Spanish Bilingual Call Center Supervisor

TransPerfect Is More Than Just a Job…

Our greatest asset is our people, and nothing is more important to us than ensuring that everyone knows that. Each of our 100+ offices has its own individual identity, and each also has its own unique rewards.

The Spanish Bilingual Call Center Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of their team and ensuring they are performing job tasks, including spoken language interpretation services, in accordance with TransPerfect Connect standards of practice. Spanish Bilingual Call Center Supervisors are responsible for the maintaining a high level of productivity, ensuring high quality standards, and maintaining schedule adherence through team meetings and individual coaching sessions. They are also responsible for providing training on systems and processes during initial hire and follow-up training in the areas of, but not limited to, system operation, communication, customer service, interpreter technique, and discipline training.

Position responsibilities:

• Provide the highest level of customer service by effectively supervising a cadre of well-trained interpreter customer service agents
• Ensure team abides by ethical practices and TPC standards, which are observed during interpreting encounters
• Assure compliance to internal and external policies and procedures
• Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve productivity, performance, quality, and career path for the team
• Responsible for communicating policy updates and company information through team meetings, team huddles and one-on-one development sessions
• Ensure that all interpreter customer service agents are meeting their key performance indicators and responsible for performance management
• Assist in research and analysis work efforts by providing input for forecasting, training program assessment, and quality assurance program calibration
• Document all coaching/development sessions in a timely manner including corrective actions and performance improvement plans
• Interaction with cross-functional support groups in order to manage the day-to-day operations
• Responsible for all daily administrative duties (e.g., time card administration, payroll, etc.) as required
• Identifies and resolves operational problems using defined processes, expertise and judgment
• Ability to identify errors, inconsistencies in information, and make swift corrections
• Act professionally with regards to appearance, conduct, and coworker interactions Keep all assignment-related information strictly confidential
• Participate in periodic self-evaluations, as well as quarterly center evaluation programs; conduct periodic evaluations of interpreters assigned
• Maintain familiarity with center systems and equipment updates to operate interpreting systems efficiently
• Prepare reports that include status of interpreters assigned, shift coverage, and to convey interpreters’ needs and suggestions to upper management
• Understand basic employment laws/regulations, HR procedures, and keep up-to-date with company policies

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or a minimum of 2 years’ interpretation operations experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 2 years’ interpretation experience required; in Over the Phone Interpretation environment preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills in English and Spanish language
• Exceptional customer service, telephone manner, and multitasking skills are a must
• Strong organizational skills, sense of urgency, and attention to detail are essential
• Experience in a call center environment preferred
• Leadership skills and ability to motivate and develop staff
• Ability to set, meet, and exceed targets
• Proficient in MS Office products: Word, Power Point, Excel

Who We Are

TransPerfect Connect is the world's leading provider of remote interpreting solutions, including over-the-phone interpretation (OPI), video remote interpretation, multilingual email and chat support, business process outsourcing, and global call center services. TransPerfect Connect offers services in over 170 languages and employs industry-specialized interpreters screened for subject expertise. TPC is a division of TransPerfect, the world’s largest privately held provider of language services and globalization management technology solutions.

TransPerfect provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by states, federal, or local law.