Operations Management Consultant (USA based only)

POWERS; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

POWERS is seeking an Operations Management Consultant to work on diverse client projects across manufacturing, food processing, warehousing, and related operations. Projects span 2–26 weeks and require travel Sundays through Fridays, with a focus on barrier removal and frontline leadership development.

You will coach client teams to map value streams, identify constraints, and train teams in repeatable problem-solving skills, driving measurable improvements without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering required.
• 1–3 years industry experience or 5+ years supervisory/management.
• Experience in value stream mapping and waste analysis.
• Fluency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication to ground floor and middle management levels.
• Analytical, data-driven with ability to observe and improve live processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach client teams through change management to improve performance.
• Develop clear process understandings, identify barriers and train repeatable problem-solving.
• Drive measurable improvements and results with no direct authority.
• Collaborate with project managers to execute aggressive, results-focused schedules.
• Build trust and partnerships with client leaders and frontline staff.

Skills

Problem-solving

Leadership development

Value Stream Mapping

Data analysis

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We continually look for people who want to create remarkable careers and grow their leadership skills.

Our consultant positions are project-based. Our projects can be anywhere in the United States and last between 2-26 weeks. You must be available to travel Sundays through Fridays.

As an Operations Management Consultant with The Powers Company, you will work in a diverse variety of industries with high demand in manufacturing, food processing, warehousing, and manufacturing support functions (Maintenance, Planning & Scheduling, Quality). You will be tasked with equipping managers and supervisors with the tools, controls, and, most importantly, the behaviors required to manage operations to full capacity. You must be a 'roll-up your sleeves' and disciplined individual, with self-initiative and natural curiosity for learning.

You must enjoy working shoulder-to-shoulder with others to drive behaviors on the front line of an organization focused on barrier removal, leadership development, and employee engagement to optimize performance. You will lead, coach, and develop members of a client organization through a change management process developing a clear understanding of their processes, barrier identification and training on repeatable problem-solving skills for substantial improvements and measurable results. The position challenge is to accomplish results through the clients' leadership team with no formal control or direct authority.

Your ability to be an active and effective problem-solver, communicator, and develop trust and respect with tactful honesty is a necessity.

As a Consultant, you will have a Project Manager providing direction, support and TPC process training daily through this process. A willingness to learn and take direction is a must, balanced with your ability to bring your personal positive experiences and knowledge to the forefront. The Consultant position requires having the confidence and ability to execute an aggressive, results-focused schedule through 'engineering' of the client. Your interpersonal skills of gaining partnerships, buy-in, and ownership by others will be critical to the clients, The Powers Company and your personal success.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering
• 1 – 3 years industry experience or a minimum of 5 years supervisory/management experience
• Direct supervision, the management or leadership responsibilities
• Value Stream mapping
• Waste analysis and quantification
• Fluency in Microsoft software applications (Word / Excel / PowerPoint)
• Communications/presentations at ground floor and middle management levels
• Mechanical inclination through experience
• Other similar positions requiring the ability to observe, understand and analyze live processes (activity/ task to time relationships, human factoring, line balancing, etc.)
• Analytical strength- numbers / data-driven understanding and interpretation

Additional Experience a Plus

• Training materials development and facilitation
• Capacity Planning
• Public Speaking
• Organizational Behavior
• Taskforce leadership
• LSS experience and certifications
• Industrial maintenance program and execution