Remote Plant Operations Consultant — Digital Transformation

Northern Base; Greensboro (NC); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Base is seeking a Plant Operation Consultant to advise and optimize manufacturing operations across industries, focusing on MOM/MES, digital plant initiatives, and Industry 4.0. This is a remote, full-time role based in the USA.

You will lead or support business transformation programs, map processes with ARIS, Visio, and Enterprise Architect, and work with stakeholders to drive productivity improvements and debottlenecking across production, quality, inventory, maintenance, and safety

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Manufacturing Operations / Plant Operations Consulting
• Strong Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) and MES execution/solution experience
• Consulting experience in Digital Plant Operations
• Strong understanding of Industry 4.0 concepts and manufacturing digital transformation
• Experience leading or supporting business transformation programs
• Manufacturing industry experience, preferably: Automotive, Industrial Manufacturing / IMC, Chemical, Paper & Pulp, Metals
• Ability to understand customer business needs and develop customer-centric solutions
• Experience with business process mapping and tools such as ARIS, Microsoft Visio, Enterprise Architect (EA)
• Strong subject matter expertise in Manufacturing Business Process Management
• Knowledge of MOM processes across Production, Quality, Inventory, Maintenance, Environment & Safety
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing
• Knowledge of component assembly and fabrication processes
• Experience driving productivity improvement and de-bottlenecking initiatives
• Understanding of applying Cloud, Analytics, Big Data, Mobility, and other emerging technologies to manufacturing operations
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints (ToC), ISA-95, MESA Model
• Strong problem-solving, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Skills

Manufacturing Operations

MOM experience

MES execution

Digital Plant Operations

Industry 4.0

Business transformation

Lean Manufacturing

Process Improvement

Problem solving

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

ARIS

Microsoft Visio

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Northern Base is seeking a Plant Operation Consultant to advise and optimize manufacturing operations across industries, focusing on MOM/MES, digital plant initiatives, and Industry 4.0. This is a remote, full-time role based in the USA.

You will lead or support business transformation programs, map processes with ARIS, Visio, and Enterprise Architect, and work with stakeholders to drive productivity improvements and debottlenecking across production, quality, inventory, maintenance, and safety