Data Analyst

A Fortune 100 client in the Georgetown, KY area is seeking a Data Analyst to join their Manufacturing Information Systems team. Reporting to a Senior Business Analyst, this role will collect, prepare, analyze, and visualize data to help the team understand operational performance, investigate recurring issues, prioritize improvements, and measure results. Other day-to-day responsibilities include: - Work with the Senior Business Analyst and plant stakeholders to translate operational questions into defined analysis tasks. - Collect and combine data from approved sources such as SQL databases, Excel files, SharePoint Lists, and existing system reports. - Clean, organize, and validate datasets, documenting missing information, inconsistencies, assumptions, and limitations. - Use SQL, Excel, and Power BI to investigate trends, recurring issues, exceptions, and improvement opportunities. - Analyze areas such as incident recurrence, resolution times, manual workload, system usage, and manufacturing process performance. - Support root cause investigations by identifying patterns and relationships, validating interpretations with people familiar with the process. - Develop and maintain clear reports and dashboards that answer specific operational questions and support decisions. - Collaborate with the Senior Business Analyst and process owners to document KPI definitions, calculation methods, data sources, and reporting frequency. - Establish performance baselines and compare post-implementation results to help validate the benefits of process and system improvements - Participate in plant visits and gemba activities to understand how data is generated and how it relates to actual operations. - Communicate findings in plain language, explaining their operational relevance and any limitations. - Work with the Application Developer to identify data capture, reporting, and integration requirements for new or improved applications. - Document queries, data preparation steps, and report logic so outputs can be understood, maintained, and reused. - Follow established data access, security, and governance requirements, escalating data quality or access issues when needed.

• 1+ years of relevant experience in data analysis, reporting, or business intelligence (internships or co-ops can suffice)
• Associate’s degree or higher
• Experience pulling data from SharePoint Lists or Dataverse
• Experience pulling and leveraging data within excel, Power BI, or Tableau
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Experience with SQL and Python
• Manufacturing or Industrial industry experience