Data Analyst - Automation

Ocado ,
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Overview

Ocado Technology is putting the world’s retailers online using the cloud, robotics, AI, and IoT. We develop the innovative software and systems that power Ocado.com, the world’s largest online-only grocery retailer as well as the global ‘ Ocado Smart Platform ’. With everything from websites to fully autonomous warehouse that we design in-house, our employees need to be specialists in a wide range of technologies to help drive our business. We champion a value-led culture to get our teams working at their very best and to help create a collaborative working environment that our people love. Core values of Trust, Autonomy, Craftsmanship, Collaboration and Learn Fast help drive our innovative culture . But don’t just take our word for it, have a look at what our people are saying about us on Glassdoor . A little about the team Ocado’s Automation Development department is at the cutting-edge of our engineering business. From the design and manufacture of the most state-of-the-art products in the business, to their delivery into our multi-million pound Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs) across the globe, our bespoke Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE) development projects are pushing the boundaries of innovation and automation. Within the Automation Development department sits the Realisation team, which takes responsibility for optimising and fine-tuning the performance of our MHE robotics. The team is now looking for a Data Analyst - Automation to join, taking responsibility for conducting data analysis and building reporting tools to highlight problems, identifying areas for investigation and improvement and driving project work. What will you be doing? Leading investigations into understanding trends and patterns in the performance of our autonomous robots and associated systems Liaising with developers and other analysts to ensure data is sourced and used appropriately Publishing and maintaining reports and visualisations (using Tableau and other tools) to provide insight into system behaviour and performance Reviewing data files (up to extremely large data sets), focusing on individual robot performance and interpretation of test results We're interested in people with Bachelors or Master’s degree in mathematics, science, physics, computer science (or any other highly numerate subject) Detail-oriented with the ability to look for patterns and trends within large volumes of data Ability to write and optimise SQL Experience reporting and visualising data (using Tableau/Kibana) While you will technically be head office (Hatfield) based, you will predominantly be working at our CFC in Erith, with regular travel to other sites both in the UK and internationally as required. Flexibility with regards to travel is therefore integral. What we can offer you Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we’ve ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. Within our flexible environment we can offer technically stretching work, a competitive salary and share schemes. Benefits include pension scheme, train season ticket loan (interest-free), free shuttle bus from Hatfield train station and of course, healthy Ocado retail staff discounts. We also have regular divisional socials, sports clubs not to mention the Ocado Technology Academy for a packed schedule of courses, conferences and events such as discussion sessions, conference briefs and external guest speakers. If you think you have what it takes to make a difference, please submit your application below. Due to the energising nature of Ocado's business, vacancy close dates, when stated, are indicative and may be subject to change so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Please note: If you have applied and been rejected for this role in the last 6 months, or applied and been rejected for a role with a similar skill set, we will not re-evaluate you for this position. After 6 months, we will treat your application as a new one. Be bold, be unique, be brilliant, be you. We are looking for individuality and we value diversity above gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, disability or union participation. We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to treating all applicants and employees fairly and equally. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89935865