Operations Manager
6 - 10 years
United States
Full-time
Remote
1 month ago
About the role
Open for US and UK applicants only
Who We Are
Streamliners is a management consulting firm specializing in rapid efficiency improvements, operational excellence, and fast turnarounds. We assist manufacturers and private equity-owned portfolio companies in North America and Europe in solving complex operational challenges to maximize profit margins and gain a competitive edge. At our core, we are doers, collaborating closely with clients across various industries to execute the steps necessary for performance improvements.
Who You Are:
A self-directed problem solver. A change management champion. You not only work well with others, but also can operate autonomously with little direction. You go the extra mile, and your entrepreneurial drive and intellectual curiosity have helped you garner a track-record of achievement.
You should feel second nature conducting, leading and coaching the following analysis:
The Role:
You will work alongside other consultants and clients, typically on site, to deliver transformation objectives. You will have ownership of workstreams and be responsible for executing effective improvement plans within operations, ranging from shop floor improvements to fundamental changes in work processes and information and material flows. You’ll also serve clients in a project manager capacity for turnarounds, transformations, and expansions.
Duties / Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Preferred:
Compensation: $180,000+ annually
Travel Required: 80%
Who We Are
Streamliners is a management consulting firm specializing in rapid efficiency improvements, operational excellence, and fast turnarounds. We assist manufacturers and private equity-owned portfolio companies in North America and Europe in solving complex operational challenges to maximize profit margins and gain a competitive edge. At our core, we are doers, collaborating closely with clients across various industries to execute the steps necessary for performance improvements.
Who You Are:
A self-directed problem solver. A change management champion. You not only work well with others, but also can operate autonomously with little direction. You go the extra mile, and your entrepreneurial drive and intellectual curiosity have helped you garner a track-record of achievement.
You should feel second nature conducting, leading and coaching the following analysis:
- Process Capacity & Utilization Modeling
- Bottleneck Analysis
- Waste Reduction
- Warehouse Restructuring
- KPI Creation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Workforce Analysis
The Role:
You will work alongside other consultants and clients, typically on site, to deliver transformation objectives. You will have ownership of workstreams and be responsible for executing effective improvement plans within operations, ranging from shop floor improvements to fundamental changes in work processes and information and material flows. You’ll also serve clients in a project manager capacity for turnarounds, transformations, and expansions.
Duties / Responsibilities:
- Serve as project manager for project workstreams, transformations, and turnarounds
- Problem-solve technical manufacturing issues using structured methodologies, technical knowledge, and managerial competence
- Lead internal and external teams to use facts and data to leverage change
- Drive change and improvements to the overall execution of client operations
- Transform manufacturing processes for better productivity and efficiency
- Conduct due diligence, benchmarking, best practice, and other assessment studies
- Recommend actions and help clients implement them
- Manage and deliver the highest quality client work
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in a high-performance manufacturing environment
- or - 3+ years of experience in consulting
- or - 4+ years leadership and management experience
- Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Operations, or Business
- Strong functional knowledge in one or more of the following: discrete manufacturing, project management, process automation, continuous improvement
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with people at all levels in an organization
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Willingness to travel +80%
Preferred:
- Background in Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt is a plus) and methodologies including but not limited to Kaizen methods, JIT, Kanban, SMED, 5S, Poka Yoke, Visual Workplace, and VSM
- Experience in management consulting, large-scale change management, or turnaround and restructurings
- Direct operating experience with P&L accountability
- International work experience
Compensation: $180,000+ annually
Travel Required: 80%