Production Data Specialist 📊🔍

Full-Time | $16–$18/hr (More for Experienced Candidates)
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Requirements: Clean background ✔ | Drug screen ✔

📌 Position Summary

The Production Data Specialist plays a key role in maintaining accurate production records, validating data, and supporting manufacturing operations through analysis, reporting, and troubleshooting. This role works cross‑functionally with production, quality, engineering, supply chain, and leadership teams to ensure data integrity and support continuous improvement initiatives.

✨ Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• 🖥️ Enter job details related to materials, operations, job status, and labor activity in the ERP system.
• 📦 Record inventory transactions, cycle counts, and adjustments.
• 🔧 Correct labor/time entry errors from the shop floor.
• 🤝 Partner with supervisors, leads, and managers to validate and correct data inconsistencies.
• ✔ Review job data for accuracy and completeness prior to job completion.
• 🧩 Identify inconsistencies in routings, BOMs, cost rollups, and master data.
• 📈 Assist with analyzing material usage trends, variances, and inventory discrepancies.
• 🛠 Perform root‑cause analysis on MES production data errors affecting production or delivery.
• 🕒 Interpret shop floor data to identify labor or machine bottlenecks.
• 📊 Utilize BAQs, dashboards, and analytical tools to detect shortages, overdue jobs, and data issues.
• 🗂 Generate daily & weekly KPI reports for leadership.
• 📃 Run accuracy and exception reports to ensure data integrity.
• 📝 Collect production records from each department and enter them into the system.
• 🚚 Maintain records of part locations throughout production.
• 📦 Receive and confirm subcontract purchase orders; issue materials to jobs and ensure proper part labeling.
• 🤝 Collaborate with production, quality, engineering, supply chain, finance, and customer service to resolve data concerns.
• 🔍 Serve as a data liaison supporting continuous improvement through insights and trend analysis.

👥 Supervisory Responsibilities

• This role does not include supervisory duties.

🎓 Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of office experience preferred, ideally in manufacturing, production control, data administration, or supply chain.
• Highly organized; able to multitask and prioritize effectively.
• Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Detail‑oriented with a strong focus on data accuracy.

Preferred

• Experience with quality systems or root‑cause analysis.
• Familiarity with ERP, M.E.S., or production data systems.

🧮 Skills

• Ability to read/write simple instructions and correspondence.
• Comfortable with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and basic statistical reasoning.
• Ability to solve practical problems and identify data errors.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

💻 Computer Skills

• Must have working knowledge of common office software.
• Must be willing and able to learn new systems and tools as needed.

💪 Physical Requirements

• Regular sitting while working on a computer.
• Frequent speaking and hearing for communication.
• Occasional lifting up to 30 lbs.
• Must have close vision and ability to adjust focus for data review.

🏢 Work Environment

• Moderate noise level.
• Open office environment with high activity, phone calls, and foot traffic.

🦺 Safety Requirements

• Report safety hazards immediately.
• Report any incident involving injury, illness, or damage.
• Wear PPE as required.
• Follow all company safety policies and procedures.
• Refuse unsafe tasks.
• Participate in safety training.
• Stay aware of personal and coworker safety at all times.