Mars
US - South Dakota - North Sioux
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**Job Description:**
**The IE Data Engineer strengthens manufacturing performance by developing reliable data processes, analytics, dashboards, and digital solutions that improve visibility, decision-making, and operational execution.**
**Ultimately, this position helps the site move from data collection to true data utilization, enabling faster decisions, stronger standards, and more sustainable performance improvement.**
**What are we looking for?**
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Minimum:
* Bachelor's degree in engineering or related industry
* Experience in manufacturing, operations, and or Lean/Continuous Improvement methodologies
* 0-2 years of manufacturing environment
* Experience with data analysis tools
* Strong analytical problem-solving skills, ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment, and highly comfortable engaging directly with operations teams on the production floor
* 10% domestic travel
Preferred:
* Six Sigma Green/Black Belt (preferred) or actively working towards it
* Knowledge of Excel, Power BI, ERP, and SQL or similar systems
**What will be your key responsibilities?**
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* Analyze manufacturing processes to improve safety, efficiency, throughput, and operational stability
* Process, validate, clean, and structure manufacturing data to support accurate reporting and analysis
* Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytics tools for line performance, TRS / OEE, NQC, downtime, reliability, throughput, and operational losses
* Translate manufacturing data into clear insights, trends, and recommended actions for site teams and leadership
* Support local deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement of digital solutions, dashboards, and reporting tools
* Serve as a local data steward by supporting data quality, standard definitions, validation rules, and stakeholder alignment
* Partner with Operations, Technical, MSE, CI, and IE teams to identify data gaps, reporting needs, and improvement opportunities
* Support line performance improvement through data analysis, floor validation, and cross-functional problem solving
* Develop and maintain labor models, capacity planning tools, staffing analysis, and operational performance reporting
* Support continuous improvement activities related to waste reduction, bottleneck analysis, layout, material flow, and standard work
* Provide functional support to local and regional IE / MSE teams as needed
**What can you expect from Mars?**
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* Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles
* Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today
* Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University
* An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus
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