Packaging Systems Senior Specialist – Packaging Data Management

Job Description

Senior Analyst Packaging Systems | Tyson Foods

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Tyson Foods, located in Arkansas, USA, supporting packaging systems. Tyson Foods is a leading food company, and this role is critical in managing and optimizing packaging-related data. The position bridges technical expertise, data management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and strategic use of packaging data across the organization. Success in this role directly influences new product development, specification changes, and broader business initiatives, impacting operational efficiency and sustainability efforts.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Arkansas, USA

• Team: Senior individual contributor, no direct reports, mentors less experienced team members and interns.
• Mission: Manage and optimize packaging-related data to support new product development, specification changes, and broader business initiatives.
• Tech Stack: MS Office, Excel, SQL, Google Cloud (GCP), Power BI, AI tools.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Data Entry and Quality Assurance: Accurately input and validate data from various sources into new PLM and legacy systems for new product development and specification changes, ensuring consistency.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Query and analyze data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, building reports using PLM, Power BI, and Excel to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• System Configuration and Testing: Support the setup and configuration of the new PLM system to meet organizational needs and conduct thorough testing to ensure business requirements are satisfied.
• Data Migration: Query, merge, and clean data from legacy systems and various sources to accurately migrate information into the new PLM system.
• Documentation and Training: Create and maintain documentation, train users on processes, best practices, and reports, and champion change for new systems and processes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Packaging, Engineering, Computer Science, or Business Analytics.
• Experience: 3+ years of relevant and practical work experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 7+ years without an applicable degree. Prior exposure to product lifecycle management in food manufacturing is required.
• Skills: Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, project management, data and analytical skills, and intermediate to advanced proficiency in MS Office, Excel, SQL, Power BI.
• Bonus: Familiarity with PLM/Specification Systems (Specright & Oracle), ERP Systems (SAP & DB2), Sustainability & Compliance Systems, Artwork Management Systems (Esko WebCenter), and Packaging Design Systems (TOPS & CAPE).