Steam Engineer, 80-100%, permanent (m/f/d)

To support the Shipping division and the subsidiary Shiptec AG, we are looking by arrangement for a skilled craftsman in an exciting dual role as Steam Engineer, 80-100%, permanent (m/f/d) (Sanitary Heating Installer, Polymechanic specialising in Maintenance, Shipbuilder).

The Shipping Company of Lake Lucerne (SGV) AG is a company of the SGV Group and employs 450 people together with its subsidiaries Tavolago AG (catering) and Shiptec AG (ship technology). As a private transport company, SGV is the leading shipping company in Switzerland.

You will work in a versatile role, i.e. during the winter period you will be employed in your trained profession as a polymechanic at Shiptec AG and during the summer period you will be deployed as an engineer on the steamships of SGV AG.

• You are responsible for the installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair on ships, stations and shipyard infrastructure.
• Furthermore, you take on an important interface function between departments, internal and external customers.
• After thorough introduction and training in internal courses, your tasks and responsibilities include the independent operation and supervision of the steam boiler, the firing system and the steam engine. Furthermore, you are responsible for the operation of the ship technology (fuel, hydraulic systems and electrical systems).
• To operate the over 100-year-old steamships smoothly, close cooperation with the entire ship's crew is essential.

• Completed basic training as a sanitary heating installer, polymechanic specialising in maintenance or shipbuilder
• Professional experience in the trained profession
• Willingness to work irregular hours, including weekends
• Willingness to occasionally work on site for third-party customers / deployment area throughout Switzerland
• Independent, reliable working style
• Good physical condition, strong team skills
• Age between 22 - 40
• Good German language skills, spoken and written
• Driving licence category B