Operational Employee - Water Supply
Gemeinde Zermatt
Zermatt
Key information
- Publication date:14 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Zermatt
Job summary
Zermatt is a vibrant municipality with about 6,000 residents. Join us for a rewarding career!
Tasks
- Oversee and maintain water supply systems, including reservoirs.
- Manage water quality checks and ensure safety standards.
- Participate in on-call service rotation for efficient operation.
Skills
- Completed vocational training in water management or similar field.
- Technical skills in plumbing or automation required.
- Flexibility and team-oriented mindset essential.
Is this helpful?
tourism communities in the Alpine region. Around 170 employees provide extensive public service.
The drinking water in Zermatt consists of 100% pure spring water and is of very good quality.
It is sourced from 138 springs in 13 spring areas and transported to the village via 31 km of pipelines.
3
The reservoir system has a capacity of around 5,620 m and the 48 km long pipeline network supplies more than 1,600 houses as well as 210 hydrants and 30 wells with drinking water.
Due to an upcoming retirement, we are looking for you immediately or by agreement as:
Operational Employee - Water Supply
(100% - permanent)
Your area of responsibility
Your competencies
Monitoring, operation, and maintenance of
Completed vocational training in the pump industry or in the field of sanitary installation,
automation, electrical installation, or in a comparable field
On-call duty in a fair, weekly rotation
Driver's license category B
Management of water meters
Manual skills as well as a technical flair and
Ensuring compliance with hygiene and safety standards in the entire drinking water system
Flexible and team-oriented (team player)
Conducting and documenting water quality controls according to legal requirements and QS assurance system
We want you
You will find an exciting and diverse activity in a motivated team with us. The further education of our employees is a high priority for us. Look forward to modern employment conditions.
We look forward to receiving your complete application documents by email at hr@zermatt.ch or by post to the personnel department of the municipality of Zermatt, P.O. Box 345, 3920 Zermatt.
For further information, Amber Brantschen, Head of Personnel (027 966 22 94) is happy to assist you.
