Quality Data Analyst

Job Summary

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  Responsible for troubleshooting, resolving, and documenting software issues working with vendors and IT to implement system upgrades and patches.
• Serves as the first point of contact for user support, including access requests, configuration assistance, and general troubleshooting.
• Creates and delivers training materials for functionality and best practices. Maintains detailed system documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Collaborates to help evaluate and streamline existing workflows and implement new system processes that increase efficiency.
• Responsible for data cleaning, including identifying and fixing inconsistencies, missing values, or duplicates in the database.
• Executes routine data queries and extracts information from the database to support internal and external customer requests.
• Designs and generates basic reports for a variety of data, summarizing results for relevant internal and external audiences.
• Uses data to evaluate performance, identify trends, and recommend process improvements.
• Assists with system integrations to ensure seamless data flow.
• Participates in all phases of system implementation and validation.
• Ensures the system and all data management processes comply with all standards, policies, and regulations (i.e, ISO 17025, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications (Educations & Experience)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Chemistry, Biology, or a related scientific field
• 1 year of relevant experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role

Butterball Core Competencies

Caring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies:

• Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone's responsibility and everyone's jobs.
• Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.
• Stewardship: We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand, and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.
• Enthusiastic Attitudes: We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be engaged, every day. Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.
• Continuous Improvement: We are committed to continuous improvement. We challenge ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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  Proficiency with LIMS software
• Working knowledge of statistical methods, understanding of various statistical techniques (e.g. ANOVA, t-tests, etc.), and their applications
• Good critical thinking, data evaluation, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Solid interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills with the ability to deliver information and trainings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail to ensure data accuracy and integrity
• Ability to interpret and work within standard practices and policies ensuring compliance

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in a laboratory environment or with LIMS
• Familiarity with systems integrations

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the laboratory and manufacturing environment.

Working Conditions & Travel Requirements

• Work will be performed in a variety of conditions including climate-controlled office and laboratory environment(s); in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions, such as cold areas, wet areas, warm areas, chemicals, and other site conditions; and in a farm environment including working outdoors in seasonal conditions with live animals and at times in dusty environments. This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the laboratory, manufacturing and farm environment. This individual may be working around sick or diseased animals where additional precautions may need to be taken.
• The noise level of the office, laboratory and farm environment is usually moderate. The noise level in the manufacturing environment may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection. Showering in and out of farm locations may be required.
• Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Butterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions of this job.

We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.