As an Operations Management Consultant, you will engage with a variety of industries, including manufacturing, food processing, warehousing, and manufacturing support functions (such as Maintenance, Planning & Scheduling, Quality). Your role will involve providing managers and supervisors with the necessary tools, controls, and behaviors to manage operations effectively.
You should be proactive and hands-on, with a disciplined approach and a natural curiosity for learning. Working closely with others to drive behavioral changes on the front line, you will focus on removing barriers, developing leadership, and engaging employees to optimize performance. Your responsibilities include leading, coaching, and developing client organization members through a change management process, identifying barriers, and training on repeatable problem-solving skills to achieve substantial improvements and measurable results. Achieving results through the clients' leadership team without formal authority is a key challenge of this role.
Strong problem-solving skills, effective communication, and the ability to build trust and respect through honest interactions are essential.
As an Associate, you will receive direction, support, and training on processes from a Project Manager. You must be eager to learn and take direction while also contributing your own positive experiences and knowledge. The Associate Consultant role requires confidence and the ability to implement an aggressive, results-focused schedule through client engagement. Your interpersonal skills in building partnerships, securing buy-in, and fostering ownership among clients will be critical to the success of both the clients and company as well as your personal success.
Required Experience
- Direct supervision, management, or leadership responsibilities
- Time studies
- Value stream mapping
- Waste analysis and quantification
- Proficiency in Microsoft software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Effective communication and presentations at ground and middle management levels
- Mechanical aptitude through experience
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Similar positions requiring the ability to observe, understand, and analyze live processes (such as activity/task to time relationships, human factors, line balancing)
- Analytical skills with a focus on data-driven understanding and interpretation
Additional Experience (a Plus)
- Understanding of P&L
- Development and facilitation of training materials
- Capacity planning
- Public speaking
- Organizational behavior
- Taskforce leadership
- Kaizen implementation
- LSS experience and certifications
- Experience with industrial maintenance programs and execution
THIS IS A HEAVY TRAVEL ROLE - MOST CLIENTS ARE LOCATED ON THE EAST COAST BUT SOME ARE MID-WEST.
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