Join a multinational European team with members coming from over 50 different nationalities all over the world. We believe in strong collaboration as we are convinced, that only together we can grow stronger and keep our innovative edge in the competition. Panasonic is an energetic, creative and proactive organization that consistently aims to exceed its customers’ expectations, to translate its vision into providing solutions based on ideas that will enrich people`s lives.
It's not just about what we do though, also about how we do it. We’re proud of our company culture, which based on 7 key principles set out by our founder, Konosuke Matsushita.
Our aim is to help you achieve your career goals by offering attractive and individual opportunities to develop your talent. We want to offer you the chance to grow within our organization, guided by a variety of training and development measures, as well as an attractive remuneration package.
Responsibilities
Providing technical and functional support and development for Oracle E-Business Suite, APEX applications, VB.NET and HTML DB.
- Develop APEX and VB.NET applications that can integrate with Oracle E-Business Suite or stand alone.
- Solve issues at both a technical and functional level on Oracle E-Business Suite, APEX applications, VB.NET and HTML DB.
- Develop and customise Oracle E-Business Suite.
- Requirements gathering, analysis, design and implementation – successfully deliver a project through the full life cycle.
- Resolve issues surrounding interfaces between Oracle modules.
- Investigate and resolve complicated issues or functional behaviour.
- Support business operations and processes.
- Using the applications, improve business processes.
- Research, develop and test functionality and processes for the business.
- Raise and progress Oracle Service Requests.
- Successfully take a project from its initial discussions through to implementation and post go live support.
- Provide end-user training and documentation.
- Define, develop and test Oracle Reports and technical solutions.
- Adhere to company policies and quality systems.
- Gain understanding of all areas of Panasonic Manufacturing UK Ltd (PMUK), roles and processes.
What we're looking for
The scope of the Graduate Applications Specialist role is to fulfil the following functions in a functional and technical capacity:-
- Support and develop the existing/new Oracle Application Express (APEX) applications;
- Support and enhance Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) R12.1;
- Support and develop the existing/new VB.NET applications.
- Support and develop the existing HTML DB (also known as ‘mod PL/SQL’ which is a combination of PL/SQL and HTML) applications.
Supervision and mentoring will be provided by Applications Specialists and IT Executive Engineers.
We are not expecting a graduate to know the role and be able to perform all the Key Responsibilities, we want a graduate who can program/develop to a good level (with the potential to be excellent), fulfil functional and technical roles, has a strong work ethic (alone or as a team), conscientious, is willing to learn and improve, and positively apply themselves to improving the business.
Core requirements
- Degree level qualification in a Computing subject
- Enjoy programming and the challenges it brings
- Strong programming skills, able to develop complicated programs
- JavaScript, CSS3 and HTML5
- Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
- Oracle Database, preferably 11gR2 or higher
- Requirements gathering, analysis, design, implementation
- Excellent communication skills
Additional skills that would be an advantage
- Use of development tools TOAD or SQL Developer / Visual Studio
- Experience in VB.NET
- Knowledge of Oracle E-Business Suite architecture and database structures
- Experience with Oracle Reports
- Experience with UNIX: IBM AIX or Linux
Additional specifications
- Strong attitude to learn and improve
- Must be reliable
- Conscientious
- Structured
- Self-motivated
- Committed
- Strong work ethic
- Leadership qualities
- Able to work alone and as a team
- Ability to communicate effectively
A better life, a better world
Panasonic is one of the largest and leading electronic product manufacturers in the world. The depth and diversity of our research capabilities, manufacturing expertise, high quality and sophisticated products have remained strong since 1918. In Europe Panasonic employs more than 20,000 people.
Fairness and equality are in our DNA, and our ambition is to create inclusive environments, where people can do their best work, and their diversity is leveraged. Panasonic is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Please find here more information about Panasonic as an employer.