Maintenance Technician

About the job

Founded in 1927, SICPA is a Swiss private technology company that supports effective governance and the long-term prosperity of nations. SICPA supports the vitality of sovereignty, enabling governments and institutions to authenticate and secure their strategic assets.

Maintenance Technician

General mission

The Maintenance Technician independently and proactively ensures the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and monitoring of the technical infrastructures at the Florissant site, including the facilities serving the laboratories, the Data Center, and the general site infrastructures.

They are responsible for the technical installations from their production to their distribution or connection point to user equipment, in compliance with safety rules, standards, and current regulations.

Relevant technical fields

Electricity

• Production and electrical distribution of the site.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical installations up to the connection point.
• Intervention according to required skills and authorisations.

Sanitary and heating

• Production and distribution of heat and water.
• Maintenance of networks, pumps, valves, and associated installations.
• Diagnosis and troubleshooting of installations.

Cold production and distribution

• Cold production and associated installations.
• Networks and distribution circuits.
• Pumps, valves, and peripheral equipment.
• Monitoring of operating parameters and troubleshooting.

Ventilation

• Operation and maintenance of ventilation and air extraction installations.
• Ventilation of premises, notably laboratories and technical areas.
• Monitoring of flow rates, temperatures, pressures, and operating parameters.
• Diagnosis and troubleshooting of installations.

Compressed air

• Production and distribution of compressed air.
• Maintenance of compressors and distribution networks.
• Monitoring of installations and detection of anomalies or leaks.

Automation and supervision

• Operation and monitoring of automation and supervision systems for technical infrastructures.
• Monitoring of alarms and installation parameters.
• Fault diagnosis and interventions within the limits of skills and authorisations.

Autonomy and organisation

The Maintenance Technician works independently and organises their daily activity according to priorities, urgencies, and site needs.

They ensure follow-up of interventions, identify anomalies, and propose appropriate solutions. They collaborate with external companies or specialists when the necessary skills exceed their scope of intervention.

On-call service

Participation in the on-call service approximately once a month, when the team is at full strength, to ensure the continuity of operation of the technical infrastructures of the three sites: Florissant, Campus, and Bussigny.

Main responsibility

The Maintenance Technician directly contributes to the availability, reliability, safety, and sustainability of technical infrastructures, within their field of competence and up to distribution or connection points.

Desired profile

Training and experience

• Technical training in maintenance, electricity, HVAC, or equivalent training.
• Proven experience in maintenance of infrastructures and technical installations.
• Good knowledge in several technical fields: electricity, ventilation, heating, sanitary, cold, compressed air, and automation.
• Holder of an electrician authorisation according to Art. 13 OIBT. Otherwise, at least holder of an authorisation according to Art. 15 OIBT or meeting the conditions to obtain it.
• Experience in a laboratory, industrial, or Data Center environment is an advantage.

Technical skills

• Ability to diagnose and resolve faults independently.
• Good understanding of technical installations and their interactions.
• Ability to intervene on complex installations and analyse causes of malfunctions.
• Knowledge of automation and supervision systems.
• Ability to perform preventive, corrective, and curative interventions.
• Aptitude to work with external companies and specialists when necessary.

Personal qualities

• Autonomy and sense of responsibility.
• Ability to self-organise and manage priorities.
• Analytical mind and solution-oriented.
• Practical mindset and ability to take initiatives.
• Rigor and reliability.
• Good ability to work alone as well as in a team.
• Good communication with users, colleagues, suppliers, and external companies.
• High sensitivity to safety, quality, and service continuity aspects.
• Availability to participate in the on-call service.

Ideal profile

A versatile, autonomous, and solution-oriented technician, capable of managing a technical issue globally, from its identification to its resolution or its transmission to the appropriate specialist.