Aircraft Mechanic

Alpnach | 80-100% |

This is the contribution you can make

• Maintain and repair aircraft types AS332M1 Super Puma, AS532UL Cougar and EC135/635, maintenance level A (understand technical documentation in English, level A2)
• Prepare flight readiness, perform intermediate flight checks and system re-establishments, as well as hand over and take over aircraft from pilots
• Perform work as a companion mechanic and participate in flight accident standby duty
• Participate in overseas missions during disasters, humanitarian and peacekeeping measures
• Contribute as a specialist instructor to LW training and courses

What makes you unique

• Certificate of proficiency as a polymechanic or similar 4-year technical basic training
• Good physical and mental condition to perform survival training in land and sea areas
• Responsible, team- and customer-oriented, independent and precise way of working
• Driver's license category B mandatory (C and E an advantage), good IT skills (MS-Office/SAP desirable), basic military training (RS) mandatory
• Very good knowledge of an official language, other languages are an advantage

In a nutshell

As the competence center of the Swiss Air Force (LW) in the helicopter area, the Alpnach Airfield Command is responsible for continuous operational readiness and offers numerous interesting jobs in a technologically advanced environment.
By providing, maintaining and repairing the Super Puma (TH 06), Cougar (TH 18) and Eurocopter (EC 635), we ensure the permanent fulfillment of the mission of the Swiss Army at home and abroad.
We provide subsidiary support services during operations and missions in favor of emergency services. In addition, we are deployed in disaster and rescue operations as well as in peacekeeping and humanitarian aid operations.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the welfare of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Operations Command (Kdo Op) is responsible for all military operations and missions of the Swiss Army. The Kdo Op includes, among others, the Air Force, the Army, the four territorial divisions, the SWISSINT competence center, the Special Forces Command, and the Military Police. Around 40 % of the approx. 2'500 employees are civilly employed -- from engineers to aircraft mechanics to analysts.

The Swiss Army employs over 9'000 employees in four military and around 200 civil professions -- and this at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. Provision for the next generation is also made: The Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

Employment with the Swiss Army makes sense and brings many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile (https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/vorteile).

Questions about the position

Gregor Durrer
Deputy Head of Aircraft Maintenance
+41 58 46 65586