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Customer Service Rep - College (Part-Time)

Date: Dec 4, 2024

Location(s): Miami, FL, US, 33134

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 84166

is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry? Join our world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

Fortune 150 company, where individuality is encouraged, and hard work is rewarded. Florida Power & Light Company is the largest energy company in the U.S. as measured by retail electricity produced and sold. The company serves more than 5.6 million customer accounts supporting more than 11 million residents across Florida with clean, reliable and affordable electricity. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Florida-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a clean energy company widely recognized for its efforts in sustainability, ethics and diversity, and has been ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry in Fortune’s 2020 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies.”

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To be considered for this position the applicant must be actively enrolled at a college or university as a full-time student.

Compensation:

$18 an hour includes training

Monthly incentive program for excellent performance

Work Location:

FPL Lejeune Flagler Office (LFO) located at 4200 W Flagler St. Miami, FL 33134. (This is not a work from home position and all candidates are required to work from the office.)

Training:

Duration of 6-8 weeks

Agent training is paid and will take place Monday - Friday from 8am-2pm with anticipated start date of January 15, 2025. Training is mandatory and candidates will be required to attend all training without exceptions.

Post-Training: Employees enrolled AT FIU will transition to the FIU campus and work out of the MARC building once training is completed. Candidates that are not enrolled at Florida International University (FIU) will remain working out of the Lejeune Flagler Office.

Work Schedule upon completion of training: 20-29 hours weekly

Weekday: Flexible schedules based on your school availability (Summer semester requires 25-29 hours per week)

Weekend shift required: Saturday 3PM - 11PM

What We Are Looking For:

Self-driven individuals

Excellent communication skills (friendly, courteous, helpful)

Ability to resolve customer issues by using problem solving skills

Reliable/Dependable

High Integrity/positive attitude

Flexible/Adaptable

Strive for excellence

About Position:

College Part time employee expected to work between 20-29 hours per week upon completion of training. As an essential part of our company, you will provide exceptional customer service to more than 5.8 million of our valuable customers.

We provide comprehensive training to ensure our Customer Service agents are prepared to deliver an exceptional customer experience. In this role, you will be trained to handle incoming customer calls such as power outages, billing, new service connection etc. Our state-of-the-art technology provides quick and real-time information to ensure our customers’ inquiry is resolved on the first call.

Engage directly with customers who contact us for a variety of inquires ranging from assisting them with billing inquiries, reporting power outages, educating customers on energy consumption, and assisting customers when something does not go as expected.

Research and problem solve to determine suitable actions to deliver our customers with solution driven results. Be proactive, follow up as needed to ensure one contact resolution

Create emotional connections by listening to customer needs, applying active listening skills, and showing empathy.

Embrace challenges and demonstrate capacity for growth. We encourage and welcome improvement opportunities within a culture of transparency, openness and trust

Engage with team members, supervisors and other employees across various levels of the Organization, utilizing virtual collaboration tools such as Teams, Webex, and webcams to foster positive workplace relationships.

Job Overview

Employees in this role assist with basic customer requests and explain company policies to customers in a pleasant and professional manner. This position emphasizes public relations and effective revenue risk management as well as provides a variety of information regarding the company.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Under direct supervision:

• Responds to customer requests, inquiries or complaints

• Assists with agency inquiries and Medical Essential Service Program (MESP)

• Identifies who will handle more complex calls

• Transfers or refers sales leads accordingly

• Uses company's Predictive Dialer System as needed to contact customers regarding their past due accounts

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED

• Experience: 0+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• None

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

Employee Group: Non Exempt

Employee Type: College Part Time

Job Category: Customer Service

Organization: Florida Power & Light Company

Relocation Provided: No

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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