About This Role
This consulting role focuses on manufacturing transformation and operational excellence across various industries and geographies. You will work with client teams and EY practitioners to assess, design, and implement manufacturing transformation initiatives, aiming to improve productivity, reliability, quality, and operational performance. The position suits a consultant with experience in manufacturing and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Support analysis of as-is operating models for manufacturing clients and identify performance improvement opportunities
- Assist in developing future-state manufacturing operating models aligned with business objectives and performance targets
- Support the design and implementation of manufacturing transformation frameworks and performance management systems
- Support deployment of Manufacturing Excellence work processes across sites, ensuring adherence to standards, governance, and capability-building initiatives
- Participate in Operational Excellence programs focused on productivity, reliability, quality, and supply chain performance improvement
- Support change management initiatives, training programs, and capability-building activities at shopfloor and leadership levels
- Assist in implementing Smart Factory and Digital Manufacturing solutions
- Support the implementation of improvement initiatives such as OEE improvement, TPM, SMED, Predictive Maintenance, 5S, Continuous Improvement, and quality enhancement programs
- Engage with shop-floor teams to understand operational challenges, collect data, and support implementation of improvement initiatives
- Assist in digital transformation engagements involving Power BI, MES, Industrial IoT, Advanced Analytics, and Smart Factory technologies
- Support assessment and utilization of manufacturing systems including MES, ERP, QMS, CMMS/EAM, and manufacturing analytics platforms
- Perform data analysis on manufacturing and operational data and generate actionable insights for client stakeholders
- Support governance activities, KPI tracking, maturity assessments, and benefits realization efforts
- Prepare client presentations, workshop materials, analyses, and implementation documentation
- Contribute to development of EY manufacturing transformation methodologies, assets, and knowledge repositories
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional and global teams to deliver client engagements successfully
- Execute tasks with increasing autonomy, applying sound judgment within defined parameters, and contributing to team outcomes
- Demonstrate initiative, resolve routine issues independently, and support junior colleagues
- Anticipate and identify risks within engagements and share any issues with senior members of the team
