Process Specialist

GEA Group; Town of Belgium (WI); On-site; USD 68,508 - 102,762; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Meal vouchers

Group insurance

Health insurance

International work environment

Training programs

Job summary

GEA Group is seeking a Process Specialist for its lab in Wommelgem with strong communication and technical skills. The role blends hands-on process knowledge across continuous and batch production, containment, and related areas, and involves travel to customer sites up to 30%.

You will contribute to process improvements, support trials for sales, and participate in studies under diverse international settings, with opportunities to grow within GEA's pharma equipment projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Chemical / Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or equivalent.
• Experience in solid dosage pharmaceutical production is advantageous but not required.
• Willingness to travel abroad up to 30%.
• Excellent communication with customers from diverse backgrounds.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Assist other departments within GEA to improve process installations.
• Input into projects across all lifecycle phases (sale, design, review, build, validation, testing, FAT, SAT and start up).
• Participate in studies regarding new processes on the GEA installations.
• Support customer demonstrations and visits to the test center in Wommelgem.
• Support the turnaround of process equipment within the test center in Wommelgem after testing.
• Support process project work on the factory floor where required (FAT, Validation).
• Actively participate in achieving the GEA objectives as determined by management.

Skills

Communication

MS Office

English language

Travel willingness

Problem solving

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Chemistry / Process Engineering / Industrial Engineering degree

Job description

About the position

Are you a strong communicator with technical expertise who enjoys working in an international environment? Then this position as Process Specialist in Wommelgem is exactly what you’re looking for.

The role as Process Specialist is very much a hands‑on, entrepreneurial role, where you get the chance to learn and develop unique process expertise in different areas of our equipment (continuous production, batch production, containment, compression, etc.). This expertise will allow you to play a key role in improving customer production processes and/or providing trial results that support sales in winning new businesses. You would spend a large portion of your time in our lab in Wommelgem, but also traveling to customers sites (up to 30% and never longer than 2 weeks).

Responsibilities and tasks

• Assists other departments within GEA to improve our existing process installations.
• Input into projects across all phases of the lifecycle (sale, design, review, build, validation, testing, FAT, SAT and start up / troubleshooting).
• Participates in studies regarding new processes on the GEA installations.
• Supports customer demonstrations and visits to the test center in Wommelgem.
• Supports the turnaround of process equipment within the test center in Wommelgem after testing.
• Supports process project work on the factory floor where required (FAT, Validation etc.).
• Actively participates in achieving the GEA objectives as determined by the management.

Profile and qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Chemical / Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or Graduate in Pharmaceutical and Biological Techniques or equivalent by experience.
• Experience in solid dosage pharmaceutical production (validation, production engineers, process development, R&D, formulation) is a huge advantage, but not a must.
• Eager to build up knowledge of and experience with pharmaceutical processes (process technology) in an industrial environment and a positive commitment and attitude to expand that knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills and able to communicate professionally with customers from different nationalities and cultures.
• Knowledge of MS Office applications with particular emphasis on the smooth and extensive use of Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• A positive mindset always looking to improve processes and procedures. A problem‑solving mindset by nature.
• Entrepreneurial and ok to work in higher level of ambiguity from time to time.
• No 9‑5 mentality.
• Languages: English – very good, both spoken as well as written.
• Willingness to travel abroad up to 30%.

Benefits

A competitive salary package including company car, meal vouchers, group insurance, health insurance, etc. An international work environment and opportunity to work with top pharma customers. Flexibility in working hours. Working from home is possible, but in reality it rarely happens because of ongoing projects and trials which occur on site in Wommelgem. GEA will invest in your personal development and support internal as well as external training programs for your further development. Possibility to grow and develop into other roles at GEA. Ability to work in an environment where innovation and change is part of the everyday culture.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, world view, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.