Executive Search for the Electrical Industry and Automation

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I support owners, managing directors, and investors in filling critical management and key positions in electrical engineering and automation—in a structured, discreet manner and with a high degree of accuracy.

As a specialized recruitment consultancy for electrical engineering and automation technology, I assist companies with executive search in electrical engineering and executive search in automation technology for demanding positions in terms of business and technology.

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Thomas Wild

Executive Search Consultant for mechanical engineering, plant engineering, electrical engineering, and automation technology

+49 1523 7713564 · wild@deltacon.com

About Thomas Wild

Thomas Wild is Managing Director of DELTACON Koblenz GmbH Executive Search and, together with his team, is responsible for the mechanical engineering, plant engineering, electrical engineering, and automation technology sectors. He has more than 20 years of operational experience as Managing Director and Sales Manager in his sectors.

Personalberatung für Elektrotechnik und Automatisierung

Industry expertise

Each DELTACON partner is responsible for their own industry competence center and brings with them many years of operational management experience in their respective industry. This experience is based on their own responsibility in management positions and a deep understanding of products, customers, competitors, and value chains. As a result, consulting is provided on an equal footing and with a realistic view of business contexts, decision-making logic, and industry-specific requirements. Roles are evaluated and precisely classified in the actual context of the company. This industry expertise forms the basis for sound decisions and the perfect placement of management and key positions in demanding industrial environments.

Direct Search

Passive candidate search through ads has been increasingly unsuccessful for years. The interesting candidates must be actively identified, and purposefully approached to inspire them to change. Therefore, every recruitment effort is newly set up as direct search project: Target company list, identification, first contact, interviews – that’s how we find the best candidates.

Guarantee

All accepted contracts are fulfilled: Over 90 % within the agreed time of 6-8 weeks – for the remaining almost 10 % applies: we are looking for until the position is filled! Active departures of our recruited candidates within the probationary period are infrequent. It is then quite clear that we repeat the search once without requesting another fee. Of course, the employees of our clients are protected with our don’t-touch guarantee!

Methodological competence

We use our “PURE” diagnostic concept for the perfect profile job match. The result is the degree of correspondence between the candidate profile of our clients and the profiles of the candidates. We intensively examine the candidates’ documents and use state-of-the-art diagnostic tools: Psychometric Profiling and cultural due diligence, complemented by personally collected references using a professional questionnaire. The focus of the candidate evaluation is on leadership and management skills, value systems, and operational as well as strategic excellence.

Performance-based remuneration

Our fee is two-thirds success-based! When commissioned by our clients, we charge a deposit, which initiates the search. A second installment is only due when we present the audited and most suitable candidates in the shortlist. The last installment is due after an employment contract is signed.

Our industry sectors at a glance

Executive Search & Recruiting for Electrical engineering

Personalberatung Automatisierungstechnik

Executive Search & Recruiting for Automation technology

Executive Search & Recruiting for Electronics

Thomas Wild

Executive Search Consultant for mechanical engineering, plant engineering, electrical engineering, and automation technology

+49 1523 7713564 · wild@deltacon.com

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We are your reliable partner in the following sectors

Automation: SPS, PLC, Fieldbus systems, I/O systems, touch panels, connection technology, safety-related automation
Drive technology: Electric motors, servo technology, frequency converters, drive electronics, gearboxes, fans, and fan motors
Electronics: Production of active and passive components, microcontrollers, power electronics, distribution, PCB manufacturing, PCB assembly, hardware development, software development
Power engineering: Transformers & chokes, power supplies, switching power supplies, UPS systems, control cabinets, power distribution
Electromobility: Charging infrastructure, smart grids, measuring and testing technology, battery and charging technology

Questions and answers about personnel consulting for electrical industry and automation

Why is DELTACON the ideal partner for clients in the electrical industry and automation technology?

Providing sound advice to our discerning clients requires in-depth industry knowledge. It is equally important to address candidates on an equal footing, which is only possible with our own management and industry experience.

Each personnel consultant at DELTACON is responsible for a supra-regional industry competence center. The respective DELTACON partner has worked in these industries for many years and therefore knows the markets, products, competitors, and specific requirements of the environment.

Thomas Wild is responsible for the Competence Center for Mechanical Engineering, Plant Engineering, Electrical Industry, and Automation Technology at DELTACON. He spent more than 20 years in first and second-level management in mechanical engineering and automation technology and therefore knows the requirements of these markets – technologically, economically, and in the HR sector.

The personnel consultancy DELTACON Koblenz specializes in the mechanical engineering, plant engineering, automation technology, and electronics development, production, and distribution sectors. We support our clients in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in filling management positions and recruiting key specialists.

The industry is characterized by technologically leading companies with a long history of profitable growth. Their stability makes them highly attractive to employees and offers excellent long-term prospects. With the current focus on electromobility, Industry 4.0, and networking, the biggest challenge for these hidden champions is finding the right employees.

What is the significance of a job specification?

A job specification is a statement of employee characteristics and qualifications required for satisfactory performance of defined duties and tasks comprising a specific job or function. The job specification is derived from a job analysis, which defines the tasks be performed by the respective employee and his responsibilities and how the job is embedded in the company’s organization and processes. Additionally, the job specification defines the requirements, which qualification and experience the respective employee must possess, i.e. the candidate’s profile.

What is Direct Search?

80% of candidates do not actively look for a job, but they would find an offered position interesting. Headhunters and Executive Search Consultancies choose “Direct Search” as the fastest and most efficient search method identifying suitable candidates who match the given job profile and make contact with them directly.

How does the ideal application look like?

The requirements for a complete application differ from country to country, even within German speaking countries and within Europe. Typically, the application contains a covering letter (motivation letter) and the CV (in American English “resume”) with copies of references and educational certificates (graduation, exams, university degrees) and language skills. Ideally, the CV starts with a short summary of most characteristics, skills and personality profile (bullet points), followed by a detailed description of the employers in chronological order starting with the latest employer first.