Solutions Center Representative

At Goal Zero, an NRG owned company; our mission is to empower people with a bright, safe, connected, and sustainable future by delivering smart, portable power solutions designed for everyone, everywhere.  As the market leader in portable solar power, Goal Zero solar panels, power stations, and accessories give a new breed of consumers and outdoor enthusiasts the power to go farther, regardless of their gear's battery life. We invite you to join our adventure.

This posting is for a Senior Embedded System Engineer to work with us on new product lines, taking our current product offering and innovating beyond today's features and specifications. We are looking for individuals with a passion for technology and strong skills in embedded design that build help form the foundation of our power electronics products. You will be joining the engineering team within our product development group, working alongside our mechanical, firmware, and electrical engineers to design upcoming innovative products.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides technical support and guidance on Goal Zero products - knows our products inside and out
• Ability to close consumer sales
• Manages customer inquiries regarding orders
• Handles and resolves customer complaints
• Researching required information using accessible resources
• Recording details of comments, inquiries, complaints and actions taken
• Initiate product replacement, tracking with delivery services and customer follow up
• Answer phone calls and emails professionally
• Factory Store and Reception Desk back up
• Other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent, required.
• More than 1 year customer services and/or technical support experience in sales support environment.
• Strong organizational skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects effectively
• Exceptional Communications Skills (oral and written)
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Outstanding customer service skills (friendly, courteous and helpful)

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Hours vary - onsite position

• Regularly required to talk and/or hear to communicate with customers
• Frequently required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• Required to sit and/or stand in one position for extended periods of time while answering phone and computer inquiries.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds.
• Evening, weekend and some holiday work may be required as job duties demand.
• Ability to work in an office environment as well as out in our factory store and warehouse as needed.
• Position to be located at Goal Zero in Draper, UT- no relocation available
• Open Office and Warehouse Environment

We aren't just a company but a team of passionate people who live life to the fullest, with a shared desire to help others do the same. We're mountain bikers, skiers, and climbers, world travelers and weekend warriors, technology mavens and creatives, moms, dads, soccer coaches, volunteers, and everything in between. We rely on our products to power the things that matter most in our own lives and are proud to stand behind them.

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401K Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Parental Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, and more.

Goal Zero is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability EEO is the Law Poster (The poster can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf)