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Consultant - Manufacturing automation expert

  • 8-10 Hrs/Week
  • Remote - India
  • 3 months
  • Project posted on: 20/08/2026
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Consultant - Manufacturing automation expert

  • Manufacturing/Operations
  • Manufacturing Head
  • Design Engineering
  • Process Engineering / Process excellence

Remote - India
tooltip_icon_dark Open to consultants anywhere in India

8-10 Hrs/Week

3 months

 20/08/2026

Assignment Details

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify opportunities to automate manufacturing operations across assembly, pressing, packaging, warehousing and material handling
  • Assess current processes and identify high-ROI automation opportunities
  • Develop an automation roadmap prioritizing initiatives by impact, feasibility, capex and payback
  • Evaluate and recommend automation technologies, equipment and systems
  • Design / validate automation concepts, line layouts and process flows
  • Drive implementation and commissioning of automation projects with internal teams and vendors
  • Develop business cases covering capex, operating savings, productivity gains and ROI
  • Help establish automation standards, SOPs and scalable solutions across plants
  • Hand-hold the manufacturing team through implementation and build internal automation capabilities

Skills Required

Skills Required:

  • 10+ years of experience in manufacturing automation and operations
  • Strong hands-on experience in factory automation and industrial robotics
  • Experience automating assembly lines, pressing operations, material handling, warehousing and/or packaging
  • Experience in manufacturing process design, line balancing and productivity improvement
  • Proven track record of identifying and implementing automation projects end-to-end
  • Strong understanding of automation economics, capex planning and ROI/payback
  • Ability to work hands-on with plant and engineering teams

About the Client

A Private Equity Firm

Industry

Professional Services - Consulting

Experience Required:

9+ years

Additional Skills:

  • Inventory Management
  • Industrial Automation
  • Quality Assurance
  • Automation
  • Total Quality Management (TQM)
  • Process Improvement

No of open positions:

1

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