VACANCY: Various Positions at Ascentech Services Limited 565 views

Ascentech Services Limited – Our client, a leading technology company operating in the Digital Payments space, is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Lagos
Department / Division / Unit: Application Development / Technology

Job Objective / Purpose of Job

• To develop high-quality reusable software components, for business to business integration, using international best practices and new best-in-class technologies, concepts, and philosophy; and to design, code, test, analyze and manage software programs and applications that drive the organization’s strategy.

Job Description

Strategy & Planning:

• Works with other software developers, the software architect, and designers in conceptualizing and developing new software programs and applications
• Plans own work in phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) for a variety of projects
• Assists in the preparation and documentation of software requirements and specifications
• Performs research on the requirements of software users and documents findings to serve
• Works closely with the Team Leader, Business Analyst, and Product Owner for understanding the functional and system requirements.

Acquisition & Deployment:

• Conducts research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
• Recommends, schedule, and performs software improvements and upgrades

Operational Management:

• Consistently writes, translate, and code software programs and applications according to specifications and PCIDSS standards
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software application.
• Write and execute unit tests for developed software applications.
• Perform peer to peer code reviews.
• Participate and contribute to software architectural design sessions.
• Maintain and implement source control & version management.
• Create technical documentation for all software applications.
• Deploy all developed applications to the development environment for QA and Testing.
• Guide & follow through on developed software applications to ensure successful UAT and subsequent shipment.
• Works closely with the QA team to ensure quality and timely software development within his / her responsibilities
• Runs and monitors software performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging
• Administers critical analysis of test results and delivers solutions to problem areas
• Generates statistics and prepare and write reports for management and/or team members on the status of the programming process
• Monitor & manage project lifecycle on popular work management tools.
• Updates tasks on the work management tool
• Ensures robust and sustainable enterprise social collaboration architecture for software development by monitoring matrices of the SOA, and fixing complaints/bugs logged by customers
• Assists in the development and maintenance of user manuals and guidelines for ease of use by the client/customers
• Installs software products for end users as required
• Creates and manages Application Programming Interface (API)
• Writes programming scripts to enhance functionality and/or appearance of the company Web site and/or related Web applications as necessary
• Removes code script from the company Web site and/or related Web applications as necessary
• Liaises with network administrators, systems analysts, and software engineers to assist in resolving problems with software products or company software systems.

Key Performance Indicators / Performance Goals:

• Expert level in Java Programming using Java 8 and above
• Understand how to develop Enterprise Solutions
• Understanding of Microservices Architecture
• Hands-on experience using Spring Boot Framework
• Hands-On experience using Ci/CD
• Hands-on experience with building cloud solutions
• Experience using ISO 8583
• Experience using ISO 20022
• Experience in the development of Payment Solutions
• Understanding of Domain-Driven Architecture
• Should be able to guide and Mentor Junior Developers
• Hands-on experience with BDD Testing Framework
• Hands-on experience with Junit, Mockito, Hamcrest, and AssertJ

Job Specification

Education Qualification:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Computer / System / Electrical / Electronic Engineering / Applied Physics / Computer Science or a related discipline.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience using Java and related technologies
• Experience preferably in the Digital Payments industry.

Key Skills and Competencies

Skills:

• Research
• Object-oriented programming
• Web services / SOA
• In-depth understanding of Postilion and all its applications
• In-depth knowledge of all products worked on
• Database Management.

Competencies:

• Customer focus (internal and external customers)
• Attention to Detail
• Analytical
• Problem-solving
• Strong customer-service orientation.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Risk Management
• Teamwork & collaboration.

Job Title: Retail Sales Manager

Location: Lagos Island, Lagos.
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Requirements

• BSc / HND in Business Administration, Marketing or any related field
• Minimum of 3 years in a supervisory position
• Strong and full of energy to drive sales
• Proven track record of increasing sales and revenue; field sales experience is an advantage
• Outstanding and excellent communication skills
• Up-to-date with the latest trends and marketing best practices
• Demonstrated experience in running sales teams.
• Ability to develop sales strategies and use performance KPIs
• Proficient in MS Excel/Word, PPT
• Organizational and leadership ability
• Problem-solving aptitude

Job Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Sango Ota, Ogun

Job Description

• We are in need of a Production Supervisor to efficiently run the food manufacturing production process for a startup chips factory.

Responsibilities

• Directing the manufacturing front line team to meet customer needs and achieve standards related to cost, line efficiencies, waste, safety, and productivity.
• Responsible for all aspects related to the manufacturing of the company’s product. such as (but not limited to) hourly inspection and review of production processes, training of new production staff, setting the standards of housekeeping and cleanliness on the factory floor
• Ensuring the quality of the product meets the preset standards and to ensure the scheduled maintenance of the production machines are carried out serviced and optimized.

Requirements

• B.Sc. or HND in Food Science and Technology, Agriculture field and / or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing company
• Six sigma is a definite advantage
• Keen attention to detail, quality, and cleanliness you are highly methodical and can learn on the job in a fast-paced environment.
• A stickler for rules, processes, and someone who excels in a high-pressure target based structure.

Job Title: Data Custodian

Locations: Abuja (FCT), Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Edo, Ekiti, Gombe, Jagawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara
Job Type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

• Implements the user access policies specified by data trustees.
• Ensures that data quality is sustained during technical processing (such as data entry or Extract-Transport-Load operations).
• Ensures that the recipient of a data extract receives a copy of the business metadata that corresponds to the extracted data.
• Resolves data quality issues in partnership with data Stewards.
• Follows change management practices during maintenance of data within a data collection.
• Ensures that changes to data content and controls can be audited.
• Advises trustees on technology solutions that support the type of access the trustee wants to provide.

Place of Work:

• Though the place of reporting and primary job location will be at Ogbomosho, Oyo State, the selected candidate will be required to embark on trips outside of the State from time to time.

Key Requirements

• Education: B.Sc / HND in Agriculture or relevant discipline.
• Essential: Must be interested in Agriculture, have good knowledge of Tally, Excel, Word, and Powerpoint.
• Hands-on experience on the procurement of farm equipment will be a plus
• Well versed with Geography and the different areas/regions of Northern Nigeria, especially Kogi and other neighboring Middle Belt States.
• Team handling & reporting.
• Knowledge and understanding of English, Yoruba, and preferably, Igala.

Job Title: Farmers’ Manager

Locations: Abuja (FCT), Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Edo, Ekiti, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara
Job Type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

• Handling and conducting farmers’ training
• Understand and farmers problem and provide a solution to it
• Farmers related data collection and compiling
• Periodic reporting
• Attaining Audit.

Place of Work:

• Though the place of reporting and primary job location will be at Ogbomosho, Oyo State, the selected candidate will be required to embark on trips outside of the State from time to time.

Key Requirements

• Education: B.Sc / HND in Agriculture or relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years experience

Essential Requirements:

• Hand on experience in Farmer training, education, teaching, and procurement of farm equipment
• Good persuasive skills; well versed with Geography and the different areas/regions of Northern Nigeria, especially Kogi and other neighboring Middle Belt States
• S/he must be ready to travel across the country.
• Team handling & reporting.
• Must understand and speak good English, Yoruba, and preferably, Igala languages.

Job Title: Production Manager

Locations: Lagos, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Production

Overview

• The Production Manager is responsible for all production activities in the factory which include processing, maintenance, quality, efficiency, and safety. This includes driving strategic plans that ensure that production goals are met in the most cost-effective manner delivering expected financial results.
• To ensure that the facility provides the quality products produced in the most efficient manner within budgeted costs. Implement systems to effectively manage production schedules supporting the business.

Key Responsibilities

Inventory:

• To plan the procurement, receipt, and issue of raw material required for daily production.

Production and Maintenance:

• Leads the effort and drives manufacturing tools and techniques fostering continuous improvement within the facility. Acts in a proactive manner with respect to problem resolution.
• Leads the overall efforts for cost reduction initiatives, capital planning, and resource allocation.
• Manages the overall scheduling, production, maintenance, quality, safety, logistics, and other administrative functions for the facility.
• Leads the effort in working within all company guidelines and local/state regulations.
• To set, maintain and monitor the processing parameters on machine and molds as per cycle time/targets established to maximize plant efficiency.
• To control the rejection percentage with a maximum limit of 3 to 3.5 % of the production.
• To monitor the timely grinding of the rejection and ensure maximum utilization of the scrap.
• Ensure the efficient operation of injection molding machines and down line equipment.
• Generate a machine breakdown history and root cause analysis report and provide the action plan to the management.
• To update on necessary spare parts (local & overseas) requirements for prompt maintenance of machines and utilities.

Procurement:

• To ensure that the inventory of spare parts (both imported and locally procured), fuels, and oils are available and where required initiate the order process.

Reports:

• Maintain daily reports of (i) Diesel and Gas generator operation (ii) Air compressor operation (iii) Water treatment plant.
• Submit a monthly closing stock report of (i) All spare parts (ii) Fuels and oils.
• Submit monthly consumption reports of (i) Power consumption from Diesel and Gas Generators (ii) Power supply from the national grid (PHCN) (iii) All fuels and oils.
• Prepare machine break down reports, mould change reports, maintain machine maintenance history cards.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree/diploma in engineering. An electrical engineering specialization will be an advantage.
• A person with at least 10 years of experience in maintenance of all production-related equipment as stated above.
• A person having exposure in supervising a team of at least 20 efficiently.
• A person with basic computer knowledge being able to use programs such as Email, MS Excel, and Word.

Job Title: Shift Engineer

Sales Management:

• Assist in the preparation of the annual sales budget, by SKU and by location.
• Assist in sales forecasting and monthly/quarterly sales reporting.
• Monitor customer activities and post-sales follow up with customers.
• Liaise with appropriate warehouse staff on inventory and supply related matters.
• Ensure product pricing is competitive where there is competition for a product. Maximize pricing opportunities where our products command a higher position compared to our competitor’s product.
• Cross-check & approve customer sales orders, invoices & delivery waybills, as well as following up and confirming customer payments.
• Keep track of sales budgets and ensure the Order-to-Payment cycle is followed strictly.

Reporting:

• Provide inputs daily on B2B order balances and collections.
• Review monthly, quarterly, and annual sales reports with the Head of Sales.
• Manage and compile internal reports, as required.

Qualifications, Desired Skills, and Experience

• Should have at least 5-7 years of experience in sales and marketing.
• An MBA with a degree in marketing, communications, public relations, business administration, advertising, or a related field is required.
• Knowledge and application of a wide range of marketing and sales techniques and concepts.
• Must be self-motivated, confident, enthusiastic, and able to work independently with minimal supervision. A proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making skills.
• Must possess basic computer knowledge being able to use programs such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Knowledge of Tally ERP9 is desirable.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.

Application Closing Date
30th September 2020.

How to Apply

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Note:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of color, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices
• Our people are all equally gifted in unique ways: we come from diverse traditions, personal experiences, and points of view. And we want to include yours, Are you ready to inspire us with your ideas?
• We encourage all applicants to apply and do not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.
•  submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
  Due to the urgency of the position, we have the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline
•  qualified candidates will be invited for an interview