[Remote] Operations Consultant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Streamliners is a management consulting firm specializing in rapid efficiency improvements, operational excellence, and fast turnarounds for manufacturers and private equity-owned portfolio companies. The Operations Consultant will support consultants and clients in achieving transformation objectives, improving operational processes, and executing turnaround and improvement plans. The role involves analyzing manufacturing operations, building relationships across organizational levels, and recommending and implementing actions to drive change.

Responsibilities

• Support project managers and taking ownership for project workstreams, transformations, and turnarounds
• Problem-solve technical manufacturing issues using structured methodologies
• Use facts and data to prioritize improvement opportunities
• You will adopt a process-oriented approach to solving problems and will break a large complex problem into a series of smaller, more manageable modules
• You will need to cultivate strong relationships where everyone around you feels respected and valued
• Execute project related tasks to drive change and improvements to the overall execution of client operations
• Recommend actions and help clients implement them

Skills

• Open for US and UK applicants only
• You are a self-directed, goal-oriented problem solver and a champion of change management
• You excel in both team settings and autonomous environments, going the extra mile with your entrepreneurial drive and intellectual curiosity
• Your track record of achievement reflects your goal-focused, self-starting nature, always seeking feedback to grow personally and professionally
• 2+ years of experience in a high-performance manufacturing or consulting environment
• Bachelor's degree
• In STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
• Functional knowledge in one or more of the following: Lean Manufacturing, project management, process automation, continuous improvement
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with people at all levels in an organization
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Master's preferred
• Experience in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt is a plus)
• Methodologies including but not limited to Kaizen methods, JIT, Kanban, SMED, 5S, Poka Yoke, Visual Workplace, and VSM
• Consulting experience or operations leadership – ideally with a focus on operations, manufacturing, supply chain, or complex programs

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