Workshop Manager (100%)

UniBE is versatile.
With us, a great variety of topics and a lot of creative freedom await you.

Start of work

01.12.2026 or by arrangement

Employment relationship

unlimited

Institute / Place of work

Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie (DCBP)

About us

Our comprehensively equipped Mechanical Workshop offers technical services for the institutes of the Universität Bern

• Design and construction of experimental technical devices, prototypes and spare parts according to the needs of researchers, teachers and students from the first design to the finished product
• Technical support
• Repair of technical devices

Your main tasks

• Management of the Mechanical Workshop
• Leadership of the workshop employees (2-3 employees), primarily responsible for the training of polymechanic apprentices (1-2 apprentices)
• Planning, construction and manufacture of special apparatuses using CAD
• Project responsibility, work planning and timely manufacturing
• Support of the working groups as well as the surrounding university institutes with mechanical problems
• Evaluation of new machines and devices, procurement of tools and operating resources, preparation of offers and invoices, purchase of project-specific materials and management of the in-house material warehouse.

Your profile

• Completed vocational training and several years of professional experience as a mechanic, polymechanic or toolmaker
• Further education HFP or HF
• Vocational trainer
• You work in a solution-oriented manner and appreciate challenges
• Advanced material knowledge (plastics, precious metals, special materials)
• Knowledge of CNC machining is a prerequisite
• Knowledge of electronics, vacuum technology and welding (TIG) is an advantage
• Very good German and English skills

Your benefits

We offer comprehensive induction and activity in an interesting and varied area of work

Collaborative environment and ambitious team

Central location in the heart of Bern

Team-oriented work

Working at UniBE

The Universität Bern offers not only exciting tasks, but also an environment that actively promotes development, diversity and equal opportunities. Discover what makes us stand out as an employer and how you can advance with us.

Application and contact

We look forward to your online application with CV, copies of diplomas and certificates, motivation letter, names and contact details of two references, summarized in a single PDF file to beatrice.thoenen@unibe.ch, until 15.11.2026.

Questions about the position?

Prof. Dr. Eva Hevia, Deputy Director DCBP, Department of Buildings, Security, Services and Workshop
eva.hevia@unibe.ch

Questions about the application?

Beatrice Thönen
beatrice.thoenen@unibe.ch