Head of Human Resources

Maltech, the Swiss market leader for the most modern lifting platform technology, has been bringing Switzerland to the top for almost 60 years - with over 40 rental stations, 6 service locations, 8 training centers, and 130 employees. Since the end of 2023, we have been pleased about the strong collaboration with mateco – together we can make even more possible!

We place great value on an open corporate culture, cooperation at eye level, and sustainable personnel development. For our management team, we are looking for a new colleague as part of an upcoming succession planning for the position of

Head of Human Resources

What is the job about?:

To ensure that our employees can perform their jobs professionally, we need a committed and energetic HR specialist with passion. And this is where you come in!

You will take care of the following tasks:

• Management of the HR department
• Sparring partner and advisor to the management in all HR and leadership matters
• Ensuring and actively participating in all HR processes across all our locations (recruitment, personnel development, payroll processing, working time management, personnel insurance, personnel cost budgeting, administration)
• Designing and implementing measures for employee retention
• Responsibility for HR digitization (further development of Abacus)
• Preparation of HR key figures, analyses, and reports for the executive management
• Internal communication and organization of personnel events

You will be supported in these diverse tasks by your assistant.

What you should bring:

• Commercial basic training with solid further education in human resources
• At least 5 years of professional experience in HR of an SME – ideally with leadership responsibility
• Sound knowledge of Swiss labor law
• Good IT skills in Abacus and common MS Office programs
• High independence, personal responsibility, reliability, and discretion
• Very good German skills spoken and written (native level), French skills are required for communication with colleagues in Western Switzerland (level B2), good English is an advantage in contact with our mateco colleagues
• Solution-oriented, enjoyment of operational HR work, and interest in an extraordinary industry
• Willingness to travel to our locations

You can count on the following with us:

• An interesting and versatile role in which you actively participate
• Progressive and state-of-the-art technical work equipment
• Short decision-making paths – you report directly to the CEO
• Thorough onboarding (departure of the long-standing Head of HR on 31.12.2026)
• You can set up your personal workplace at our location in Rümlang or in Härkingen – both places are easily accessible and we provide free parking
• An experienced, motivated, and dynamic team
• The possibility of up to 8 weeks of vacation annually
• A partnership-based informal culture throughout the company

We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you!

Your contact:

Please submit your application online – thank you very much.

If you have any questions about the position, Isabelle Schärer, Head of Human Resources, will be happy to answer them at T 044 818 80 04 / M 079 800 01 90.