Maintenance Technician for tractors and handling equipment - 100%

Within the mechanical sector, you will maintain, monitor, troubleshoot, overhaul, improve, and ensure the efficient operation of installations and equipment specific to the mechanical sector, and in particular the maintenance of the fleet of tractors, electric lifting equipment, motorized equipment for gardeners, floor scrubbers, diesel engines for backup generators, trolleys, skips, pallet jacks, as well as road maintenance equipment.

You decide autonomously on the actions to be undertaken while respecting the priorities defined in terms of vital or secondary parameters for the safety of patients, employees, and assets.

You ensure preventive and corrective maintenance. You assist with periodic inspections carried out by accredited bodies and perform regular inspection rounds and readings.

You monitor the status of the installations and handle alarms from surveillance systems (building technical management). You keep working documents up to date and carry out replenishment orders for material.

You actively participate in the development of procedures in accordance with technical evolutions.

You assume the role of technical advisor to users regarding mechanical equipment and control and monitor the work executed by external companies.

You enjoy finding solutions to complex technical problems and also thrive in performing simpler and more routine tasks.

You are autonomous and also appreciate teamwork, while respecting an established schedule.

You ensure urgent interventions upon request from the control center and during on-call service.

You hold a CFC in automotive maintenance mechanics or an equivalent diploma, completed by at least 5 years of professional experience in the maintenance and troubleshooting of complex installations and handling equipment.

You have very good theoretical and practical knowledge and are comfortable with the repair and maintenance of frequency converters, mechanical and electromechanical equipment, welding...etc.

You have perfect command of spoken and written French, expressing yourself clearly and concisely.

You have a good knowledge of standard office software (Microsoft Office) as well as the use of CMMS software.

Your keen sense of customer service, your team spirit, and your openness to change allow you to carry out your activity with ease and to integrate quickly.

Thanks to your calm, composed, and discreet personality, you easily establish a relationship of trust with your interlocutors, you demonstrate cooperation and collaboration to help colleagues while being sensitive to the presence of patients and hospital constraints.

You have a regular schedule, while being available outside of hours including at night, on weekends, and on public holidays for on-call service according to the rotation and urgent interventions.

• Start date: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 100%
• Function class: 11 (Maintenance Technician 3)
• Contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 24.11.2026
• Inquiries: M. A. Bouty, head of the mechanical sector, tel. 022 372 68 91

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of the diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed to both women and men.

Wishing to commit to the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Office cantonal de l’emploi.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.

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