Customer Support Specialist
Halter
Customer Service
Auckland, New Zealand
Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2022
The future of food production hinges on an important question: How do we feed the world’s growing population without compromising our natural resources? Farmers feed our population and hold the keys to vital climate solutions. At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers to run the most productive and sustainable farms. Farmers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional farming. They’re growing more grass, increasing milk production and improving the health and wellbeing of their cows.
We bridge deep tech into farming. Halter enables farmers to remotely shift, virtually fence and proactively monitor their cows’ health and behaviour. Can you imagine watching 500 dairy cows turn in unison and walk calmly towards the milking shed? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a mob of cows walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing farming with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry.
People join Halter because they want to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures.
About the role
Halter is looking for Customer Support Specialists to join our newly created Farmer Support team to help our farmers stay connected to their animals using Halter’s revolutionary technology. As a Customer Support Specialist, you will work closely with our farmers to unlock all the potential of the system and assist them when they are having issues. We’re looking for someone who thrives on delivering the best customer experience possible whilst aiming to resolve our farmer’s queries & questions. Take this opportunity to join a team that is starting from scratch, working closely with our Customer Support Lead to set the precedence of a world-class support team.
What your day could look like
- Responding to customer support queries received from all contact points (including phones, emails, and messenger services - we use intercom)
- Being the experts of our Halter App so you can provide guidance and support for customers in using our state-of-the-art product
- Building the bridge between our Farmers and our internal teams such as software, guidance, or behavior
- Identify areas where better service can be provided to customers and assist in the continuous improvement of systems and processes
- Keep all required report logs updated with relevant information
- Delivering world-class customer support to our rapidly expanding network of frothing farmers
Who are we looking for?
- Experience in a similar role would come in handy - You should know when to spend more time on an issue or escalate, with the relevant information, to our product & engineering teams
- Dairy farming knowledge and/or experience is preferred.
- A top-notch communicator - you will be versed in dealing with customers from all walks of life and making their lives a little better after having spoken to them
- An ambitious go-getter - Yep sounds cliche but here at Halter we all approach our day with an entrepreneurial mindset, you will be confident in making improvements to how we do things if it means working smarter and doing better by our Farmers
- An avid learner with a keen interest in technology and a drive to exceed their standards every day
- A tech-savvy individual who is looking to make a positive impact on a much-loved sector of New Zealand
Why our team loves working at Halter
- A genuine and shared connection to our mission to make a difference in the world.
- The excitement, risk, and reward of a high-growth technology scale-up.
- The pride of joining an iconic New Zealand technology company growing successfully on the global stage.
- The opportunity to work with and grow together with an enthusiastic, and highly gifted team with diverse backgrounds.
- The opportunity to supercharge your career in a supportive and caring environment.
- Our ideas are truly valued, we are able to move fast, and our impact is real.
- Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow.
- Healthy body, healthy mind. We’re partnered with Southern Cross Health Insurance to support your well-being.
- We offer 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and many other parental benefits that support you and your family.
- Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth.
- Our time to recharge is valued, we’re offered wellness leave and unlimited paid annual leave.
- Importantly, we offer an inclusive and attractive remuneration package made up of salary, benefits and an employee stock ownership plan.
Halter is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace — a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and under-represented groups of candidates tend to only apply when they meet every requirement. If you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily tick every requirement on this job description, please still get in touch and apply to Halter. We’d love to chat to see if you’ll be an epic fit!
Our Office First Approach
We do have flexible working hours and you can work from home when you need to but we encourage our team to be in the office as much as you can.
We have an office-first approach because we would like to keep the opportunity for teams to have spontaneous interactions which in turn has allowed our team at Halter to foster strong relationships. Stronger relationships make it easier to disagree, give feedback, do meaningful work and as a result be higher performing as a team.
Join our team
If this opportunity sounds like you, please apply below by sending through your cover letter explaining why you’re excited about this role and working at Halter, along with your CV, and we’ll be in touch!
Please also feel free to check out the careers and culture page for more information on working at Halter and don't forget to follow us on LinkedIn & Instagram.
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