Role:
Senior Manufacturing Consultant
Length: 4 months initial (view to extend)
Rate:$1200 - $1300 per day
Location:
Sydney
Organisation
· A leading manufacturing organisation is undertaking a significant transformation program, consolidating and optimising manufacturing sites.
· To support this critical initiative, we are seeking an experienced Senior Manufacturing Consultant to lead the planning, design, and optimisation of the consolidated facility.
· This role will suit a senior manufacturing professional with deep expertise in site consolidation, factory layout design, and end-to-end material flow optimisation within complex manufacturing environments.
Key Responsibilities
· Lead the manufacturing consolidation project.
· Design and optimise the Saw Area layout, incorporating current operations and those from two additional sites.
· Design the Production Area layout, ensuring efficient integration of equipment, workflows, and capacity requirements.
· Analyse and validate end-to-end material flow across all manufacturing, production, and support areas.
· Design the Despatch Area, considering:
o Finished Goods (FG) flow
o Daily volumes of FG and Raw Materials (RM)
o Integration of consolidated operations
· Design the Warehouse layout based on material flow, throughput, and storage optimisation.
· Drive process improvement and process optimisation initiatives aligned with manufacturing excellence principles.
Key Skills & Experience
· Proven experience leading manufacturing site consolidation or large-scale facility redesign projects.
· Strong background in manufacturing operations, industrial engineering, or continuous improvement.
· Demonstrated expertise in:
o Factory and production layout design
o Material flow analysis
o Warehouse and despatch optimisation
· Strong understanding of manufacturing excellence, Lean principles, and operational best practices.
· Ability to operate at a strategic and hands-on level, engaging with both shop-floor teams and executive stakeholders.
· Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
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