Manufacturing Performance & Analytics Analyst – USA

Contract| Remote in United States or Canada
| 4 months ago

Location

Remote (USA) – Must be based in the United States and hold a valid Green Card or US work authorization

Duration

12 Months+

Language

English

Mission Context

The client is seeking a Manufacturing Performance & Analytics Analyst to support and enhance its global manufacturing performance management ecosystem. This role acts as the bridge between manufacturing operations, analytics teams, IT partners, and external vendors, ensuring that performance management platforms and industrial analytics solutions deliver measurable business value across a global manufacturing network.

This is a global individual contributor role requiring strong business analysis, stakeholder management, and vendor coordination capabilities within an international environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support and continuously improve manufacturing performance management and industrial reporting solutions.
  • Drive adoption and optimization of manufacturing performance platforms, including OEE, Shift Handover solutions (Eschbach), and industrial analytics tools.
  • Support OEE-based performance management processes and identify opportunities for operational improvement through data analysis.
  • Act as the operational owner of manufacturing performance management applications and dashboards.
  • Gather business requirements from manufacturing stakeholders and translate them into analytical and technical requirements.
  • Coordinate external vendors, manage escalations, and ensure service quality and issue resolution.
  • Collaborate with data, analytics, and IT teams to improve reporting capabilities and performance visibility.
  • Promote governance, user adoption, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing performance ecosystem.
  • Support global manufacturing teams with KPI monitoring, production performance analysis, and operational reporting.

Required Skills & Expertise

  • 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing Analytics, Business Analysis, Performance Management, Manufacturing IT, or related domains.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing performance concepts:
  • OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
  • Production loss analysis
    • Bottleneck identification
    • Manufacturing KPIs
    • Continuous improvement practices
  • Experience working with industrial analytics and reporting platforms.
  • Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into technical solutions.
  • Strong vendor management and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Knowledge of SQL Server environments.
  • Working knowledge of Python for analytics and reporting purposes.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Experience working in global and matrix organizations.
  • Fluent English (written and spoken).

Profile

  • Strong business-facing analyst with the ability to connect manufacturing operations, analytics teams, and technology stakeholders.
  • Comfortable operating in a global environment with multiple stakeholders and external partners.
  • Hands-on, proactive, and capable of driving improvements through data-driven decision making.
  • Manufacturing industry experience is highly preferred.
  • Experience with platforms such as Seeq, Eschbach Shiftconnector, industrial dashboards, or manufacturing analytics solutions is a strong advantage.
  • Must be based in the United States and hold valid US work authorization (Green Card holder preferred).