Construction Machinery Mechanic (m/f/d)

About the job

Are you bored of routine and want real variety in your workshop daily life?

With us, you work on large, impressive excavators, wheel loaders, and handling machines right in the middle of the recycling operation. No day is like the other because our machines are in continuous use and ensure that valuable raw materials stay in the cycle. You can expect an exciting task in a sustainable future industry and a motivated, down-to-earth team that sticks together, gets things done, and is proud of what we achieve together.

Do you want to be part of it? We look forward to your application!

• Maintenance, repair, and servicing of our entire construction machinery and vehicle fleet (excavators, wheel loaders, forklifts, trucks, handling machines, and attachments)
• Independent diagnosis and professional troubleshooting of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical faults
• Carrying out service and maintenance work according to manufacturer specifications and internal maintenance plans
• Ensuring high technical availability of our machines during ongoing recycling operations
• Participation in conversions, optimizations, and technical improvements on machines and systems
• Documentation of completed work in the maintenance system

• Completed vocational training as a construction machinery, agricultural machinery, or commercial vehicle mechanic or comparable technical basic training
• Several years of professional experience in maintenance and repair is an advantage
• Broad technical know-how in mechanics and maintenance; knowledge in hydraulics or electrics is a plus
• Experience in welding or locksmith work is an advantage
• Technical understanding as well as an independent, structured, and solution-oriented working style
• Responsible, resilient, and flexible with joy in practical work in the workshop and operational environment
• Team player, communicative, and organizationally skilled
• Good PC user skills as well as very good German language skills in spoken and written form
• Forklift license and driving license category B are an advantage

• With your job, you actively contribute to environmental protection and resource conservation
• Lots of freedom, independence, and responsibility in your tasks
• Stability and a secure workplace
• Flat hierarchies and uncomplicated decision-making processes
• Family-like corporate culture: With us, you are not just a number
• At least 25 days of vacation / 30 days from the 11th year of service or from the age of 50
• Thommen Academy (internal training and further education opportunities for our employees)
• Good social benefits (above-average continued salary payment in case of accident and illness, pension fund without loss risk)

The Thommen Group is one of the leading European recycling companies with roots in Switzerland. With our three strong brands Thommen, Metallum, and Immark, we offer complete recycling solutions for industry, trade, and municipalities. With over 30 locations in five countries, the Thommen Group is globally networked and an important link in the economic cycle. As a producer of high-quality recycled raw materials, we create and conserve resources.

Katja Hurter answers your questions about the application process.