Apprenticeship as Facility Management Specialist EFZ – Focus on Building Services

About the job

Zurich – Sihlfeld, Ernastrasse 27, 8004 Zurich│100%

Get involved and keep our housing estates running!

You enjoy being active, prefer working with your hands rather than just at a desk, and want to experience something different every day? Then the apprenticeship as a Facility Management Specialist EFZ at ABZ is just the thing for you!

Together with your practical trainer, you ensure that our residential estates remain clean, safe, and in top condition. You repair, maintain, inspect, and are deployed wherever you are needed. In the process, you learn to handle tools, machines, and modern building technology and make an important contribution to our tenants.

What to expect

• You inspect and maintain technical systems and fix minor faults.
• You carry out repairs on doors, taps, or household appliances.
• You replace light bulbs, door locks, and seals.
• You maintain our green spaces and ensure that outdoor areas look inviting.
• You take care of drying devices, tumble dryers, and other equipment.
• You are in contact with our tenants and work closely with various teams.

During your apprenticeship, you will attend vocational school in Wetzikon

What you bring

• Secondary school level A or B
• Manual dexterity and technical interest
• Enjoyment of practical work and getting stuck in
• Reliability and sense of responsibility
• Physical fitness
• Enjoyment in dealing with people

What you can look forward to

• A varied apprenticeship with meaningful tasks
• Experienced practical trainers who guide you step by step
• A motivated team that supports you
• Modern work equipment and exciting insights into the real estate world
• The chance to see visible results of your work every day

Your prospects

The Allgemeine Baugenossenschaft Zürich (ABZ) is the largest housing cooperative in Switzerland and manages over 5200 apartments. The non-profit organisation stands for affordable housing, social sustainability, pioneering architecture, and community-promoting living forms.

Kununu has awarded ABZ as a Top Company 2025.

5 weeks holiday, 6 weeks from age 50. Public holidays of the city of Zurich apply. On Good Friday, Ascension Day, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve, work finishes at midday. In addition, ABZ supports various working time models so that you can optimally balance your professional and private life.

Team building Fun in the team is just as valuable as exciting tasks in everyday work. That is why we regularly meet for special events such as staff outings, Christmas dinners, information events, aperitifs, and sporting activities.

Contribution to further training costs It is important to us that our employees develop further. For this purpose, ABZ provides 2 percent of the gross wage sum as a training budget. ABZ’s cost contribution ranges from 25 to 100 percent depending on the training.

High participation in social benefits ABZ pays 65 percent of the pension fund contributions. In addition, it covers the premiums for daily sickness and accident insurance. In case of accidents, you receive a single room in the private ward and have free choice of doctor in Switzerland and abroad.

Employee counselling In difficult life situations, our employees can seek help. You and your family members can receive anonymous and free advice from Lyra Switzerland on legal, emotional, and practical life issues.

Public transport contribution You receive the BonusPass at a reduced price or the half-fare travelcard free of charge. Both the head office and our branches are located in the city of Zurich and are easily accessible by public transport.

If you have questions about the position, please contact Cliff Ciccotosto, Technical Caretaker, at 044 455 89 11, Zeljko Dasic, Technical Caretaker at 044 455 89 23, or Chantal Langner, Personnel Officer, at 044 455 57 39. They look forward to receiving your electronic application via yousty.