Senior OpEx Consultant — Lean Manufacturing Leader

Kids for the Future; Brighton (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) with company match

Healthcare contributions

Paid time off

Job summary

Ingenics seeks a Senior OpEx Consultant / Project Manager to lead Lean transformation across the manufacturing network. You will translate strategic objectives into measurable improvements in productivity, quality, cost, and delivery, guiding cross-functional teams through structured problem-solving and policy deployment.

This role offers opportunities to mentor engineers, shape manufacturing excellence strategy, and partner with site leadership to sustain a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing, industrial engineering, OpEx, or continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to drive organizational change and standardization at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-complexity OpEx programs delivering measurable operational and financial results.
• Translate objectives into site-level goals and KPIs using policy deployment (Hoshin Kanri).
• Develop and validate optimized production system concepts including line design and capacity planning.
• Lead Gemba-based problem solving, Kaizen events, and root cause analyses to reduce inefficiencies.
• Quantify and communicate operational and financial impact to leadership for decision-making.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Gemba problem solving

Kaizen events

Root cause analysis

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Industrial/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or Operations Management

Job description

Ingenics seeks a Senior OpEx Consultant / Project Manager to lead Lean transformation across the manufacturing network. You will translate strategic objectives into measurable improvements in productivity, quality, cost, and delivery, guiding cross-functional teams through structured problem-solving and policy deployment.

This role offers opportunities to mentor engineers, shape manufacturing excellence strategy, and partner with site leadership to sustain a culture of continuous improvement.