Consultant – MES & Digital Transformation

Quariq; Antwerpen; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Quariq seeks a Consultant – MES & Digital Transformation to bridge operations, automation, and manufacturing IT. You will work closely with clients to understand processes and help design and deploy MES-based solutions that create real value on the shop floor.

Responsibilities include analyzing processes, translating requirements into MES concepts, designing solutions, and supporting implementations. You will facilitate workshops, guide roadmaps, and train end-users to ensure adoption and

Qualifications

• Experience with MES platforms such as Siemens Opcenter or Werum PAS-X.
• Strong grasp of manufacturing processes across pharma, food, chemicals, or discrete goods.
• Ability to map data flows between MES, automation, ERP, and LIMS.
• Business and technical mindset to link needs with system behavior.
• Excellent communication to explain MES concepts to operators and managers.
• Interest in digital transformation and continuous improvement.

Responsabilités

• Analyze processes and identify MES-based improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with production, quality, engineering and IT to translate requirements.
• Design MES solutions with specs, data flows, and integrations.
• Support MES projects through configuration, testing, validation, deployment.
• Facilitate workshops to align stakeholders on MES capabilities.
• Advise clients on transformation roadmaps and value realization.
• Train end-users for successful adoption of digital tools.
• Monitor KPIs to demonstrate impact and refine solutions.

Connaissances

MES platforms

Manufacturing processes

Data flows

Functional/technical mindset

Communication skills

Digital transformation

Outils

PLC/SCADA familiarity

Description du poste

Consultant – MES & Digital Transformation

you will bridge the world of operations, automation, and manufacturing IT. You will work closely with clients to understand their processes and help design and deploy MES-based solutions that create real value on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Analyse manufacturing processes and operational workflows, identifying improvement opportunities supported by MES functionality.
• Work with production, quality, engineering and IT teams to understand requirements and translate them into MES concepts (tracking & tracing, work instructions, quality controls, OEE, scheduling, etc.).
• Design MES solutions: functional specifications, process mapping, data flows, integration points with automation and ERP.
• Support MES implementation projects with multidisciplinary AG SOLUTION teams: configuration, functional testing, validation, and deployment.
• Facilitate workshops to align stakeholders, collect needs, and explain MES capabilities in a clear and approachable way.
• Guide clients on digital transformation roadmaps, helping them understand the steps, the impact on people & processes, and the value created.
• Train and support end‑users to ensure the successful adoption of new digital tools on the shop floor.
• Monitor KPIs (quality, throughput, efficiency, downtime, compliance…) to demonstrate impact and refine solutions.

Qualifications and Essential Skills

• Experience with MES platforms (Siemens Opcenter, Werum PAS-X, Rockwell FTPC, Ignition, Aveva, or similar).
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, ideally in sectors such as pharma, food, chemicals, consumer goods, or discrete manufacturing.
• Ability to read and understand data flows between MES, automation (PLC/SCADA), and higher-level systems (ERP, LIMS).
• A solid functional and technical mindset: able to understand both the business needs and the underlying system behavior.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills — able to translate technical MES concepts into practical language for operators, engineers, and managers.
• Enthusiasm for digital transformation, continuous improvement, and supporting people through change.

Nice to have

• Experience in MES implementation projects (configuration, functional design, testing, or commissioning).
• Understanding of industrial IT/OT principles (networks, databases, security basics).
• Familiarity with automation environments or PLC/SCADA— a plus, but not required.
• Experience facilitating workshops, managing deliverables, or working with cross‑functional teams.
• Fluent in English; and Dutch or French.