendly environment.








