Site Industrial Data Engineer - Manufacturing Analytics

Mars Incorporated in; North Sioux City (SD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Mars Incorporated is seeking an IE Data Engineer to strengthen manufacturing performance by developing reliable data processes, analytics, dashboards, and digital solutions. The role moves the site from data collection to true data utilization to enable faster decisions and better performance.

You will collaborate with Operations, IE, MSE, CI, and IE teams, build dashboards for OEE and downtime, and support scalable data-driven improvements on the production floor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience in manufacturing, operations, and/or Lean/Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• 0-2 years of manufacturing environment.
• Experience with data analysis tools.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills, ability to work cross-functionally, and comfortable engaging with operations teams on the production floor.
• 10% domestic travel.

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing processes to improve safety, efficiency, throughput, and operational stability.
• Process, validate, clean, and structure manufacturing data to support accurate reporting and analysis.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytics tools for line performance, TRS / OEE, NQC, downtime, reliability, throughput, and operational losses.
• Translate manufacturing data into clear insights, trends, and recommended actions for site teams and leadership.
• Support local deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement of digital solutions, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Serve as a local data steward by supporting data quality, standard definitions, validation rules, and stakeholder alignment.
• Partner with Operations, Technical, MSE, CI, and IE teams to identify data gaps, reporting needs, and improvement opportunities.
• Support line performance improvement through data analysis, floor validation, and cross-functional problem solving.
• Develop and maintain labor models, capacity planning tools, staffing analysis, and operational performance reporting.
• Support continuous improvement activities related to waste reduction, bottleneck analysis, layout, material flow, and standard work.
• Provide functional support to local and regional IE / MSE teams as needed

Skills

Data analysis tools

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Operations floor engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

ERP

SQL

Job description

Mars Incorporated is seeking an IE Data Engineer to strengthen manufacturing performance by developing reliable data processes, analytics, dashboards, and digital solutions. The role moves the site from data collection to true data utilization to enable faster decisions and better performance.

You will collaborate with Operations, IE, MSE, CI, and IE teams, build dashboards for OEE and downtime, and support scalable data-driven improvements on the production floor.