Industrial Engineering Consultant

GIIT Solutions; Dadri, Kolkata District, Mumbai; On-site; INR 500,000 - 1,200,000; Part time

Job summary

GIIT Solutions is seeking an experienced Industrial Engineering Consultant to assess manufacturing operations, improve efficiency, and optimize workforce deployment across multiple processes including paper, printing, and metal operations.

You will analyze capacity, bottlenecks, downtime, and staffing norms; prepare assessment reports with findings and improvement plans for sustained productivity gains.

Qualifications

• Experience in Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, or Process Improvement.
• Knowledge of capacity planning, productivity analysis, OEE, time and motion studies, and manpower planning.
• Experience in manufacturing environments, preferably paper, printing, metal processing, or similar industries.
• Ability to analyze production data, identify bottlenecks, and recommend practical improvements.

Responsibilities

• Assess operational capacity, throughput efficiency, equipment effectiveness, and production bottlenecks.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes involving paper production, printing, and metal blanking & annealing.
• Conduct productivity assessments, time and motion studies, and workload analysis.
• Identify opportunities to reduce downtime, wastage, production delays, and operational inefficiencies.
• Recommend manpower requirements and staffing norms across manufacturing, maintenance, quality inspection, and support services.
• Evaluate shift-wise workforce deployment and resource utilization.
• Develop recommendations for improving productivity, operational performance, and cost efficiency.
• Prepare assessment reports with findings, improvement plans, and manpower recommendations.

Skills

Industrial Engineering

Production Engineering

Manufacturing Operations

Process Improvement

Capacity planning

OEE analysis

Time & motion studies

Manpower planning

Data analysis

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Industrial Engineering Consultant to assess manufacturing operations, improve production efficiency, optimize equipment utilization, and recommend workforce deployment strategies across multiple manufacturing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess operational capacity, throughput efficiency, equipment effectiveness, and production bottlenecks.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes involving paper production, printing, and metal blanking & annealing.
• Conduct productivity assessments, time and motion studies, and workload analysis.
• Identify opportunities to reduce downtime, wastage, production delays, and operational inefficiencies.
• Recommend manpower requirements and staffing norms across manufacturing, maintenance, quality inspection, and support services.
• Evaluate shift-wise workforce deployment and resource utilization.
• Develop recommendations for improving productivity, operational performance, and cost efficiency.
• Prepare assessment reports with findings, improvement plans, and manpower recommendations.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience in Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, or Process Improvement.
• Knowledge of capacity planning, productivity analysis, OEE, time and motion studies, and manpower planning.
• Experience in manufacturing environments, preferably paper, printing, metal processing, or similar industries.
• Ability to analyze production data, identify bottlenecks, and recommend practical improvements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and report-writing skills.
• Prior experience as an Industrial Engineering Consultant or manufacturing operations expert is preferred.

Preferred Candidate Profile

Experienced Industrial Engineers, Production Engineers, Manufacturing Consultants, or Plant Operations Professionals who are interested in working on a retainership / consulting basis.

Note: Engagement duration, work location, and time commitment will be discussed during the selection process.