Operational Excellence / Smart Factory Consultant (Contract)

Value Driven Solutions, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Value Driven Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Operational Excellence / Smart Factory Consultant (Contract) to lead early-phase diagnostics and the business case for client transformation roadmaps in manufacturing settings.

The role involves conducting value stream mapping, OEE baselines, and bottleneck analyses to guide automation and digital investments. You will redesign factory layouts, develop phased roadmaps, and lead change management with plant leadership and the workforce, partnering with

Qualifications

• 8+ years in manufacturing operations, consulting or industrial engineering.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent continuous improvement track record.
• Experience building financial business cases for capital projects.
• Strong executive communication and workshop facilitation.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant diagnostics: value stream mapping, OEE baselines, bottleneck and waste analysis.
• Build make-or-buy and ROI/CapEx analyses for automation and digital investments.
• Redesign factory floor layouts and material flow for automated operations.
• Develop the phased transformation roadmap and executive presentations.
• Lead organizational change management with plant leadership and workforce.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Executive communication

Workshop facilitation

Value stream analysis

Tools

FlexSim

Plant Simulation

Job description

Operational Excellence / Smart Factory Consultant (Contract)

Lead the early-phase diagnostic and business case that sets each client's transformation roadmap.

What you'll do

• Run plant diagnostics: value stream mapping, OEE baselines, bottleneck and waste analysis
• Build make-or-buy and ROI/CapEx analyses for automation and digital investments
• Redesign factory floor layouts and material flow for automated operations
• Develop the phased transformation roadmap and executive presentations
• Lead organizational change management with plant leadership and workforce

Requirements

• 8+ years in manufacturing operations, consulting or industrial engineering
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent continuous improvement track record
• Experience building financial business cases for capital projects
• Strong executive communication and workshop facilitation

Nice to have: Big Four or boutique manufacturing consulting background, Prosci change management certification, layout simulation tools (FlexSim, Plant Simulation).