Which activities are included in process specialist job advertisements and how often? What is required?

Process specialist job advertisements contain all the requirements that a company has for potential employees for a position. Jobseekers will find all the important information about the position they are looking for in job advertisements, such as

  • the activities
  • the requirements (previous education, professional experience, personal skills and characteristics)
  • Further information about the employer

This information on the process specialist job varies from company to company. We have collected the information from relevant job advertisements on various job platforms, looked at it and summarized it for you*:

 

Different job titles:

  • Process specialist
  • Process technician
  • Process technician
  • Process technician
  • Process engineer
  • Production Manager
  • Process specialist
  • Head of Processes
  • Process planner
  • Process technologist
  • Head of Corporate Development
  • Planning / AVOR specialist
  • Production planner

 

Distribution of the individual tasks in a process specialist job:

Analysis, design, optimization and management of business processes for the development, procurement, manufacture or maintenance of products approx. 40% of the time
Optimal design of workstations, process chains and material provision approx. 15% of the time
Deployment planning and control of employees, materials and machines approx. 45% of the time

Requirements mentioned in job advertisements for a process specialist job

Professional requirements
  • Basic technical or mechanical training
  • Degree as a federal process specialist
  • Several years of professional experience in the industrial manufacturing sector
Specialist knowledge for a process specialist job
  • Industry knowledge and process management skills
  • Very good knowledge of German
  • Good knowledge of English, knowledge of French is an advantage
  • Good knowledge of MS Access and proficient in SAP and MS Office (Word, Excel)
  • Partial mechanical and/or technical knowledge
Personal characteristics
  • Systematic, analytical and practice-oriented way of thinking and working
  • High degree of independence
  • Interest and perseverance in independent process design and optimization
  • Negotiating skills, eloquence and a healthy assertiveness
  • Independent working style, sense of duty and team orientation
Other for Process specialist job / Process specialist job Process orientation, i.e. the ability to analyze, model, improve and monitor business processes - this also includes an understanding of process management methods and techniques, such as Lean, Six Sigma, BPMN and others

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*All information listed here is from an ad hoc study to provide a unique insight into the Process Specialist job market. So that you know what is currently required.

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