Production Analyst

The Production Analyst supports inventory and manufacturing operations through advanced data tracking, reporting, and analysis. This role leads efforts to maintain high-quality data, improve reporting processes, and develop tools to increase operational visibility. This position serves as a key resource for production data integrity and cross-functional coordination. A successful candidate will be able to communicate with Production, Inventory, and Financial teams from Associate to Management level.   

Duties/Responsibilities

• Collect, manage, and validate data from production and inventory sources 
• Analyze trends in inventory or production data to suggest improvements 
• Generate charts and reports for operations meetings and audits 
• Coordinate data-related tasks with production, inventory, and quality teams 
• Support cycle count accuracy, inventory control reports, and usage reports 
• Lead small projects to improve data clarity or reporting efficiency 
• Provide training or guidance to junior data coordinators or floor staff 
• Able to articulate financial and inventory impacts during job closing 

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Intermediate Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, sumifs, logic tests and chart creation
• Strong attention to detail and ability to troubleshoot data issues independently
• Experience with data management and analysis, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Previous experience with ERP systems required, Deacom preferred
• Comfortable working with multiple departments to resolve discrepancies or fulfill reporting needs
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Basic understanding of chart of accounts, GLs, and financial reporting a
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles is a plus
• Experience assisting in inventory reconciliation or workflow planning a plus
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) is a plus

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required. 
• Associates or equivalent experience and certifications preferred 
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a role responsible for interacting with Production or Work Orders. 
• Previous accounting experience preferred 

Working Conditions:

• This position will expose the employee to a mix of office and manufacturing environments 
• This role requires working in cold environments, averaging 40F and occasionally as low as -4F.