Manufacturing Execution System Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Manufacturing Execution System
Alexander P.
Last position:
Owner & Lecturer at Own company for AI governance and data products, Vienna
- Consulting and interim management at the interface between IT operations and regulation
- Impact analysis and implementation planning for NISG 2026 and the EU AI Act, including risk management and reporting and evidence processes
- Training for governing bodies and employees on regulatory obligations
- Lectures in Data & Information Management and Human-Machine Interaction at University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, since 2023
- Supervision of master’s theses and participation in the examination board
- Presentations for business and educational institutions
- Design and development of data and AI products, platforms and pipelines
- Privacy-first architectures and zero-knowledge encryption, cloud-native on EU infrastructure
- MLOps and AIOps in live operations
- Own applications under own brand: shared codebase, separate delivery for each target device
- AI-assisted software development (vibe coding), complete agentic pipelines, code generation, implementation, automated testing, CI/CD and release cycles
- Publications on the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, CRA and CER as an integrated governance system
- Publications on data sovereignty, cloud economics and industrial image processing
- AI governance / compliance: data quality, Responsible AI, EU AI Act readiness, risk classification, AI ethics
Stavros V.
Last position:
Transformation & Change Lead (Freelance) at Sanofi
- Led the global transformation of Talent Operations by inhousing recruitment technologies, processes, and teams, reducing over 20 external partners to 2, defining the strategy to hire hundreds of internal talent specialists, and redesigning organisational structures and processes worldwide.
- Drove gap analyses and impact assessments and led the global rollout of Beamery, HireVue, and Paradox, covering solution design, pilot markets, global deployment, and hypercare, ensuring smooth market transitions and standardised operations.
- Developed and maintained detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, RAID logs, and governance routines, leveraging SharePoint as the central platform for programme documentation, rollout artefacts, approvals, and decision tracking.
- Coordinated cross-functional stakeholders including HR, IT, regional teams, and external vendors, using SharePoint-based documentation and governance frameworks to align requirements, manage dependencies, and resolve delivery issues.
- Conducted gap analyses and impact assessments across Paradox, Beamery, and Workday to ensure pilot readiness and global launch success, with outputs captured and governed through SharePoint.
- Built and executed comprehensive change management plans using ADKAR methodology, covering stakeholder mapping, communications, training, and adoption activities, supported by SharePoint-hosted enablement materials and rollout documentation.
- Broke down silos across regions and functions to drive adoption of new systems, processes, and ways of working.
- Tracked adoption metrics and user feedback post-deployment, driving continuous improvement in user experience and operational performance.
Franz P.
Last position:
Business & IT Consulting at fpcon Franz Plakolm Consulting
- Business consulting finance & supply chain for Infor ERP LN Cloudsuite projects
- Lead consultant ERP LN Cloudsuite finance & cost accounting
- Implementation projects in Germany for a manufacturer of precision castings and a producer of stainless steel kegs
- Optimization project at a steel service center
Peter S.
Last position:
Lead Software Architect at Pritz IT GmbH
- Lead software architect in a greenfield MES project (Manufacturing Execution System / factory control system), responsible for architecture decisions, technology selection, and technical direction throughout the entire development lifecycle
- Designed and built the core framework from scratch, including several reusable Spring Boot starters (e.g., OPC-UA integration, messaging, security) that enable flexible composition of the individual system modules
- Introduced Keycloak as the central authentication and authorization system with SSO across all MES components
- Created and owns the full CI/CD pipeline covering Java, NPM and Docker – automating build, test, containerisation and deployment across all project components
- Set up the architecture documentation space in Confluence as the single source of truth for all architecture decisions, component designs, and integration patterns
- Defined and enforced naming conventions and coding standards to ensure consistency in the growing codebase
- Conducted regular code reviews for quality assurance, knowledge sharing, and adherence to architecture guidelines
- Created and maintained technology roadmaps to guide future development priorities and infrastructure investments
Albert S.
Last position:
Managing Director & Owner at Metatron Industrial Solutions GmbH
- Responsible for strategy, technological development, and execution in industrial plant engineering — with a focus on extrusion technology and AI-driven process optimization
- Freelance project execution for international clients (e.g. Bühler, Enercon, Bayer, Elanco)
- Development of proprietary AI-powered software solutions for production control and environmental technologies
- International project leadership for clients in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries; active involvement in building deep-tech start-ups and selective investments in Industry 4.0, cleantech, and AI manufacturing
- Details see attachment “Albert_Schiller_References_Industrial_Projects”
Gerald H.
Last position:
External SAP Consultant at ACO Severin Ahlmann GmbH & Co. KG
- Supporting the internal IT department in SAP support for S/4Hana.
- Processing tickets.
- Further development of solutions.
- Expanding configuration models.
- Training key users and end users.
- Documenting solutions.
Kurt B.
Last position:
Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation at RCA, Rail Cargo Austria AG
- Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation
- ~100 Devs, ~10 Teams, per team: 1 PO, 1 Scrum Master, 1 UX, 1 Developer, 1 Tester
- .net core 8, 9, C#
- Microservices, Clean-Architecture, MediatR, CQRS
- GraphQL, REST, SDL
- Azure DevOps, CI / CD-pipelines, Azure-Service Bus, Rabbit-MQ, Kafka, Azure App Configuration, Azure KeyVault, Azure Kubernetes AKS
- Splunk, dashboards, custom metrics, Elastic-Search, Kibana (ELK)
- Azure SQL-Databases, Azure Cosmos DB
- Architecture decisions, event governance, COP (Backend, DevOps, FrontEnt, Test Automations)
- AI, Copilot, creating test templates
- Scheduler, Hangfire, Quartz
- Automated unit and integration tests
- Automated E2E tests, Playwright test automation, BDD, Gherkin, Cucumber
- Tracking of shipments
- GIS, GPS data, geofence, geo search, position tracking, asset positions
- Jira, Confluence
- Focus on high-performance message-oriented architecture (~xx million messages per month per service)
- Structured logging, Serilog, OTel, Splunk, Application Monitoring
- Integration of different position data sources (GPS-based data) into Azure Data Lake
Franz W.
Last position:
SAP Expert
- Preparation of S/4 HANA for utilities
Georg J.
Last position:
Owner & CEO / Senior IT-Consultant at CONPITEC GmbH
- CONPITEC offers premium consulting and IT services.
- Our clients are leading global IT service providers, as well as international groups in the pharmaceutical industry in Europe.
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Statistics of experts using Manufacturing Execution System
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
75%
Master's degree or higher
63%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Austria using Manufacturing Execution System
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Manufacturing Execution System experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Manufacturing (78%)
- Banking and Finance (56%)
- Pharmaceutical (44%)
- Professional Services (44%)
- Automotive (33%)
- Food and Beverage (33%)
- Metals and Mining (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Production control
A Manufacturing Execution System, commonly called MES, connects shop-floor activity with business and planning systems. It records production orders, materials, equipment states, operators, quality checks and process results as work happens. Companies use it to coordinate execution, trace products and make manufacturing data usable for decisions.
Core capabilities
MES solutions support discrete, process and mixed-mode manufacturing. Typical work includes:
- Dispatching and sequencing production orders
- Tracking work-in-progress, batches and genealogy
- Managing electronic work instructions and approvals
- Capturing downtime, scrap, yield and quality data
- Linking production records with ERP and automation systems
Ecosystem and tooling
Specialists work across MES products such as Siemens Opcenter, SAP Digital Manufacturing and Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk. They connect these environments with ERP, SCADA, PLC, historians, laboratory systems and industrial databases. Useful skills include ISA-95 concepts, OPC UA, MQTT, APIs, SQL, event-driven integration and validation of master data.
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance expertise during an MES selection, rollout, plant expansion or integration programme. Support is also valuable when production data is inconsistent, traceability is incomplete or a legacy system must be replaced without interrupting operations. In Austria, collaboration may involve on-site work at plants alongside remote configuration and documentation.
Project deliverables
A capable professional can turn production requirements into a practical execution model. Deliverables may include process maps, equipment and material models, configured workflows, interfaces, dashboards, electronic records, test cases and training materials. Strong specialists also define ownership, access controls, exception handling and a plan for reliable support after go-live.
Choosing strong specialists
Look for experience with the relevant production model, regulatory expectations and plant automation landscape rather than product familiarity alone. A strong expert explains trade-offs between MES, MOM and custom applications, validates assumptions with operators and protects data integrity. For Austrian teams, clear communication in the required working languages and comfort with site-based collaboration can be decisive.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Manufacturing Execution System.
A Manufacturing Execution System coordinates and records production from order release through completion. It manages work instructions, material consumption, traceability, quality checks, equipment status and production history.
MES focuses on executing and documenting production between planning and the shop floor. ERP manages enterprise resources and orders, SCADA supervises equipment and processes, while MOM is a broader term that can include MES capabilities and other manufacturing operations functions.
A strong Manufacturing Execution System specialist often understands ISA-95, ERP integration, SCADA, PLC data, OPC UA, SQL and industrial networking. Experience with quality management, batch genealogy, APIs and change control is also valuable.
The right MES freelancer depends on the project scope, plant complexity and level of responsibility. A rollout across several production areas calls for proven experience in process design, integration, testing and user adoption, while a focused interface or report may need narrower expertise.
Much of a Manufacturing Execution System project can be handled remotely, including configuration, documentation, data modelling and interface design. Site visits are often useful for observing processes, validating equipment connections and working directly with production teams in Austria.
A Manufacturing Execution System specialist may work with Siemens Opcenter, SAP Digital Manufacturing or Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk, among other products. The best fit depends on the existing ERP, automation stack, production model and integration requirements.
Ask a MES expert to explain a comparable production workflow, the decisions behind its data model and how failures were handled. Quality is shown through clear requirements, realistic testing, operator involvement, traceability and disciplined control of interfaces and master data.
A Manufacturing Execution System project requires attention to plant safety, production continuity, data ownership and acceptance by operators. Freelancers should clarify the site context, system boundaries, integration responsibilities, documentation standards and expectations for remote or on-site collaboration.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects is 117 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 932 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects, 75% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 63% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (22%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (78%), and Banking and Finance (56%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Operations (89%), and Project Management (89%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Manufacturing Execution System
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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