Senior Business Intelligence Developer

Douglas Machine Inc. in Alexandria, MN is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Developer to drive data-informed decisions across manufacturing operations. This role blends business intelligence, data engineering, and analytics to transform complex data into actionable insights that improve production efficiency, quality, and the supply chain. The position collaborates with stakeholders across production, quality, finance, and IT to build scalable data pipelines, intuitive dashboards, and advanced analytics that support data-driven decisions across manufacturing operations.

Location: Alexandria, MN (onsite) • Salary: USD 120,000 - 135,000 per year • Experience: 5+ years • Education: Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Steward our mission (to enrich lives by providing differentiated packaging automation and services) and values (unwavering integrity, servant’s heart, ownership spirit, and continuous innovation and improvement).
• Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using Qlik Cloud focused on manufacturing KPIs such as throughput, scrap rates, downtime, and inventory levels.
• Translate business requirements into intuitive visualizations that enable data-driven decisions.
• Standardize reporting and metrics across the company and within business units.
• Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Talend to integrate data from ERP, MES, and other manufacturing systems.
• Design and optimize data models and data warehouse structures (e.g. snowflake schemas) to support analytics and reporting.
• Implement best practices to ensure data quality, accuracy, security, consistency, and reliability across multiple data sources.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and performance issues.
• Analyze production, quality, and supply chain data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support ad hoc analysis and deep dives into operational challenges.
• Develop and implement data-driven solutions to improve manufacturing performance.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, supply chain, and IT teams.
• Act as a subject matter expert for manufacturing data and BI solutions.
• Mentor junior team members and promote best practices in data development and analytics.
• Contribute to data governance, documentation, and standardization efforts.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with business intelligence reporting (e.g. Qlik).
• Proven experience building ETL pipelines using tools like Talend.
• Advanced SQL skills and experience with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL).
• Solid understanding of data warehousing and dimensional modeling.
• Experience working with manufacturing systems (ERP, MES, or similar).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and operational teams.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-driven and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Able to be flexible and adapt to change.

Technologies

• Qlik Cloud
• Talend
• SQL Server
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL

Benefits

• ESOP stock allocation
• 401(k) match
• Health clinic (company)
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Volunteer time off
• Holiday pay
• Paid time off

Work Location

• In person