Shift Supervisor: Welding Shop

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Shift Supervisor: Welding Shop

Olten

immediately or by arrangement

60-100%

103866

What you can look forward to.

An exciting and varied working day awaits you, and together with a motivated team, you will make an important contribution to public transport. We support development wishes and offer a wide range of internal training opportunities for your personal career at SBB. Attractive working conditions are important to us, for example a free 2nd class GA and discounted travel abroad - also for the family. On our website, you will find more exciting information about our benefits . Interested in learning more about our professions? We look forward to welcoming you from 22 to 24 October 2026 at our SBB Career Worlds Café at Zurich main station. All information can be found at sbb.ch/berufsweltencafe .

What you will achieve.

• As Shift Supervisor Welding Shop, you ensure our welding manufacturer quality through professional and standard-compliant execution of welding and metalwork on our modern rail vehicles and components. This ensures that our customers travel with the highest possible comfort.
• Within the scope of your welding tasks, you read drawings and follow the welding instructions. You also have the technical responsibility during your shift for the work of your colleagues.
• Additionally, you apply various non-destructive testing methods and perform the required welding inspections at the specified intervals.
• If necessary, you support your colleagues in the upstream and downstream departments.
• With your proactive and independent personality, you find innovative solutions for new operating equipment.

What you bring with you.

• You are able to perform high-quality welds on steel materials using the MAG (135) process. Ideally, you already have welding qualifications according to ISO 9606-1 for fillet or butt welds in the FM1 area or are willing to obtain them. Knowledge of standard 15085 as well as welding supervision level C is an advantage.
• Additional welding knowledge in MIG welding (131) & TIG welding (141) of steel or aluminium materials & stainless steel is a plus. Also, additional qualifications in NDT visual inspection (VT) according to EN ISO 9712 are advantageous.
• A completed apprenticeship EFZ as a plant and apparatus builder, metalworker or vehicle locksmith forms the basic foundation of your new role. In addition, you bring at least 3 years of professional experience in a similar function and have necessarily completed the IWS welding specialist training. Leadership experience is desirable.
• Since many instructions and documents are electronic, you have no reservations about IT programmes and tools. Reading and understanding drawings are desired & required. Furthermore, you can communicate easily in German and understand complex dialogues (B2-C1). Any additional language is a plus.
• You are willing to work in a 2-shift system to also take on welding supervision during a late shift and to support and develop the shift employees. Due to our safety precautions, it is important that you have good health with unrestricted hearing and vision.

Your salary and benefits.

We have a fair and progressive salary system and actively promote pay equality. Therefore, further and detailed information about the salary system at SBB is transparently accessible. This position is classified at requirement level G, regional allowance level 0. More about salary and benefits .

How to succeed in joining us.

Your desire to move Switzerland with us is our greatest motivation. Therefore, we waive a cover letter for this position. If you still want to share your motivation with us, you can do so in our application tool. Achieving great things is easier on a first-name basis. This starts with your application.

We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this position.

About the position

Beat Gilgen, Team Leader Phone +41 79 604 91 81