About this INTERN OR CO-OP - Analytics Engineer role at First Quality
Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.
Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.
Job Title: Analytics Engineer Co-Op or Intern
Location: Anderson, SC (First Quality Tissue SE)
Job Purpose:
We will prepare you for an exciting manufacturing and technical career! FQT will develop your strong technical skills, refine your communication and analytical skills, and you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of people.
The Analytics Engineer will collaborate with experienced data scientists and engineers to develop analytical reports and conduct data science studies which drive innovation and improve business outcomes.
Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the data science team to understand business problems and identify opportunities to leverage analytics and machine learning.
- Collect, clean, and preprocess data from enterprise SQL databases and historians.
- Develop and deploy analytical solutions using python and relevant libraries.
- Visualize and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders using python and/or Power BI.
- Collaborate with manufacturing operations teams for integration of analytical and machine learning tools with operations for real-time optimization.
Skill Development:
- Team collaboration, Analytical skills, Agility
Experience / Skills:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field with a minimum 3.2 GPA.
- Programming skills in Python.
- Experience with SQL with data extraction and manipulation.
- Familiarity with visualization tools such as Power BI.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Self-driven and motivated to complete projects independently.
First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.
First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.
