Head of City Cleaning Workshop Group

In this key role, you will lead our workshop team at the Wallisellen location, coordinate maintenance and repair work with manufacturers and suppliers, and ensure that our fleet is reliably available for daily use in the city of Zürich. We are looking for an experienced leader starting in January 2027 or by arrangement.

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Head of City Cleaning Workshop Group

With around 1'000 employees, ERZ is one of the largest service departments of the city of Zürich and operates in an exciting environment at the pulse of time. We are modern, down-to-earth, open-minded, all on a first-name basis, and want to make a difference. Together, we are committed to a clean, innovative, and sustainable Zürich.

ERZ stands for diversity and mixed teams.

Tasks

• You will lead the workshop team of six employees personally and professionally, ensure the availability of our fleet, optimize processes, plan the workshop's order volume, and ensure economic utilization as well as our safety and quality standards.
• You are responsible for the planning, coordination, and monitoring of maintenance, repair, and upkeep work on municipal vehicles, e.g., sweeping machines, as well as special equipment, e.g., for winter service, and support the mechanics with demanding diagnoses.
• You are the central contact person for manufacturers, suppliers, and external partners, coordinate technical questions, accompany product developments and testing phases, participate in procurement, and maintain constant exchange with the operational employees in the city cleaning regions.
• From November to mid-March, you organize the winter service on-call duty (extra compensation) in three groups and also perform part of the on-call duty yourself during this time.
• You take responsibility for the training of our apprentices and support them in their development.

Profile

• Training as an agricultural machinery mechanic, mechanic, or mechatronics technician (EFZ level)
• Several years of leadership experience in a workshop environment (leadership training an advantage) as well as experience as a focal point in contact with customers and in cooperation with manufacturers, suppliers, and partners
• Good German language skills (C1 level), strong technical understanding, and a structured and solution-oriented way of working
• Enjoyment in taking on leadership responsibility, promoting employees, and actively developing processes
• Driver's license category B and C

We offer

• Generous mobility contribution
• Meal allowance
• Wage equality
• Above-average social benefits
• Careful induction into your activity
• A modern, down-to-earth, and future-oriented working environment
• Maternity leave: 16 weeks paid
• Paternity leave: 20 paid days
• Three days of care for your sick child without vacation deduction
• Development opportunities through the municipal educational offerings
• ERZ Sportclub

Interested?

For further information, Daniel Irniger from the Human Resources department, Tel. , is at your disposal. We look forward to your application, which you please submit online.

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