Automation Technician/Mechanic - Single Point of Contact - 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Geneva University Hospitals are a reference institution at both national and international levels. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to view our 2025 retrospective by clicking here .

The position is attached to the Real Estate Directorate (DI), which is tasked with defining a strategy for the property portfolio, developing coherence in the monitoring of major projects according to the 2022-2040 hospital master plan, in close partnership with the main State services linked to the Department of Territory, the Department of Infrastructure, and the Department of Health, optimising the monitoring of areas and future planning, while ensuring the smooth operation of services. More than 230 professionals carry out their missions daily with constant demands for excellence, a sense of service, and environmental responsibility.

Attached to the Low Current Service Workshop sector, the Single Point of Contact handles the reception and management of technical emergency calls related to property and people from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm.

Job Description

Within the Single Point of Contact, you receive calls from users facing breakdowns or technical malfunctions. You analyse the reported situations, assess their urgency, and provide a first level of response or remote troubleshooting when possible. You then direct requests to the competent responders or initiate necessary interventions based on defined priorities.

Thanks to your technical experience and analytical skills, you play a central role in coordinating intervention requests and help ensure the continuity of installations as well as the safety of people and infrastructure.

You carry out first-level troubleshooting interventions on the site’s technical installations and equipment, specialising in mechanics.

You are also required to perform troubleshooting interventions in the fields of plumbing, carpentry, or electricity. In this capacity, you demonstrate versatility and possess general technical knowledge allowing you to perform simple repairs and effectively direct requests requiring specific expertise.

You ensure the administrative and technical follow-up of requests, monitor the traceability of interventions in management tools, and participate in updating working documents.

You may be required to work cross-functionally with the Electricity and Mechanics sectors.

Qualifications

You hold a Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as an automation technician or an equivalent qualification and have at least five years of experience in the maintenance and repair of mechanical installations.

You possess solid theoretical and practical knowledge in automation, mechanics, and electromechanics.

You are proficient with Microsoft Office tools as well as a CMMS software.

You also have excellent command of French, both spoken and written.

Additional Information

• Start date: To be agreed
• Number of positions: 1
• Work rate: 100%
• Job grade: 11
• Contract: Permanent
• Application deadline: 29.07.2026
• Contact for information: Mr A. Benoit-Gonin, Head of Low Current Service Workshop, tel. 079 55 31 824

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last two work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

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Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.