System Manager at Plantation Industries Limited

Plantation Industries Limited, a best in class cocoa processing factory in Akure requires outstanding and experienced professionals for immediate employment. We provide excellent career opportunities for self- motivated, commercially oriented professionals with initiative and passion to succeed.

Job Title: System Manager

Location: Akure, Ondo State

Job Description:
System manager will plan, coordinate, and direct computer-related activities in the organization. The person will determine the information technology goals of the organization and are responsible for implementing computer systems to meet those goals.

Job Responsibilities:

• Evaluating user needs and system functionality and ensuring that ICT facilities meet these needs, contribute to organizational policy regarding quality standards and strategic planning, developing and implementing the ICT budget, obtaining competitive prices from suppliers to ensure cost effectiveness.
• Scheduling upgrades and security backups of hardware and software systems;
• Researching and adopting new applications for the smooth running of all ICT systems, including anti-virus software, testing and modifying systems to ensure that that they operate reliably including print services and email provision at all times.
• Providing secure access to the network for remote users, securing data from internal and external attack, implementing and managing security or integrity and backup procedures, and offering users appropriate support and advice
• Providing user training, support, advice and feedback; mentoring and training new ICT support staff and keep up to date with latest technologies and applications.
• Ensuring that software licensing laws are adhered to. Prevention of crisis situations, which may involve complex technical hardware or software problems.

Skills, Interests and Values.
Analytical and problem solving; Organization, teamwork and time management, Interpersonal, communication, Management and leadership skills. Good understanding of Sage Evolution or similar ERP.

Qualifications

• Diploma, C&G, FTC and Degree in electrical or electronic engineering, with an emphasis on courses that include control and instrumentation modules for Instrumentation and Control; C&G/FTC in Refrigeration and Air conditioning unit; and OND/HND/NCE/DEGREE in any Social Sciences for the position of Personnel Officers/Supervisors.
• Right candidates must be able to work efficiently in a team environment and have good communication and interpersonal skills, as they have to work in operations as a team, and must be very good at creative problem solving and be able to work with high level hardware and software.
• Good business skills and commercial awareness are a big virtues, as is the ability to motivate others.
• Deliver on-time, in-budget, to-specification and contribute to Food Safety and Business Quality Management System Development are very important.
• Project management skills will become important after a few years of experience.

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2014

Method of Application
Interested qualified candidates should forward their applications with C.V. stating position to the following address:

The Advertiser,
P.O. Box 2770,
Apapa - Lagos
Or

The Advertiser,
P.O. Box 2397,
Akure-Ondo State