Operations Analyst

Dayton, OH | Full-Time, On-Site

Compensation: $65,000–$70,000, based on experience

FLSA: Exempt

MW Metals Group is seeking an Operations Analyst to support operational performance, production reporting, inventory accuracy, and continuous improvement across our ferrous and nonferrous recycling operations.

This position works closely with Operations, Finance/Accounting, Commercial, Logistics, and other departments to turn operational and financial data into meaningful information that supports better business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, validate, and analyze operational, production, inventory, purchasing, sales, and financial data.
• Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, KPIs, and performance metrics.
• Analyze results against budgets, forecasts, production plans, and operational targets.
• Identify trends, variances, bottlenecks, inventory discrepancies, and process inefficiencies.
• Investigate data and system exceptions, determine root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Analyze material yields, processing costs, margins, productivity, and material upgrade opportunities.
• Develop recommendations related to process improvements, equipment utilization, staffing, inventory, and other operational decisions.
• Support inventory reconciliation and ensure system transactions accurately reflect physical material movement.
• Quantify potential cost savings, productivity improvements, and margin opportunities.
• Partner across departments to improve reporting, processes, data integrity, and operational performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 2–5 years of experience in operations analysis, inventory control, production reporting, manufacturing, metals recycling, distribution, or a similar environment preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, charts, and data reconciliation.
• Working knowledge of ERP, inventory, production, warehouse, or similar business systems.
• Power BI or other business-intelligence/reporting experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, identify issues, and develop practical recommendations.
• Comfortable working in both office and industrial/production environments.

MW Metals Group is looking for someone who enjoys digging into the numbers, understanding how operations actually work, and turning data into actionable improvements.