
Specialist I, Sysco Technology Support
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The Specialist I, Sysco Technology Support assists local teams with IT infrastructure support and serves as an escalation contact for support issues. The role provides hands-on device troubleshooting and repair, coordinates workstation deployments and third-party repairs, and supports end users with service requests and enterprise systems. It also provides secondary support for communications and systems teams, including after-hours and emergency support when needed.
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Position Purpose:
The position involves assisting the Sysco Technology (ST) support teams with the technical support of IT infrastructure technology which includes, but is not limited to the following devices - workstations, laptops, iPads, PDA devices, printers, network equipment, telephones, backup appliances, wireless access points, server equipment, storage devices, routers, switches, and any other technology used to conduct business at an operating company facility. This position will also be the local escalation contact for any related IT support issues. Escalations will flow up to their Sysco Team Leads and to the ST Support Leads to quickly resolve any issues.
This position will be the local corporate ST representative to answer any IT related question and to train the local staffs how to enter service requests, how to prioritize service requests, assign service requests, and how to best utilize the current support model. This position will require technical skills to be able to support and repair laptops, workstations, PDA devices, mobile computing technology, the operating system and software associated with these devices. Additional support responsibilities will include coordinating enterprise workstation OS deployment, providing support for printers and peripherals, coordinating and validating problem resolution for warranty or third party on-site repairs on all IT equipment and providing secondary support as required for the Communications and System Support technicians.
Supervisor: Team Leader, IT Local Support Specialist
Classification: Non-Exempt
Educational requirements: H.S. Diploma and minimum 3 years’ experience associated with end user technology support and IT related environments.
Special requirements: Minimum of three years customer service experience in Computer Technology. Must possess excellent communication (written and verbal), organizational, and problem solving skills. Must effectively interact with several different personalities and levels of management. Must be self-motivated, resourceful, reliable, and trustworthy. Must be proficient at technical troubleshooting of desktop and laptop computers, mobile technology devices, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and other desktop software. Must have experience with supporting, installing, and configuring Order Entry applications. Must be able to use remote support tools to be able to troubleshoot remote computer devices. Must be available for after hour support and weekend on-call support as needed.
Description of Responsibilities:
Prioritize support calls using enterprise ticketing system and manage tickets with frequent updates, as well as escalating aging tickets, and trends as required.
Purchase new equipment, repair parts, mice, keyboards, batteries, printer toner, supplies, etc. for workstations, laptops and peripherals devices from the approved standards list through Corporate IT Purchasing.
Ensures software and hardware standards are adhered to at all times based on guidance from Corporate
Ensuring software license compliance with all installed software
Responsible for imaging workstations using the standard images
Maintains and adheres to current system security policy
Ensure client agents for discovery tools, anti-virus and patch compliance updates are maintained at the most current levels
Provides secondary on-site workstation support and knowledge transfer to the Desktop/Laptop support team
Account administration and support for Order Entry applications
Assists with desktop hardware relocation where required.
Responsible for local printers/copiers/faxes network connectivity, preliminary troubleshooting, toner replacement and coordination of third party on-site support.
Responsible for and/or assists in special projects as assigned.
Train and assist end users to effectively utilize the enterprise ticketing system
Maintain reliable “Hot Spare” Laptop/Desktop systems
Dispose of old computer equipment utilizing approved vendors in compliance with environmentally friendly recycling processes
Provide onsite hands on support for devices supported by Infrastructure support teams.
Provides telephone and mobile phone support, including voicemail and account administration, deployment/replacement of equipment.
Assists with support of wireless access points, VPN connectivity, and company issued mobile telephone devices.
Provides after hours and round-the-clock support for emergency trouble calls when needed.
Additional Duties:
As required by Manager
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,936 open IT Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$68–99K/yr34 salary ranges
- Texas median$26–33/hr54 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 208 open IT Support jobs in Texas and 2,936 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN33 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; IT Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (2,052 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,055 of the 2,936 open IT Support jobs (36%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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