Maintenance Group Leader 100% (a)

Do you want to take on responsibility, lead a team, and actively help shape the maintenance of a modern production facility? Are you someone who not only fixes malfunctions but also improves processes sustainably and accompanies projects from the first idea to successful handover? Then this position is exactly right for you – here you can really make a difference.

Company info

Our customer is an established, medium-sized industrial company in the field of building equipment, operating in the Eastern Switzerland/Thurgau area. The company is part of a larger corporate group and impresses with a strong market presence as well as a modern, well-equipped production facility.

What the company offers

• State-of-the-art machinery and a motivated, collegial team
• Attractive 40-hour week for a balanced work-life balance
• Centrally located workplace with good public transport connections as well as free parking including charging stations for e-vehicles
• Diverse training and further education opportunities for your personal and professional development
• Short decision-making paths and plenty of creative freedom
• Attractive employment conditions

What awaits you

• Functional and personnel leadership of your team including personnel deployment planning
• Preparation and execution of machine overhauls, repairs, conversions, as well as technical improvements to production and infrastructure facilities
• Analysis and sustainable rectification of malfunctions to ensure operational safety
• Investigation and optimization of production and process workflows according to lean management methods such as 5S and continuous improvement
• Planning, coordination, and monitoring of all maintenance and upkeep work
• Management of production and investment projects from planning to handover to the responsible departments
• Ensuring complete project documentation as well as creation of reportings for the division management
• Conducting internal and external training as well as active promotion of knowledge transfer within the company

Our customer requests

• Completed technical training, e.g., as a mechatronics technician or industrial electrician, ideally supplemented by technical or business administration further education
• Several years of experience in production, maintenance, and technical project management
• Already demonstrated leadership responsibility and the ability to motivate employees and achieve goals together
• Independent, structured, and solution-oriented way of working – even in demanding situations
• Decisiveness, reliability, and perseverance
• Strong communication skills, confident appearance, and genuine team spirit
• Networked thinking and strong technical understanding for sustainable process optimization