Stadt Illnau-Effretikon
Effretikon
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Road Maintenance Specialist / Driver Compact Sweeper Vehicle 80 - 100 %
- 17 April 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Effretikon
Job summary
Join the city of Illnau-Effretikon, nestled between Winterthur and Zürich, offering a vibrant environment for its 18,000 residents. Be part of a supportive team dedicated to maintaining the community's infrastructure.
Tasks
- Operate electric compact sweepers for street cleaning duties.
- Conduct maintenance on public spaces and manage waste disposal.
- Implement safety measures and assist during winter service operations.
Skills
- Experience with sweeping vehicles and valid driver’s license required.
- Mechanical aptitude and self-reliant work ethic essential.
- Fluent German and strong interpersonal skills a must.
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About the job
The city of Illnau-Effretikon - located between Winterthur and Zurich - offers attractive conditions for around 18,000 inhabitants with its rural and urban areas, hamlets, centers, and the historic village of Kyburg.
The employees of the Civil Engineering Department ensure user-oriented management of roads, green spaces, forests, waters, water supply, sewerage, and disposal. To complement our team, we are looking for a
YOUR TASKS IN THIS POSITION ARE:
- Operating and driving the electric compact sweepers
- Cleaning the entire road and path network in the city area
- Maintenance and care of the assigned vehicle
- Maintenance work and operational upkeep of the road and path network
- Creating temporary and permanent signage
- Maintenance of public waste containers, cleaning public spaces, as well as weekend deployments
- Structural and operational maintenance on and in waters
- Repair work on the sewer network
- Assistance in the main collection point
- Implementation of occupational safety and health protection measures
- Performing duties in winter service, during storms, and at cultural events (also outside regular working hours and on weekends)
- Providing on-call service
YOUR PROFILE FITS PERFECTLY IF YOU:
- Have experience handling sweeper vehicles
- Are mandatorily in possession of a driving license category B and BE.
- Have a flair for machines and mechanics.
- Preferably have completed vocational training as a maintenance specialist, gardener (specializing in garden and landscape construction EFZ), road builder EFZ, or comparable, and ideally have already gained some professional experience.
- Appreciate an independent and quality-conscious way of working.
- Are fluent in German, both spoken and written.
- Have good manners to build a good rapport with internal and external customers.
- Can be at the workplace within 20 minutes for winter service deployments.
- Enjoy digitalization and its application.
What we value in our work and many more information and impressions can be found at www.ilef.ch. For an initial exchange, you are welcome to contact Kassio Santos, Head of Roads and Green Spaces, phone 052 354 24 64.
A task for you? Then we look forward to your online application.
