Manufacturing Consultant - T&D - Global Consulting Firm - Contractual

Description:

At Outsized, we match clients in financial services and management consulting to high-quality independent consultants and boutique/specialist firms for the execution of their key projects.

Our client, a global consulting firm, is working with a leading EPC player in the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) space, executing large-scale transmission tower manufacturing and deployment projects across India. As part of a focused operational excellence initiative, the client is undertaking a structured improvement programme across its manufacturing and dispatch operations.

The firm is seeking a Manufacturing Consultant, who will play a critical role in strengthening production planning, optimising fabrication and assembly-line operations, and improving bundling and dispatch accuracy. The engagement will directly impact plant productivity, execution reliability, and downstream project timelines by designing pragmatic, implementation-ready solutions in a high-intensity EPC environment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Assess current production planning and scheduling processes, identifying improvement opportunities and digital enablement levers (SAP PP or equivalent planning tools preferred)

- Review and revalidate the tower bundling and dispatch strategy, identifying gaps in sequencing, accuracy, and coordination

- Recommend and evaluate digital enablers (e.g., barcoding, video analytics, tracking solutions) to improve bundle integrity and dispatch planning

- Diagnose production floor inefficiencies across job scheduling, material movement, process flow, and layout optimisation

- Conduct a time-and-motion study (57 days) to identify operational bottlenecks and quick-win productivity levers

- Prioritise initiatives with client stakeholders, design target-state solutions, and develop a structured implementation roadmap aligned to business objectives

Your Background:

- 410 years of hands-on industry experience in steel fabrication and assembly-line manufacturing, preferably within an EPC or T&D environment

- Additional 12 years of consulting or structured transformation experience is preferred

- Strong exposure to production planning, shop-floor operations, dispatch planning, and manufacturing optimisation

- Familiarity with SAP PP or equivalent production planning systems; exposure to digital manufacturing tools is a plus

- Prior experience with large steel fabrication players (e.g., Siscol, Mero, TMU) is advantageous

- Education: BE (Mechanical) preferred, with advanced project management or operations excellence certifications

Other Details:

- Project location: Ahmedabad

- Duration: 4 months (extendable)

- Engagement model: Full-time, on-site role (Monday-Friday)