Operations Analyst - Manufacturing & Distribution

As a purpose-driven, certified B corporation, Clover is leading the way for conscious businesses by demonstrating care for all stakeholders and moving the world forward. We are committed to lowering our environmental impact and meeting our sustainability targets, by providing kids and adults with healthy, nutritious, and delicious products that are made with care for animals, people, and the planet. About the Role We are seeking a technically strong, analytically driven Operations Analyst to support Clover Sonoma's dairy manufacturing and distribution operations. This role will transform complex operational data into clear, actionable, and easy-to-understand insights that help Operations leaders and frontline teams improve performance, productivity, reliability, service, and cost. The Operations Analyst will work across our manufacturing plant and distribution operations, bringing together information from Redzone, SAP S/4HANA, Power BI, and other operational systems to establish a clear picture of performance and identify opportunities for improvement. A critical responsibility of this position is serving as the business administrator and operational subject-matter expert for Redzone , Clover's connected-worker/manufacturing platform. The Analyst will help ensure Redzone is properly configured, maintained, adopted, and used effectively by plant leadership, supervisors, and frontline teams. This is not simply a reporting role. The successful candidate must be able to understand how a dairy manufacturing and distribution operation actually works, investigate what the data is telling us, identify the operational drivers behind performance, and translate complex information into practical recommendations that Operations teams can act on. A Day in the Life Operational Data Analysis & Insights: Collect, integrate, analyze, and interpret data across manufacturing and distribution operations to identify trends, performance gaps, recurring issues, constraints, and opportunities for improvement. Redzone Administration & Optimization: Serve as Clover's primary Operations administrator for Redzone. Maintain system configuration, users, permissions, operational structures, workflows, data standards, dashboards, and reporting while partnering with Operations and IT on integrations and technical issues. Redzone Adoption: Partner with plant leadership, supervisors, frontline leaders, and operators to increase effective utilization of Redzone and ensure the platform becomes an embedded part of daily operating routines rather than simply another reporting system. Manufacturing Performance Analytics: Analyze production performance across lines, shifts, products, and operating periods, including metrics such as throughput, attainment, downtime, OEE and related measures, changeover performance, labor productivity, waste/yield, equipment losses, and other operational KPIs. Distribution & Warehouse Analytics: Analyze distribution and warehouse performance, including productivity, order fulfillment, service levels, route/dispatch performance, inventory movement, labor utilization, loading activities, and other relevant operational measures. Root-Cause & Performance Analysis: Go beyond reporting what happened to help Operations understand why it happened . Analyze underlying drivers, recurring patterns, correlations, and operational exceptions and work with the team to identify potential root causes and corrective actions. Reporting & Visualization: Develop and maintain intuitive dashboards, scorecards, reports, and visualizations that allow leaders and frontline teams to quickly understand performance, identify exceptions, and focus on the actions that matter most. Daily/Weekly Operations Reporting: Develop consistent reporting and performance-management tools supporting daily production meetings, shift reviews, weekly operating reviews, and leadership performance discussions. Data Integration: Extract, clean, reconcile, and integrate operational da…

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