Maintenance Technician for the Biomedical Maintenance Workshop at CIT-S

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Maintenance Technician for the Biomedical Maintenance Workshop at CIT-S

The Directorate of Construction, Engineering, Technical and Security (CIT-S) of the CHUV is looking to complete its biomedical maintenance workshop team with an electronics/automation technician at a rate of 80% to 100%, on a permanent contract. The starting date is scheduled for 1 November 2026, or to be agreed.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, the CHUV plays a leading role in care, research and education.

The Directorate of Construction, Engineering, Technical and Security (CIT-S) designs, modernises, operates and secures the real estate assets as well as the technical and biomedical installations of the CHUV. It operates in a large-scale environment comprising more than 160 buildings, nearly 65 sites across the canton, over 260,000 m² of infrastructure and real estate assets valued at 1.69 billion francs.

Its activities revolve around three main missions:

• Construction and modernisation: studying and carrying out architectural, transformation and renovation projects as well as the renewal of technical installations.
• Operation: ensuring the functioning and maintenance of infrastructures and technical and biomedical equipment, as well as the production and distribution of fluids and energies necessary for the CHUV’s activities.
• Protection and security: ensuring the protection of people, property and infrastructures and contributing to the continuity of hospital activities.

Each project and intervention by CIT-S thus contributes to providing CHUV teams with safe, reliable infrastructures adapted to the needs of patients and professionals.

Mission

• You ensure the operation and corrective and preventive maintenance of laboratory equipment on the Epalinges site and some external sites
• You assist and advise laboratory services in the proper use of devices
• You analyse and propose continuous improvements
• You carry out administrative tasks related to your role
• In collaboration with care services, you plan and organise the preventive maintenance schedules for which you are responsible
• You may be required to participate in the on-call rotation.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as an electronics technician or automation technician or an equivalent qualification
• You have solid experience in industrial or hospital operation and maintenance (at least 5 years)
• You have knowledge of network architecture (TCP/IP)
• You are team-oriented with a personal willingness for self-training
• You demonstrate good command of English (technical terms)
• You master the main office and professional IT tools
• You hold a category B driving licence.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• First-class social benefits and 20 days paternity leave
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th month salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three training days per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the Canton of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods
• Social, cultural and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Hotel-quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr Guy Schori, Head of Radiology and Laboratory Workshop, tel.: 021 314 62 75.

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