Job Opportunities at MainOne Cable

MainOne Cable is a leading facilitator and preferred provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions such as Connectivity and Data Center Solutions to Telecom operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), other businesses and Government institutions across West Africa.

MainOne Cable's success is built on having talented and highly proficient people within their respective fields as the driving force behind our business. A job in MainOne is different from any other you have had. With joining MainOne you'll be challenged, inspired and proud as you become a part of something big.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Inventory Management Officer

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Permanent
Department: Finance

Responsibilities
The job responsibilities of the Procurement and Inventory Officer whom we will train to bring up to speed will include the following:

• Coordinate the accurate completion of purchase requisitions from user units within the Technical department and other Non-Technical functions;
• Receive and review all requisitions for the purchase of technical and non-technical items, ensuring they are properly approved and within budget;
• Source, process and coordinate the analysis of valid quotations/ tenders for approved items;
• Engage in negotiations with suppliers/ vendors (with the approval of the Procurement Manager or Head, Procurement and coordinate the issuance of purchase orders, after due approvals have been obtained;
• Ensure all purchase orders are authorized by management, dispatched to vendors for acknowledgement and file with supporting documents;
• Review vendor invoices and ensure they are in line with PO and contract terms.
• Manage contracts and agreements effectively according to agreed terms and processing renewals when due.
• Co-ordinate and manage cost of sales requirements from the requesting units/departments;
• Support the implementation of inventory management policies and procedures, upon due approval by the Head, Procurement and relevant authorities within the organization;
• Receive, record, review and oversee proper documentation of all technical stock (technical department items);
• Maintain an updated inventory records management system ;
• Be abreast of the latest inventory management and material handling tools, technology and procedures.
• Ensure appropriate authorization for the release of stocks as well as proper documentation for relocation of items;
• Proactively track the movement of inventory items from one location to another;
• Update system records of items against physical balances.
• Receive all inventory items ordered, match with PO and update the inventory records regularly;
• Conduct periodic demand planning to determine needs and requirements for goods and services
• Other duties that may be assigned.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• A Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or Science related discipline.
• Minimum of 1-2 years’ post-NYSC experience in Procurement or Supply Chain Management and / or Finance environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Effective time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent numeric and analytical skills.
• Advanced proficiency in MS office suite.
• Good sourcing and negotiation skills.
• Integrity and ability to deal with confidential information are essential.
• Ability to define and understand technical requirements.
• Good working knowledge of data processing and management.
• Ability to work and deliver promptly within tight timelines with minimal supervision.
• Good working knowledge of ERP system.

Demands of the Job:

• Good accounting skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Can work on call during weekends.
• Apply best practice bench-marking.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Job Title: GPON Engineer

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Permanent
Department: Technical
Slot: 2

Responsibilities

• Track and repair signal outages on Gpon including signal leakages on the network in coordination with Engineering, Maintenance and NOC teams
• Ensure sites are attended to within SLA.
• Update dispatch with accurate information pertaining sites and customer feedback
• Ensure quality is attained with reference to industry standards.
• Handle CPES and ensure they are well packaged with all accessories intact in cases of recovery
• Maintain integrity including management of customer premise, company Image and phone etiquette.
• Share feedback on issues pertaining to the network and customer experience.
• Share relevant information with relevant teams including addresses, gaps and network issues
• Respond to customer inquiries about products, work operations, etc. during field contacts.
• Produce and maintain all records related to the assigned tasks
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks on customer premises, including among others Coaxial and Optical Fiber cables, disconnection of idle drops, report sagging cables and damaged network devices including Lockboxes/passive and active devices.
• Ensure work tools are well maintained including laptops, Compression tools, motor bikes etc

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• First degree in a relevant field of study.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the design and construction of Fiber Optic Networks, including 2 years of experience at various levels of project management .
• A comparable amount of training, education and experience may be substituted in lieu of some of the minimum qualification
• Good knowledge of GPON protocol (ITU-T G.98x standards) and/or a strong experience of GPON equipment configuration (OLT & ONT) is mandatory
• Considerable knowledge of design and construction practice on GPON fiber optic networks
• Good knowledge of equipment and technologies like:
• Ethernet access networks (VLAN bridging, cross-connect)
• Ethernet QoS (policing, shaping, IEEE 802.1p, 802.1q, 802.1ad)
• Measurement equipment's (protocol emulators, traffic generators, protocol analyzers)
• Ability to operate an OTDR to troubleshoot and test fiber optic cable.
• Ability to troubleshoot large GPON network with minimal supervision.
• Thorough and complete knowledge of rules, regulations, policies and procedures applicable to electric and communication industry, and the ability to apply them in day-to-day engineering situations
• Considerable knowledge of local and state permitting agencies codes and regulations
• Considerable knowledge of other office software, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Access.
• Ability to write technical specifications
• Extensive knowledge of creation of fiber optic paths and calculation of loss budgets.
• Considerable ability to establish effective working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to plan the work of technical personnel engaged in surveying.

Demands of the Job:

• Possibilities of working at odd hours should be expected

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Job Title: IP Systems Administrator

Location: Lagos
Department: Technical
Job Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

• The IP System Administrator primarily provides support to the IPNGN Virtual infrastructure.

Specifically, the IP System Administrator’s responsibilities shall include:

• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs.
• Apply OS / Hypervisor / Firmware / applications patches and upgrades as demanded, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitioning and RAID configuration as required
• Perform monthly performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Troubleshoot and resolve all operating system and application related issues.
• Research and recommend innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for system administration tasks.
• Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
• Perform Server Hardening in accordance with the company information technology rules.
• System Hardware / Software compliance check and update.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• B.Sc in Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Minimum of 4 years relevant experience
• Linux and windows servers troubleshooting skills required
• Working knowledge of the Linux Kernel
• Database Administration experience
• Experience supporting Vmware vSphere environment is desirable
• Networking experience will be an added advantage
• Shell Scripting experience will be an added advantage
• CCNA , REDHAT, WINDOWS,VMWARE certifications

Demands of the Job:

• Strong written and verbal skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to resolve issues in a timely fashion
• Availability to work overtime in times of emergency and specialized project deliveries

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply