About This Role
The Data Specialist will join the analytics and data management team, focusing on agricultural database systems. This role involves learning new systems, developing efficiencies, and establishing standards and procedures, and suits a detail-oriented individual with curiosity and analytical thinking.
Responsibilities
- Manage and troubleshoot basic database transactions and records, particularly for Breeder and Hatchery departments
- Maintain and monitor flock and transaction records for breeder farms, flocks, and houses
- Receive, review, enter, and verify breeder egg production and inventory data
- Communicate and coordinate with others in the office and between departments, specifically with the breeder department
- Interpret data, develop recommendations, and track goals related to breeder flocks
- Develop reports and internal processes to evaluate efficiency
- Assist with month-end and year-end activities and audits
- Collaborate to identify process improvements and support automation
Requirements
- Basic computer literacy and ability to learn new systems quickly
- Curiosity with an interest in learning new systems, developing efficiencies, and establishing standards and procedures for agricultural database systems
- Analytical thinking
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions
- Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem
- Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word
- Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely
- Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task
- Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards
- Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others and function well in a team environment
- Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace
- Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task
- Ability to perform basic accounting functions
- Ability to learn new job functions over several months
- Familiarity and competency with generic data analytics tools
- Experience with business and technical requirements analysis, business process modeling/mapping and methodology development, and data mapping
- Communicative, positive team-based attitude
- Excellent understanding of Miller Poultry’s goals and values
- One to two years related experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word
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