Job Description
Established in 1989, Parker Car Service has evolved into the market leader in providing private hire services to over half a million customers within and outside of London.
We are located in Feltham and looking for candidates for our control team so if you think you have what it takes, please do not hesitate to get in touch today!
We are currently looking for someone to join our night control team with availability to work weekends.
The Position:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, keen and dynamic individual to join our award-winning team in Feltham, West London. We work with more than 400 drivers. This role will usually be between 36 and 48 hours a week and your main duties will include:
- Despatching work and dealing with driver queries
- Taking bookings and dealing with customer queries via phone, email and other forms of communication.
- Any ad-hoc duties that have been passed to you by a manager.
- Assisting other members of the Customer Service team.
- Assisting the fleet department with any duties required.
Experience
You must have at least 3 years of experience in a similar role with a Private Hire or Taxi Company.
The following skills are required for this role:
- Experience controlling in a minicab company
- Good hearing and a clear telephone voice with a confident and polite telephone manner
- The ability to work accurately under pressure
- A good standard of spoken and written English
- Good computer and keyboard skills
- Excellent customer care skills
- The ability to deal with difficult calls in a calm and professional manner
- Flexibility
- Awareness of confidentiality issues
- Good time-keeping and reliability
- Team Player
- Problem Solving
- Interpersonal skills
- Experience using platform-based computerised systems.
As well as potentially joining the team who won the title of the UK’s best private hire company, we offer various different incentive schemes, staff discounts and 5.6 weeks paid holiday. We have various social activities throughout the year to keep the team spirit high and if you would like to be a part of Parker Car Service, please do get in touch and arrange an interview as we would love to see what you have to offer!
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £11.00-£15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Employee discount
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- FELTHAM: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- controlling: 3 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: One location