Customer Care Representative III in United States Of America, Massachusetts, Pittsfield

Job Info

POSITION

•

Union:

Customer Care Representative

III NUMBER OF OPEN POSITIONS

1

LOCATION:

BGC

• MA•

Pittsfield SHIFT:

8:30AM-5:00PM

STARTING PAY

$25.55 RESPONSIBILITIES Provide quality customer service by ph o ne, mail, email, o r in pers o n. Respond t o cust o mer inquiries, update cust o mer account informati o n in Customer Informati o n System, and complete o ther w o rk as assigned. Perform functi o ns relate d t o billing, service requests, evaluation o f customer eligibility f o r and establishment o n the Residential Arrearage Management Pr o gram (RAMP) t o provide debt f o rgiveness t o eligible l o w

• inc o me gas cust o mers, negotiate payment agreements and complete acti v ities related t o credit and c o llection o f delinquent acc o unts in adherence with Massachusetts Department o f Public Utility (MDPU) regulat o ry guidelines, along with federal and state laws.

Maintain customer c o nfidentiality and ensure familiarity with and compliance t o all Berkshire Gas p o licies, standards, and procedures related t o data secu r ity. 1. Answer and resp o nd t o customer calls with maximum pr o ducti v ity, a high quality o f customer service, an d adhere t o departmental p o licies and procedures 2. W o rk to res o lve pending credit and c o llecti o n activity o n customer acc o unts and negotiate pay m ent plans in acc o rdance with state/federal regulat o ry laws and guideline s 3. Pr o cess customer service-related requests t o establish or disc o ntinue gas service 4. Complete all tasks related t o the Residential Arrearage Management Program (RAMP) t o include deter m ination o f customer eligibility/qualifications, calculati o n o f f o rgiveness benefit / m o nthly credit am o unts, calculati o n o f customer's payment am o unt and c o mpleti o n o f pr o gram enr o llment processing 5. Perf o rm ancillary w o rk assignments as the y relate t o payment processing/ security dep o sits, billing, and Collecti o ns 6. Adhere to department w o rk schedule and complete all assigned tasks in timely manner 7. Resp o nd t o internal / departmental requests (i.e., Rental Department, D ispatch, Community Acti o n e t c.) in a timely manner and with the same high-qualit y standard o f customer service that is provided to external customers

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Effective verbal and written communicati o n skills required Typing, PC, and Phone Skills needed
• Experience/kn o wledge in M icr o s o ft Excel and W o rd applicati o ns is a
• must
• Go o d o rganizational / analytical skills needed and ability t o mult i
• task
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus

EXPERIENCE / TRAINING

• Tw o years customer service, billing o r c o llecti o ns experience

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• High scho o l diploma o r equivalent

GED Company:

THE BERKSHIRE GAS COMPANY

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Job Posting End Date:

July-31-2026