Head of Human Resources (60% - 100% workload)
WRS Widmer Rail Services AG
Beckenried
Key information
- Publication date:19 September 2025
- Workload:60 – 100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Beckenried
Job summary
Join a dynamic, growing company in the transport sector! Enjoy a supportive work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Manage HR operations and enhance HR structures and processes.
- Recruit qualified specialists and guide them through onboarding.
- Advise leaders throughout the entire employee lifecycle.
Skills
- Several years of experience in HR, ideally in larger companies.
- Strong knowledge of Swiss labor law and social insurance.
- Excellent communication skills and a hands-on, service-oriented approach.
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Would you like to be part of a dynamic and rapidly growing SME and help drive it forward? Are you interested in continuously developing HR structures and processes? Do you enjoy operational work? Then become part of our company. We are family-owned and already employ nearly 100 people at several locations in the German-, French-, and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland. We are a leading provider in freight transport and operate cross-border transports with our locomotives, which is why foreign employees also work with us. Due to the decentralized and multilingual structures as well as regulatory requirements and guidelines, HR management with us is demanding. For our motivated team in Beckenried, we are looking for a Head of Human Resources (60% - 100% workload) to start immediately or by arrangement. What to expect with us:
- Responsibility for the operational management of the HR department
- Consolidation and further development of HR structures and processes
- Recruitment of qualified specialists and executives from selection to successful integration
- Advising and supporting managers throughout the entire employee life cycle
- Responsibility for labor law issues as well as internal guidelines and personnel regulations
- Coordination and alignment with external payroll accounting
- Implementation of personnel planning and budgeting in close coordination with management
- Evaluation of personnel key figures and development with proposals for optimization measures
- Active participation in and implementation of digitalization projects in the HR area
- Organization of company events
- Strengthening and promoting employer attractiveness and corporate culture in line with the mission statement
- Several years of practical experience - ideally partly gained in a larger company (> 250 employees)
- Advanced training in Human Resources (federal HR specialist certificate, university of applied sciences, etc.)
- Very good knowledge of Swiss labor law and social security system
- High social and consulting competence as well as pronounced communication skills
- Empathetic personality with strong implementation skills, hands-on attitude, and service orientation
- Confident German language skills in speaking and writing as well as good French, ideally also Italian skills
- An exciting and responsible leadership role with creative freedom in a dynamic and successful company
- A family-like and collegial environment
- Attractive social benefits
- Parking and good public transport connections at our location in Beckenried (NW)
