Our team at Blackline Safety is growing! As a people-driven technology company, with a mission to make sure every worker returns home safely, we drive innovation, practice resiliency, demonstrate leadership, go the extra mile for our customers, and empower our people to be their best.
Blackline Safety is seeking a Supervisor for our Technical Support team to help lead our customer support efforts. The Supervisor will play a vital role in managing daily operations, ensuring high levels of quality, customer service, and driving team performance. You will oversee a dedicated team of technical support analysts, fostering an environment of growth and excellence while addressing customer concerns effectively.
What you will do
- People management of 8-15 technical support analysts
- Leverage key performance indicators (KPI’s) to improve overall operational strategy within the Technical Support Team
- Monitor daily call and case activity to meet and improve service levels
- Assist in the Management of call centre technology and assist in maximizing its functionality
- Develop action plans to enhance individual and team performance to ensure quality service and personal satisfaction
- Training and developing new and existing team members
- Respond to escalated customer requests from first level agents and internal departments
- Prepare reports and proactively advise internal teams about customer feedback with recommendations for how to improve product or process experiences
- Develop and ensure that department Processes and Procedures are properly documented, regularly reviewed, and adhered to
- Foster a culture of ownership, innovation and resilience within a high-performing international team, in a rapid growth environment
- Assists in keeping the team up to date on new product and service impacting issues
- Completes RMA authorizations, escalated customer issues and troubleshooting with customers on the phone
- Collaborate with the 2nd and 3rd level support teams to identify best practices for Blackline processes, solutions and continuous improvement of products
- Supports Blackline call handling practices to ensure that calls are directed and recorded appropriately
- Participates in incident reviews to identify and implement corrective action
- Works with internal teams to prepare and deliver support plans for customers
- Become a product and process expert and promotes an environment of continuous improvement
What we are looking for
- Technical Diploma/Degree or relevant experience
- 5 years supervisory experience in a technical support/call center environment
- Knowledge of call center telephone and ticket management systems
- Strong technical aptitude and logical problem-solving skills with hardware, software, firmware and network/connectivity
- Operational and scheduling best practices to support a 24-hour, 7 day a week operation
- Proven track record successfully leading a large team in a customer service environment
- Process development and improvement
- Clear communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to form strong relationships
- Ability to create meaningful reports and analyze operational issues, making recommendations for improvement
- Knowledge of RMA processes
About Blackline Safety
Blackline Safety is a world leader in the development and manufacturing of wirelessly connected safety products. We offer the broadest and most complete portfolio available in the industry. Our products are designed to save lives and we monitor personnel working alone in populated areas, complex indoor facilities, and the remote reaches of our planet. Blackline’s products are used to keep people safe in the event of falls, missed check-ins, man-downs, and exposure to explosive or toxic gas. Our design, development, sales, marketing, support, and production are all performed in-house at our headquarters in Calgary, AB. Blackline Safety is a publicly-traded company (TSX: BLN). To learn more about our company visit
Blackline Safety is powered by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants, regardless of age, religion, race, color, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin, race, or sexual orientation. We enthusiastically encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions.
Disclaimer:
Please be advised that Blackline Safety does not request payment or personal financial information at any stage of the recruitment process. Be cautious of any unsolicited job offers or communications that appear suspicious.
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What We Do
Connect. Monitor. Respond. It’s a simple and seamless sequence of events and also our mission: one that makes sure every worker gets their job done and returns home safely every day.
Blackline pairs wearable safety technology and personal and area gas monitoring with cloud-connected software, and data analytics to help companies meet demanding safety challenges and increase productivity with coverage in more than 100 countries.
Our technology provides a lifeline to tens of thousands of people, having reported over 160 billion data-points, and initiated over five million emergency responses. Armed with cellular and satellite connectivity, we ensure help is never too far away.
The Blackline Difference:
To guarantee no call for help ever goes unanswered, our direct-to-cloud technology detects every event—like a fall, gas leak, hazardous weather situation, no-motion incident or missed check-ins–and connects workers to live monitoring teams for real-time response, by real people. It’s what makes us different and it’s what gives workers peace of mind that their safety is accounted for in any circumstance.
