GEA is a 10,000+ person industrial equipment manufacturer headquartered in Germany, with engineering-heavy hiring (263 active roles) focused on installation, commissioning, and new product development. The tech stack reveals dual operational modes: manufacturing controls (Siemens, Rockwell, TIA Portal, OPC UA) for plant operations, and enterprise systems (SAP, Azure DevOps, Jira) for engineering workflow. Active migration to SAP S/4HANA and adoption of Power Platform (BI, Automate, Apps) signals modernization of backend processes—offset by ongoing pain points around standardization, downtime, and data migration.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Sales, Planning Lead, Director Customer Experience, Director Chemical Environmental Technologies, Sales Director
GEA supplies machinery, plants, and process technology to food processors and other industrial sectors globally. The company operates across air treatment, cooling, drying, freezing, and liquid processing verticals, with a service portfolio supporting customer operations. With 743 open roles across 25+ hiring countries, GEA is scaling engineering and sales teams in parallel. Active initiatives span SAP S/4HANA deployment, new content management, HSE compliance systems, and a Transform360 program—alongside continuous improvement in manufacturing processes and equipment reliability.
Siemens and Rockwell Automation are core platforms, with TIA Portal, WinCC, ControlLogix, and Studio 5000 for automation. GEA also uses OPC UA and TCP/IP for machine integration, plus Ignition and Wonderware for supervisory systems.
SAP is the primary platform. GEA is actively implementing SAP S/4HANA and adopting SAP Activate methodology, while replacing legacy Sage 200 instances.
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