Ugh

[sobrique]

Back at work today. Now it feels like new year. Thankfully, there's no one* in today, so I can get stuff done. I have made absolutley no new years resolutions. However, I do look forward to another year that'll be much like the last. And maybe a little better, if I can manage it.

And incidentally, are there any students out there, looking for a 'sandwich' placement?

ALSTOM is the global specialist in energy and transport infrastructure. The Company serves the energy market through its activities in the fields of power generation and power transmission and distribution, and the transport market through its activities in rail and marine.

January 2005
Opportunity for IT Sandwich Students at ALSTOM, Rugby

The Information Technology Centre at Rugby are looking for IT Sandwich Students to join them – if you are interested, please read on ……..
The Environment
Diverse user base of approximately 2000.
Job is based in Rugby but involves supporting users across many different sites (e.g. Ashby, Knutsford, Whetstone, Borehamwood, Birmingham etc). About 700 users based in Rugby.
Relatively high use of thin client technology Some Unix workstations for running high end engineering applications
There is 1 central helpdesk for the UK based in Rugby, responsible for a high number of first line fixes and remote support.
Numerous leading edge tools employed to manage the IT infrastructure and service provision
IT Staff at Rugby total about 50, providing IT services to local, national and international customers within ALSTOM.
Role
The successful candidate(s) will gain valuable experience and be exposed to many aspects of IT service delivery:
1. Providing first line support on the Service Desk,
2. Assisting with product selection, purchasing and administration,
3. Building and configuring PCs for delivery to meet users requirements,
4. Second line user support, resolving faults and requests with laptops, desktops and other client side issues (both remotely and at the desk side).

The placement(s) will be centred in the :
 UK IT Service Desk Team, and
 Distributed Computing Team (Client side support).

Exposure to other technologies will be available but a placement in these teams are not available:

 Servers and data centre, Web hosting, Lotus Notes development, Local and Wide Area Networking
Key skills
Good knowledge of PC architecture
Knowledge of Microsoft Windows OS’s including domain architecture and Active directory concepts
Pratical Networking knowledge
Good communication skills in written and spoken English are essential
Good customer facing skills
Experience of building PCs is beneficial

The placements will be in the operational arena and not of a development / project nature. The likely split of time is : Service Desk Stream 45%, Distributed Computing 45%, Other Teams 10%.

Applications with curriculum vitae should be forwarded to :-
Miss Hilary Evans, HR & Mobility Manager
ALSTOM Power Ltd.
Newbold Road
Rugby. Warwickshire. CV21 2NH.
e.mail :hilary.evans@power.alstom.com
Telephone :01788 531782

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 31st JANUARY 2005

Comments

[the-wood-gnome.livejournal.com]

is it me, or does this sound like you're advertising for a monkey butler :)