# Consultant - Manufacturing [McKinsey](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/mckinsey.md) · London · United Kingdom · [Operations & Transformation](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/operations-transformation.md) McKinsey is hiring a Consultant - Manufacturing in London. Posted 2026-01-01; applications close 2026-03-02. **Apply**: https://www.mckinsey.com/careers/search-jobs/jobs/consultant-manufacturing-100675 Posted 3mo ago. ## Role details ## Who you will work with Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with clients requires resilience and a commitment to high performance. You thrive in a high culture that rewards hard work, persistence, and trying new approaches. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, you will receive mentorship, resources, and opportunities to accelerate your growth as a leader. Your colleagues across levels will invest in your development as much as in delivering exceptional client results, offering apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure every day. When you join us, you will have: - **Continuous learning:** Our learning and apprenticeship culture is backed by structured programs to help you grow, with feedback that is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. You will own your journey as you apply input from others to fast-paced learning. - **A voice that matters:** From day one, your ideas and contributions are valued. You will make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, upholding our ethics and integrity. Diverse perspectives are encouraged and essential to achieving the best outcomes. - **Global community:** Colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 nationalities foster creativity and better solutions. You will have opportunities to learn from colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences. - **World-class benefits:** In addition to a competitive salary (determined by location, experience, and skills), we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being and that of your family. ## What you will do As a consultant in our two-year Operations Excellence Program (OEP), you will work on client engagements in the same way as other McKinsey consultants. You will actively participate in problem solving for clients—identifying issues, forming hypotheses, designing and conducting analyses, and synthesizing conclusions into recommendations. You will gain leading-edge operations and consulting skills primarily through on-the-job coaching, complemented by the OEP’s structured capability-building program. We view the OEP position as the start of a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible career with McKinsey and the Operations practice. During the first years, you will serve as a consultant on multiple client engagements, working with several colleagues and clients across industries and operations service lines. You will acquire the knowledge and expertise to help companies achieve operational excellence. Along with other members of the OEP community, you will dedicate substantial time to functional training and knowledge development under the guidance of operations experts. You will follow a curriculum based on operations excellence themes and receive advanced training in one of six specific areas of operations: manufacturing, product development, purchasing, service operations, supply chain management, or capital excellence. Upon completion, successful consultants will join McKinsey’s global group of operational-excellence experts. OEP graduates are already working at all levels of the firm from associate to partner. You will be based in one of our European offices as part of our Operations Practice. Our Operations Practice helps clients solve complex operational challenges by blending strategic thinking with practical implementation. McKinsey’s Manufacturing service line, part of the Operations Practice, supports leading companies worldwide in developing and implementing lean manufacturing strategies and addressing strategic and operational questions related to Lean Manufacturing. _Please submit your application in English, including your CV and transcripts (high school, university, etc.), with all relevant grades._ ## Your Background - Master’s degree and exceptional academics required - Initial experience in Lean Manufacturing (e.g., Toyota Production System, kaizen methods, TPM, JIT, SMED) and/or in quality and compliance (e.g., quality gates, Six Sigma, cGMP regulations, remediation) - Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities - Mobility and enthusiasm for taking on European assignments during the work week - Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills - Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in English and the local office language ## More open roles at McKinsey - [Associate Intern](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/695658118ecf1d25ffd7e75d.md) — New York, posted 3mo ago - [Associate Intern](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/695658118ecf1d25ffd7e75f.md) — Hong Kong, posted 3mo ago - [Data Engineer I - QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/695658118ecf1d25ffd7e765.md) — London, posted 3mo ago - [Business Analyst Intern](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/695658118ecf1d25ffd7e76d.md) — New York, posted 3mo ago - [Business Analyst](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/695658118ecf1d25ffd7e772.md) — Singapore, posted 3mo ago --- Updated: 2026-04-22 Canonical: https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/695658118ecf1d25ffd7e76c