Shift Supervisor Waste Incineration Plant, 80% - 100%

12 June 2026
80 – 100%
Permanent position
Winterthur

About the job

Customer-oriented, reliable and quality-conscious: We owe our success to these strengths. As a cross-sector company, we take care of all customer concerns regarding electricity, telecommunications, gas, water, district heating, waste incineration, wastewater treatment and energy contracting – entirely in line with the promise "We offer comfort". Stadtwerk Winterthur offers attractive employment conditions and challenging tasks to its employees.

Your Tasks

The waste incineration plant (WIP) and the district heating plant of Stadtwerk Winterthur ensure optimal and environmentally friendly waste utilisation around the clock. Engage as a shift supervisor and actively help to ensure this 7 x 24 hour operation. An exciting, varied and responsible range of tasks awaits you:

You ensure trouble-free operation, operate, monitor and maintain plant components and carry out inspection rounds to detect early defects.

During your shift, you supervise two employees, whom you professionally guide and support.

Optimal energy use of the waste resource, compliance with emission limit regulations and adherence to accident prevention regulations are your top priorities.

You independently or in cooperation with internal specialists resolve occurring faults and implement improvement measures, repairs and renovations.

You monitor and control the combustion process and the operation of our steam turbine for economical and ecological district heating and electricity production.

Your Profile

Solid experience in operating process engineering plants

Initial experience in staff management

Proven practice in operating and monitoring steam boilers, industrial furnaces or large thermal plants

Ideally, you have completed training as a heating plant operator with a federal certificate of competence or hold a comparable boiler attendant licence

What We Offer

5 weeks’ holiday, an additional week from age 55

Holiday purchase of up to two weeks for full-time employment

Contribution to external training

15 days paid paternity leave (100% salary)

Contact

Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Stefan Hoppe, Production Manager WIP, +41 52 267 31 83
Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/

We look forward to receiving your online application.