Automotive Specialist EFZ Commercial Vehicles 80-100%

🔧 Passion instead of standard. With us, you don’t work on an assembly line, but on what moves the region: lorries, buses, vans and construction machinery. Whether you call yourself a lorry mechanic, truck mechanic, bus mechanic or by the official title Automotive Specialist EFZ – Windisch is the right place for you.

For over 100 years, Gebr. Knecht AG has been a reliable partner in commercial vehicles, construction machinery, bodywork and signage. Owner-managed, family-oriented, at four locations in Switzerland and since 2024 part of the Thomann Commercial Vehicle Group with a total of eleven locations throughout German-speaking Switzerland.

You ensure that our commercial vehicles remain reliable on the road – from routine maintenance to MFK preparation.

• Maintenance & Service: Oil changes, filter service, brake and tyre checks on lorries, buses and vans
• Fault diagnosis: You find and fix simple to moderate mechanical faults before they become bigger problems
• Support with repairs: Engine, chassis and brake systems – you pitch in where needed
• MFK preparation: You get vehicles ready for inspection
• Careful documentation: Clearly recorded, comprehensible for customers and team

• Completed training as Automotive Specialist EFZ Commercial Vehicles or equivalent qualification
• Manual dexterity and enjoyment in working on large vehicles
• Reliable, careful working style
• Team player eager to learn
• Driving licence category B required, C/CE advantageous

• 🚚 Career with prospects – further training to become an automotive mechatronics technician or transfer within the Knecht Group to Eurobus or Welti-Furrer
• 📈 Targeted further training and support for advanced qualifications
• 📅 4-day week possible, 5 weeks holiday plus option for unpaid leave
• 🍽️ Own staff restaurant and meal discounts
• 🤝 Strong team culture – 31 workshop professionals in Windisch, motivated and with short decision-making paths
• 🎟️ Exclusive employee discounts within the Knecht Group – from mobility to travel and services

🤔 Why us – and not another company?

• 100 years of experience, but no stagnation: We are not an anonymous large corporation, but an owner-managed family business – decisions are made here, not somewhere in a head office
• Versatility instead of one-way street: Commercial vehicles, construction machinery, bodywork – with us you learn more than just one vehicle category
• Brands you want to work with: Mercedes-Benz Trucks and MAN Truck & Bus – technology up to date, workshop at top level
• Development is lived: As an automotive specialist, you are not "fully trained" with us – we specifically promote you towards mechatronics or special fields
• More than a job: Through the Knecht Group, you have access to other Thomann companies, Eurobus, Welti-Furrer and other sister companies if you want to reorient yourself later