Communication Specialist - 60% to 80%

VARO Refining (Cressier) SA, a member of the VAROPreem group, is seeking a Communication Specialist About us At VAROPreem, we believe in the power of energy. Energy enables our society to be mobile, connected, and innovative. VAROPreem offers a variety of products such as diesel and gasoline, domestic heating oil, fuel oil, and more. The priority of our energy activity is to continue operating in a safe and reliable manner, reducing carbon intensity, and ensuring the energy security essential to our customers. Our Cressier (NE) refinery is a major energy supplier in Switzerland, supplying the national market with high-quality products. Our employees daily challenge industrial standards to meet the growing demand for clean energy solutions. About the position As a Communication Specialist, you play a key role in developing and enhancing the image of the Cressier Manufacturing Hub. You actively contribute to strengthening its image, increasing its visibility, and promoting employee engagement across the site. You ensure that clear, consistent, and tailored messages are conveyed to each stakeholder: media, authorities, local residents, visitors, and employees. Through your expertise, you create lasting trust relationships and enhance the site's initiatives. Positioned at the heart of the organization, you also ensure a strategic interface role between the Cressier site management team and the corporation. You thus guarantee the alignment and consistency of communication actions, taking into account local specificities. Responsibilities Ensure the role of communication contact point for the Cressier site, in connection with the group's communication team. Define and deploy the site's communication strategy, strengthening visibility, impact, and message consistency. Be the privileged interlocutor for regional authorities and media. Organize site visits for external stakeholders, ensuring interactive and engaging experiences. Guarantee the consistency of the visual identity and update supports (website, photos, videos). Advise management on messages, positioning, and communication approaches. Participate in crisis communication management in coordination with the management team and the corporation. Adapt and relay the corporation's messages. Strengthen engagement and understanding of site issues in collaboration with teams (HR, HSSE, operations). Develop and pilot internal communication channels (screens, intranet, local content). Manage local sponsorship activities in line with the company's strategy. Contribute to transversal projects (e.g., evolution of visual identity, major site events). Qualifications Higher education (Bachelor or Master) in communication, journalism, or public relations. At least 5 years of experience in a similar function, ideally in an industrial environment. Excellent command of French and English; German is an asset. Mastery of digital tools, including media and graphic design software, as well as excellent ease with common office tools. Good understanding or strong interest in the industrial sector and its challenges. Knowledge of public affairs, at the regional (NE) and national level, with a good understanding of stakeholders. About you You are an influential communicator, able to convey clear and engaging messages. You excel in creating trust relationships with varied interlocutors. Equipped with strategic listening, you quickly understand the challenges and adapt your approach. Proactive, you demonstrate a strong initiative spirit and a solution-oriented approach. Rigorous and creative, you combine requirements, innovation, and impact. Results-oriented, you transform ideas into concrete and measurable actions. What we offer A key and visible role at the heart of a strategic industrial site. A stimulating environment, combining industrial, human, and institutional challenges. Varied interactions (management, employees, media, authorities). The opportunity to contribute to large-scale and high-visibility projects. A dynamic, collaborative, and locally anchored work environment. Attractive working conditions and premier social benefits. Want to join us? Send us your application file (CV, cover letter, diplomas, and work certificates). Application deadline: June 30, 2026 For more information about this position, please contact: Ariane Girard, 032 758 62 13