Automation Technician (m/f/d)

Our client is a globally leading technology champion in the field of forming technology, based in the Lake Constance / Eastern Switzerland region. To strengthen the production team, we are looking for a skilled electrical specialist with a passion for control cabinet construction and electromechanical hardware components.

Your main tasks

• Control cabinet construction & wiring: Mechanical assembly, fitting and wiring of control cabinets and terminal boxes according to electrical schematics and layout plans
• Hardware component assembly: Professional installation and connection of electromechanical assemblies, sensors, actuators, safety components and drive elements directly on large systems
• Cable assembly & cable routing: Neat laying, labelling and connection of power and signal cables in compliance with industrial quality and EMC standards
• Mechanical-electrical adjustments: Targeted mechanical rework (drilling, milling of mounting plates, adjustment of mounting rails and cable ducts)
• Functional & visual inspection: Conducting standardised preliminary tests (e.g. continuity and visual checks) of the assembled components before handing over to the test field

What you can look forward to:

• Long-term planning with an intensive, tailored induction period
• A stable, crisis-proof environment with regular daytime working hours (no shift work)
• Flexible working hours (40-hour week, no fixed blocks) for an optimal work-life balance
• Excellent infrastructure with free parking spaces, charging stations for electric cars and good public transport connections
• A subsidised lunch in the in-house company canteen

Your profile:

• Training: Completed apprenticeship as an automation technician EFZ, electrical installer EFZ or automation mechanic EFZ
• Practical experience: Solid experience in industrial control cabinet construction and electromechanical hardware assembly in mechanical engineering.
• Schematic competence: Confident reading and implementation of circuit diagrams, terminal plans and mechanical assembly drawings.
• Working method: High manual dexterity, accuracy in wiring and assembly as well as a pronounced quality awareness. (Programming skills are not required for this position.)
• Personality: Team-oriented, communicative personality with joy in practical work and sharing expertise.
• Languages: Very good German skills, spoken and written.