Senior Advisor Digital Manufacturing

Position

Senior Advisor - LLC/S-Corp position - up to 90% travel (US - based)

At Factory Advisors, we partner with manufacturing and industrial leaders to solve complex operational challenges, delivering measurable results and lasting impact. As a Senior Advisor within our Global Advisory Network, you'll work directly with clients to streamline processes, improve performance, and create sustainable change—often on‑site where the action happens.

Factory Advisors is an operational and digital manufacturing consulting firm that helps industrial organizations accelerate performance through integrated business, operational, and technology solutions. We partner side‑by‑side with client teams to optimize manufacturing operations, implement digital transformation initiatives, and drive measurable improvements across people, processes, and technology.

Our work spans operational excellence, lean manufacturing, manufacturing systems, data‑driven decision making, AI‑enabled operations, and digital manufacturing technologies, helping clients improve productivity, quality, throughput, and business performance.

Our Global Advisory Network brings together independent industry experts with deep experience in manufacturing, operational excellence, digital manufacturing, industrial automation, smart factory technologies, supply chain, quality, and business systems. Together, we provide clients with the practical expertise and hands‑on execution needed to solve complex manufacturing challenges and deliver sustainable results.

As a Senior Advisor, you will serve as both a strategic advisor and hands‑on execution leader for manufacturing clients navigating operational improvement and digital transformation. You'll operate as an independent contractor (LLC or S‑Corp) within our Global Advisory Network, enjoying the flexibility of consulting while benefit ting from the reputation, collaborative culture, and reach of Factory Advisors.

Our advisors work alongside client leadership and plant teams to solve complex manufacturing challenges, improve operational performance, implement digital manufacturing technologies, and deliver measurable business results. Whether optimizing production flow, deploying Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), leveraging industrial AI, modernizing operations, or coaching leadership teams, you'll help clients achieve sustainable transformation.

• Manufacturing Operations Leadership
• Plant Management
• Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement
• Supply Chain, Purchasing & Sourcing
• Production Planning & Scheduling
• Industrial Engineering
• Quality Management & Quality Systems
• Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Management
• Technical Engineering
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)
• Leadership Development & Organizational Change
• Project & Program Management
• Manufacturing Strategy & Operational Excellence
• Digital Manufacturing & Industry 4.0
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES/MOM)
• ERP & Manufacturing Business Systems
• Industrial Automation, Controls & Robotics
• Smart Factory & Connected Operations
• Operational Technology (OT)
• Industrial IoT (IIoT)
• Manufacturing Data Analytics & Performance Management
• Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing—AI‑enabled process optimization, predictive maintenance, machine vision, generative AI, intelligent knowledge management, and advanced analytics for manufacturing decision‑making

• Lead Operational and Digital Transformation – Partner with manufacturing organizations to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost through operational excellence and digital manufacturing initiatives
• Develop Specialized Expertise – Apply deep functional knowledge to solve complex manufacturing, operational, and technology challenges across client engagements
• Collaborate with Cross‑Functional Teams – Work alongside Factory Advisors consultants and client leadership to design, implement, and sustain business, operational, and digital solutions
• Serve as a Trusted Advisor – Coach executives, plant managers, and functional leaders through operational improvements, organizational change, and technology adoption
• Drive Manufacturing Performance – Analyze…