Remote Data Analyst - Mining Insights & Dashboards

Placements24; Richards Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive salary with bonuses

Health insurance and retirement plan

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Data Analyst for a fully remote position in the mining sector. You will transform raw data into actionable insights, build dashboards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive operational efficiency and strategic decisions.

The role requires 3+ years in data analysis, strong SQL skills, and proficiency in Power BI/Tableau. Remote work is supported, with occasional meetings in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data-related field.
• 3+ years experience as Data Analyst, mining or heavy industry preferred.
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Advanced data visualization skills (Power BI/Tableau).
• Strong statistics, modeling, and data analysis skills.
• Experience with Python or R is a plus.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Capable of independent work in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Collect, process and clean large datasets from diverse mining systems.
• Perform statistical analysis to identify trends and anomalies in operational data.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports using BI tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Interpret data to provide insights into production optimization and cost reduction.
• Collaborate with managers, engineers and IT to define data requirements.
• Develop predictive models to forecast outcomes and challenges.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity and security across projects.
• Present findings to management clearly and concisely.
• Stay updated with advancements in data analytics for mining.

Skills

Analytical thinking

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Python

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science/Statistics/CS/Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Data Analyst for a fully remote position in the mining sector. You will transform raw data into actionable insights, build dashboards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive operational efficiency and strategic decisions.

The role requires 3+ years in data analysis, strong SQL skills, and proficiency in Power BI/Tableau. Remote work is supported, with occasional meetings in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal region.