Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
DALLAS
ATLANTA - PEACHTREE RD
CHICAGO
MIAMI
AUSTIN
TAMPA
HOUSTON
CHARLOTTE
Full time
JR-262139
JOB REQUISITION
Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Manager
LOCATION
DALLAS
ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)
ATLANTA - PEACHTREE RD, AUSTIN, CHARLOTTE, CHICAGO, HOUSTON, MIAMI, TAMPA
JOB DESCRIPTION
You Belong Here
The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.
At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.
Where We Need You
Protiviti is looking for a Manager to join our growing Supply Chain & Operations team.
What You Can Expect
As a Manager, you’ll partner with our clients to identify and manage complex business problems and provide best-in-class advice and solutions. You'll develop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking, and devise solutions to support your clients' needs through using the latest tools and methods. You’ll develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery. You’ll foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market.
What Will Help You Be Successful
- You enjoy process, technology, relevant analytics and metrics, organization, and strategic design.
- You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to production and manufacturing operations, warehousing and fulfillment operations, maintenance and asset reliability operations, including the latest trends and developments.
- You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing exceptional experiences.
- You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
- You promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
- You create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of training, and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
- You have an interest in participating in the preparation of client proposals and strategies to win new business.
Do Your Talents Include the Following?
- Demonstrated experience with:
- Understand and being able to work hands on with Operations Technology and specifically data tag analysis and manipulation
- Execute manufacturing AI techniques in prompt development and Machine Learning techniques
- Execute discrete flow simulation modeling
- Analyzing manufacturing data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement in areas such as asset utilization, throughput, productivity, quality, and waste management.
- Collaborating with plant floor personnel to understand operational challenges and design data-driven solutions that improve productivity and support their roles.
- Developing and deploying analytics models, dashboards, and reporting tools tailored to plant floor needs.
- Leading and managing multiple process improvement projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and timely delivery.
- Leading client workshops, discovery sessions and stakeholder discussions to identify opportunities, validate findings and refine recommendations
- Conducting ROI and financial impact analysis for proposed operational changes or capital expenditures.
- Implementing and tracking process modifications, including equipment selection, process flow redesign, and operational standards development.
- Maintaining and ensuring data integrity across manufacturing systems; supporting root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
- Providing real-time analysis and reporting to enable quick identification and resolution of manufacturing issues.
- Partnering with cross-functional teams (production, maintenance, quality, logistics) to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Assisting in training plant personnel on new systems, standards, and best practices.
- Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
- Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives.
- Successfully pursuing business development opportunities and identifying and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele.
- Ability to translate and communicate issues, risks, or challenges to client personnel, including executives.
- Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams include conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.
Your Educational and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or Business-Related Field).
- 5+ years working in Consulting, Manufacturing, Manufacturing/Industrial/Equipment Engineering, Operations Technology, Manufacturing AI, Operational Digital Twins, Discrete Flow Simulation or related field, either in professional services or industry.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment, with direct exposure to plant floor operations and operations technology.
- Demonstrated ability to use data & AI to solve manufacturing problems and improve operational outcomes.
- Proficiency in AI tools i.e. Microsoft Data Foundry (or equivalent), ChatGPT, Claude, Co-Pilot, NVIDIA.
- Experience in program or project management, with a track record of successfully running multiple improvement projects.
- Solid understanding of the financial aspects of manufacturing, including cost analysis and ROI calculations.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for plant floor personnel and management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio, Access, SQL, Python, and Tableau / Power BI.
- Experience with data historians such as OSIsoft, an understanding of data tags and high value use-cases is a plus.
- Professional Certification such as CPM, CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, PMP, TPM, Six Sigma/ Lean Six Sigma, Certified Scrum Professional, or similar strongly preferred.
Our Hybrid Workplace
Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements varies by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.
Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.
$132,000.00 - $228,000.00
Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.
12%
The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.
$147,840.00 - $255,360.00
Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026_u.s._benefit_highlights.pdf .
Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.
Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran
As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.com or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance.
In your email please include the following:
- The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application.
- The location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply.
For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.
Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.
JOB LOCATION
TX PRO DALLAS
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Named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list since 2015, Protiviti Inc. has served more than 80 percent of Fortune 100 and nearly 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies. The firm also works with government agencies and smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public. Protiviti Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/protiviti-earns-place-on-2026-fortune-best-workplaces-in-the-bay-area-list-302784583.html#financial-modal) ).
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