Remote Production Data Analyst: Drive Insights

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Home office allowance

Online courses & certifications

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Remote Production Data Analyst to join a forward-looking manufacturing company in South Africa. The role is fully remote, enabling you to collect, analyze, and interpret production data to drive efficiency and quality improvements.

You will build dashboards, perform statistical analyses, and develop predictive models while collaborating with engineers to meet data needs and maintain data integrity in a remote setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative field.
• Experience as a Data Analyst in manufacturing/industrial settings.
• Proficiency in Python (Pandas/NumPy), R, SQL.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and organize large volumes of production data from various sources.
• Analyze production metrics to identify efficiency, quality, and cost improvements.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to visualize KPIs for production teams and management.
• Perform statistical analysis to uncover trends and correlations in production data.
• Collaborate with production managers and engineers to understand data needs and provide insights.
• Develop predictive models to forecast production output and issues.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity across reporting and analysis.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay updated on analytics and manufacturing intelligence best practices.
• Assist in implementing new data collection and analysis tools.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Remote work

Communication

Education

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

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Remote Production Data Analyst to join a forward-looking manufacturing company in South Africa. The role is fully remote, enabling you to collect, analyze, and interpret production data to drive efficiency and quality improvements.

You will build dashboards, perform statistical analyses, and develop predictive models while collaborating with engineers to meet data needs and maintain data integrity in a remote setup.