Reliability Analytics Lead: Proactive Quality Insights

John Deere GmbH & Co. KG; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive base pay

401K and retirement benefits

Healthcare benefits with generous HSA

Adoption assistance

Employee Assistance Programs

Tuition assistance

Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms

Charitable contribution match

Employee Purchase Plan & discounts

Job summary

John Deere is seeking a Reliability Business Analyst for JD Waterloo Works in Waterloo, IA. You will develop analytics, dashboards, and reporting across JDPS, integrating diverse data to uncover trends and risks that drive proactive quality decisions.

You will partner with Quality and Reliability teams to apply data-driven solutions, develop predictive indicators, and advance digital transformation of quality systems. Onsite role with opportunities to influence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing complex data sets and developing actionable insights.
• Proficiency with data analytics and visualization tools such as Power BI, SQL, Python, and Databricks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to influence decisions across cross-functional teams.
• Experience applying data-driven approaches to quality, reliability, manufacturing, or product development challenges

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality analytics, dashboards, and reporting capabilities across JDPS.
• Integrate customer, warranty, manufacturing, supplier, and engineering data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Generate actionable insights that enable proactive quality management and support business decision-making.
• Partner with Product Quality, Supplier Quality, Factory Quality, Customer Support, and Reliability Engineering teams to address quality challenges through data-driven solutions.
• Develop leading indicators, predictive analytics, and automation tools to improve visibility to emerging quality risks.
• Drive quality data governance, metric standardization, and continuous improvement of analytical capabilities.
• Communicate complex analyses and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
• Support digital transformation initiatives that strengthen JDPS quality systems, processes, and organizational capability.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Python

Databricks

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Coursework or experience in analytics, quality, reliability, machine learning, or data science is desirable

Tools

Excel

Job description

John Deere is seeking a Reliability Business Analyst for JD Waterloo Works in Waterloo, IA. You will develop analytics, dashboards, and reporting across JDPS, integrating diverse data to uncover trends and risks that drive proactive quality decisions.

You will partner with Quality and Reliability teams to apply data-driven solutions, develop predictive indicators, and advance digital transformation of quality systems. Onsite role with opportunities to influence across the organization.