Implementation Coach - Manufacturing

What you'll do

You will spend about 80% of your time working at a client location as part of your consulting teams helping to solve complex client problems in manufacturing and supply chain domains.

This work includes, but is not limited to: shop floor transformations, yield and throughput enhancements, unlocking workforce productivity, unlocking capacity in manufacturing plants, reducing cost and defects from poor quality production, ensuring reliable, flexible and safe production, as well as maximizing asset returns in production, developing optimal network configuration models for global supply chains of clients, simulating inventory levels with the objective of creating a sound inventory policy etc.

About 20% of your time will be spent on developing cutting edge knowledge related to the Manufacturing and Supply Chain (MSA) domain and on delivering specialized remote services to clients. You will also support the development and maintenance of various practice knowledge initiatives by way of building McKinsey's knowledge on MSC related topics.

build your expertise in MSC

Who you'll work with

You will be based in one of our India offices - Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Kolkata or Mumbai - as a part of McKinsey Implementation in the Operations practice.

McKinsey Implementation

Our Operations practice sits at the intersection of strategy, technology, and transformation to deliver sustainable and inclusive growth. It assists our clients in solving complex operational challenges.

Our Manufacturing and Supply Chain (MSC) service line

You will work with some of the leading senior advisors and experts in the industry to solve our client's most important and complex problems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in industrial or mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry, manufacturing or operations management (supplemented by technical training), with a strong quantitative underpinning and an outstanding academic record
• 2+ years of relevant experience in a manufacturing/analytics firm solving manufacturing/production/shop floor related planning and operational problems
• Coding skills in Excel VBA/Excel Macros/R/Python/other open-source language preferred
• Experience in energy consumption, yield improvements, quality improvements, asset and labor productivity, line balancing, poka yoke, kaizen projects is desirable
• Good to have experience in either of the following
• Product ionization (process flow diagram, process automation, line automation)
• Line automation/hardware e.g. PLCs, Robots, SCADA, VFDs etc.
• Root cause analysis for scrap and rework rejection; fish bone analysis, PFMEA etc.
• Manufacturing and production planning modules of MES or ERP solutions like SAP, Oracle, etc. is good to have
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to disaggregate issues, identify root causes and recommend solutions
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization and to collaborate within a team
• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively