Senior Manufacturing Transformation & Operations Excellence Lead

EY; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 97,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior in the Supply Chain Manufacturing practice to help clients establish, optimize and transform manufacturing operations using a blend of manufacturing knowledge and technology delivery skills. You will collaborate with plant teams, IT/OT, and vendors to translate needs into deployable capabilities that boost productivity, reliability and visibility.

You will contribute across the delivery lifecycle from assessment through value realization, balancing shop-floor and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, information systems, computer science, business, or a related field.
• Approximately 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, supply chain, industrial technology, systems implementation, consulting, or a related environment.
• Experience working in or with manufacturing operations and the ability to explain how technology supports operational processes and business outcomes.
• Experience producing structured delivery artifacts such as process maps, requirements, user stories, functional designs, test scripts, training materials, deployment plans, or status and risk reporting.
• Ability and willingness to work directly with clients and travel to manufacturing sites as required by engagement needs. Travel can range from 80-100%.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across business, engineering, IT, OT, and vendor teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support client-facing manufacturing transformation workstreams and define clear, executable project deliverables.
• Assess manufacturing processes, pain points, performance gaps, user needs, data flows, and technology constraints across plant environments.
• Translate manufacturing business and operations requirements into functional designs, user stories, process flows, data requirements, integration requirements, acceptance criteria, and implementation plans.
• Configure, prototype, test, or support deployment of digital manufacturing solutions in partnership with client technical teams and technology vendors.
• Connect plant-floor use cases with enterprise and operational systems, including ERP, MES/MOM, connected worker platforms, historians, SCADA, quality, maintenance, laboratory, warehouse, planning, and analytics solutions.
• Support solution architecture and integration discussions across IT and OT environments, including system interfaces, master data, transactional data, equipment data, and reporting needs.
• Plan and execute functional testing, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, cutover, training, hypercare, and benefits tracking.
• Facilitate workshops with operators, supervisors, engineers, quality, maintenance, supply chain, IT, and leadership stakeholders.
• Identify delivery risks, dependencies, decisions, and issues; communicate status and recommendations clearly to client and engagement leadership.
• Coordinate tasks for junior team members, review work products, and contribute to a high-quality, collaborative delivery environment.
• Support account teams with solution shaping, technical sales, demonstrations, estimates, proposals, and responses to requests for proposals.

Skills

Manufacturing ops

Digital platforms

ERP/MES integration

Requirements design

Data integration

Implementation delivery

Communication

Consulting skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior in the Supply Chain Manufacturing practice to help clients establish, optimize and transform manufacturing operations using a blend of manufacturing knowledge and technology delivery skills. You will collaborate with plant teams, IT/OT, and vendors to translate needs into deployable capabilities that boost productivity, reliability and visibility.

You will contribute across the delivery lifecycle from assessment through value realization, balancing shop-floor and