Head Caretaker School Facility Glärnisch, 100%

Wädenswil is an attractive town on the left shore of Lake Zurich with around 26,000 inhabitants. Approximately 380 employees work in the town administration, providing comprehensive services to the population every day.

The municipal properties in Wädenswil are centrally managed. For the maintenance and management of the school buildings of the Glärnisch school unit, we are looking for a

Your areas of responsibility include

• professional and personnel management of the operations maintenance team of the Glärnisch school facility (subordinate caretakers, operations maintenance specialists, and cleaning staff)
• responsibility for the preservation, maintenance, and cleaning of the assigned properties and sports halls
• supervising, operating, monitoring, and controlling the entire technical infrastructure such as locking systems, lifts, ventilation/heating systems
• supporting, providing technical assistance, and helping with school, sports, and cultural events or occasions
• ensuring operational safety, fire protection, and accident prevention across the entire site
• acceptance and handover of event rooms as well as coordination of external room users
• support with construction projects of the assigned school unit
• administrative tasks such as obtaining and comparing tradesmen's quotes, reporting, material procurement, and invoice checks
• coordination and assistance with grounds maintenance as well as ensuring winter services
• taking over mutual representation within the school units
• willingness for regular evening, weekend, and public holiday shifts

What you bring

• a completed vocational training with a federal certificate as a caretaker
• several years of professional and leadership experience in a comparable role
• solid manual skills and broad technical understanding (building management technology)
• very good knowledge of safety matters (occupational safety, fire protection)
• independence, flexibility, and a sense of responsibility
• strong social skills, impeccable manners, and a high service orientation
• experience working with diverse stakeholders in the school, sports, and cultural environment
• organisational talent, with the ability to maintain an overview and plan proactively
• very good oral and written German skills
• good IT user skills (MS Office programmes, CAFM tool Campos)
• driving licence category B

We offer you an interesting and varied role at a well-maintained school facility in the beautiful centre of the town of Wädenswil, just a few minutes’ walk from the station and lake.

For further information, please contact Ricardo Manas, Head of Operations Maintenance School Properties, telephone 044 789 75 82.

Have we aroused your interest? Then we warmly invite you to apply via the online portal of the town of Wädenswil. Applications by e-mail or post will not be considered.