Data Science / Data Mining Specialist

Futura Design
Stratford-upon-Avon
3 days ago
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Our OEM Client based in Gaydon is searching for a Data Science / Data Mining Specialist to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity cover contract position with a proposed end date of 26th March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £29.64 per hour.


Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

  • Engage with stakeholders and management to identify opportunities, improvements and gaps in current reporting.
  • Identify, clean and transform operational data to create actionable insights and dashboards.
  • Automate data extraction and transformation processes.
  • Identify, develop and maintain Power App solutions for gaps in current data capture.
  • Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested from time to time.

Key Interactions

  • Manufacturing Engineering Platform Teams.
  • Manufacturing Engineering Management.
  • JLR Digital / data teams.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required
Hard Skills

  • Proven experience of developing dashboards and reporting capabilities with Tableau.
  • Ability to visually display data in a meaningful way that helps the end user understand business performance and take appropriate actions.
  • Understanding of data modelling and relational database structures.
  • Experience using SQL to extract and transform data.
  • Experience automating data extraction and transformation processes.
  • Experience developing and maintaining Power Apps and Power Automate solutions.
  • Possess a valid driving licence, required to travel to different UK sites when required.

Soft Skills

  • Ability to work independently and proactively, taking full ownership and responsibility for own work; fully invested in achieving a successful result.
  • You view things as a team rather than individual project level, considering the wider team needs.
  • Strong interpersonal/communication skills, including ability to manage relationships and communicate effectively at all levels.
  • Good influencing skills.
  • Good problem-solving skills.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience Requested
Hard Skills

  • Experience using the Enterprise Data Warehouse to extract, transform and load data.
  • Experience with Python.

Education Required

  • Relevant Data apprenticeship / Degree or equivalent experience preferred.


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