yellowshark
Olten
Project Manager Industrial Projects - Plant & Automation (m/f) | 80-100 %
- 12 November 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- CHF 100 000 - 120 000 /year
- 4600 Olten
About the job
For our client, you will lead technical projects in a manufacturing company. You develop solutions for production plants, process automation and infrastructure and accompany their implementation up to commissioning. In doing so, you work closely with operations, technical specialists and external partners.
- You develop solutions for production plants, automation and operational infrastructure.
- You compare technical variants and assess their economic efficiency, safety and benefits in operation.
- You plan schedules, costs and resources and keep an eye on project progress.
- You coordinate internal departments, suppliers and other external partners.
- You accompany tender and award processes and clarify technical interfaces.
- You document decisions and ensure an orderly handover to operations.
- You have already led several years of technical projects in an industrial environment.
- You understand how production plants work and what needs to be considered when making changes during ongoing operations.
- You can weigh technical possibilities and costs against each other and represent decisions comprehensibly.
- You coordinate different stakeholders clearly and reliably.
- You work in a structured manner, use MS Office confidently and communicate very well in German; English skills are an advantage.
- Experience with process plants or further training in project management is a plus.
- Projects with visible results directly at the production site.
- A versatile role across plants, automation and infrastructure.
- The opportunity to accompany technical improvements from concept to implementation.
- Thorough induction as well as support for professional development.
- At least five weeks of holiday and a good pension scheme.
- Free parking and catering options on site.
- A family-run company with direct exchange within the team.
Tasks
- You take over the management of technical projects from requirements clarification to commissioning.- You develop solutions for production plants, automation and operational infrastructure.
- You compare technical variants and assess their economic efficiency, safety and benefits in operation.
- You plan schedules, costs and resources and keep an eye on project progress.
- You coordinate internal departments, suppliers and other external partners.
- You accompany tender and award processes and clarify technical interfaces.
- You document decisions and ensure an orderly handover to operations.
Profile
- You have a technical basic education and further training at HF or FH level, for example in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or process engineering.- You have already led several years of technical projects in an industrial environment.
- You understand how production plants work and what needs to be considered when making changes during ongoing operations.
- You can weigh technical possibilities and costs against each other and represent decisions comprehensibly.
- You coordinate different stakeholders clearly and reliably.
- You work in a structured manner, use MS Office confidently and communicate very well in German; English skills are an advantage.
- Experience with process plants or further training in project management is a plus.
What you should know
This is what awaits you with our client- Projects with visible results directly at the production site.
- A versatile role across plants, automation and infrastructure.
- The opportunity to accompany technical improvements from concept to implementation.
- Thorough induction as well as support for professional development.
- At least five weeks of holiday and a good pension scheme.
- Free parking and catering options on site.
- A family-run company with direct exchange within the team.
