Job Title: Lean & TPM Expert Consultant (Full-Time)

Location: Greater Toronto Area (Hybrid / Client Sites)

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Travel: Up to 75% within Ontario and North America, as required

Pay Range: CAD $140,000 – $160,000 per year

Bonus: Eligible for an annual performance-based bonus

About Adonis Partners

At Adonis Partners, we exist to help our clients become more profitable — and their people more capable. We’re not here to sell band-aids. We show up to do the real work, shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, committed to creating lasting, measurable impact.

We are a fast-growing business excellence consultancy of 60 professionals across North America, serving over 30 clients annually.

We combine data-driven insights, deep industry experience, and lived leadership to cut through complexity and deliver results. Our team is built on a foundation of openness, humility, and relentless value creation. That’s how we’ve earned trust — and why clients call us back.

We partner most often with companies in:

- Food & Beverage Manufacturing
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Packaging
- Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain

Our clients are typically upper mid-market ($200M to 2B in Revenue), including PE-backed companies undergoing operational transformation. Engagements range from 3–12 months, often involving immersive, on-site collaboration. Visit our website to learn more - https://adonispartners.com/

Our Values (How We Work)

- Genuine, Transparent & Fair – We tell the truth, even when it’s hard.
- Relentless in Creating Value – We own the outcome, no matter the obstacles.
- Always Getting Better – We seek feedback and grow through experience.
- Move Fast – We take action with urgency and accountability.
- Go the Extra Mile – We roll up our sleeves and do what it takes.

We live a service philosophy based on vulnerability, humility, and radical honesty. It’s not always comfortable, but it builds the kind of trust that lasts.

Position Summary

As a Lean & TPM Expert Consultant, you will lead client engagements focused on Lean transformation, TPM implementation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. You will work directly with executive leadership, plant management, and frontline teams to identify opportunities, develop improvement roadmaps, facilitate workshops, and deliver measurable operational and financial results.

This is a client-facing consulting role requiring strong technical expertise, exceptional facilitation skills,



and the ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all organizational levels.

Key Responsibilities

Lean Transformation

- Lead Lean transformation initiatives across manufacturing and operational environments.
- Conduct operational assessments, value stream mapping, and maturity assessments.
- Develop Lean roadmaps aligned with client business objectives.
- Facilitate Kaizen events and Rapid Improvement Workshops.
- Implement Lean Management Systems and Daily Management practices.
- Coach leadership teams on Lean principles and behaviours.

TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)
- Lead TPM assessments and implementation programs.
- Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
- Develop Autonomous Maintenance and Planned Maintenance programs.
- Implement equipment reliability and asset management strategies.
- Support clients in reducing downtime and improving production reliability.
- Coach operators and maintenance teams on TPM pillars and best practices.

Operational Excellence
- Analyze operational performance and identify improvement opportunities.
- Improve productivity, quality, cost, delivery, and safety performance.
- Develop KPIs, dashboards, and performance management systems.
- Support change management and organizational transformation initiatives.
- Drive sustainable improvements through coaching and capability building.

Client Engagement
- Build robust relationships with client leadership and project teams.
- Present findings and recommendations to executive stakeholders.
- Prepare professional reports, presentations, and implementation plans.
- Support business development activities by identifying new opportunities within client organizations.

Qualifications

Required

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience leading Lean Manufacturing and TPM initiatives.
- 5+ years of consulting or client-facing experience preferred.
- Proven experience implementing Lean transformations in manufacturing environments.
- Strong knowledge of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
- Experience improving OEE, reliability,



and maintenance performance.
- Experience facilitating Kaizen events and cross-functional workshops.
- Excellent presentation, communication, and facilitation skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to travel to client locations across Ontario and occasionally throughout North America.

Preferred

- Experience Managing or Supervising teams

Preferred Certifications

- Certified TPM Practitioner
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) (an asset)
- APICS / ASCM certification (an asset)

Desired Personal Attributes

- Strong executive presence
- Highly collaborative and client-focused
- Exceptional facilitator and coach
- Results-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset
- Self-motivated and adaptable
- Professional consultant with excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels

Our Commitment to You

- You will be joining a collaborative, entrepreneurial consulting firm where your expertise makes a measurable difference.
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus opportunities.
- An honest and transparent culture free from corporate politics
- Work on high-impact transformation projects with leading organizations.
- A commitment to your growth and professional development
- Opportunities to lead strategic client engagements and expand your consulting career.
- A culture that cares deeply for the well-being of all our stakeholders (our people, clients, partners and community)

Ideal Candidates Will…
- Embrace transparency and humility
- Be willing to ask hard questions and face tough truths
- Thrive in fast-paced, high-trust environments
- Desire to help build something meaningful and make a positive impact on society

If that sounds like you — let’s talk.

Application Requirements

Interested candidates should submit

- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Summary of Lean and TPM transformation projects
- Relevant certifications

Only candidates legally authorized to work in Canada and based in the Greater Toronto Area will be considered. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Pay: $140,000.00-$160,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Willingness to travel:
- 75% (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Greater Toronto Area, ON

📌 Lean & TPM Expert Consultant (Greater Toronto Area)
🏢 Adonis Partners
📍 Greater Toronto Area