Heating Maintenance Technician - 100%

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The position is attached to the Property Management Department (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 surfaces and future planning, while ensuring the smooth running of services. More than 230 professionals carry out their duties daily with constant attention to quality, a sense of service and environmental responsibility.

The Infrastructure Operational Continuity Service is a service provider whose main mission is, through the presence on each site of employees from various trades, to ensure the maintenance of the hospital estate consisting of medical and logistical equipment, buildings and their installations.

You maintain, monitor, troubleshoot, service and improve the efficient operation of installations and equipment specific to the hydraulic workshop of the HVAC sector.

You independently decide on the actions to be taken, respecting the priorities defined in terms of vital or secondary parameters for the safety and well-being of patients, staff and the property.

You ensure preventive and corrective maintenance of the installations. You assist with periodic inspections carried out by accredited bodies and perform control rounds and regular readings. You regularly complete the intervention reports for the work you carry out.

You monitor the condition of hydraulic installations and handle alarms from the monitoring systems (BMS Building Management System). You keep work documents up to date, place orders for material replenishment, receive parcels, and manage storage and organisation.

You actively participate in the development of procedures according to technological advances.

You provide technical advice to users while supervising and monitoring work carried out by external companies.

You enjoy finding solutions to simple or complex technical problems and also thrive in performing more routine tasks.

You are autonomous and also appreciate teamwork, while respecting an established schedule.

You handle urgent interventions on request from the control centre and during on-call duty for long weekends (more than 2 consecutive days), approximately 6 times per year.

You hold a Federal VET Diploma as a heating installer or an equivalent qualification complemented by at least 5 years of professional experience in maintenance and troubleshooting of heating installations.

You are skilled in welding with a blowtorch, TIG steel and TIG stainless steel.

You have very good theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of industrial hydraulics.

You have a good knowledge of common office software (Microsoft Office) as well as experience using a CMMS software.

Your strong customer service orientation, team spirit and openness to change enable you to perform your duties with ease and integrate quickly.

You have excellent spoken and written French, expressing yourself clearly and concisely.

Thanks to your calm, composed and discreet personality, you easily establish trust with your interlocutors, demonstrate cooperation and collaboration to assist colleagues while being sensitive to the presence of patients and hospital constraints.

You have a regular schedule between 7:00 am and 5:30 pm, and you are available outside these hours including nights, weekends and public holidays for on-call day duty once a week and weekend on-call once every two months according to rotation and urgent interventions.

• Start date: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 1
• Work rate: 100%
• Job grade: 11
• Contract: permanent
• Application deadline: 23.09.2026
• Contact for information: Mr Olivier Charve, group leader, olivier.charve@hug.ch

Your application must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your CV, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Committed to fighting unemployment, the HUG encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.

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