Jakob Kowner AG
Zürich
HR Officer 50%
- 20 October 2026
- 50%
- Permanent position
About the job
Jakob Kowner AG is a leading company with over 100 years of history, operating in the three main areas of electrical installations, ICT, and building systems. Our range of services extends from consulting through planning and realisation of projects to the service and maintenance of systems.
To strengthen our team, we are looking to hire by arrangement:
Area of responsibility:
- Personnel administration: Management of personnel administration and support of the process from employee entry to exit (e.g. drafting employment contracts, creating and maintaining personnel files, etc.)
- Payroll and insurance: Salary administration including conducting monthly payroll runs, management and coordination of personnel-related insurance matters (e.g. daily sickness and accident notifications), social insurance administration as well as cooperation with authorities, offices and insurance carriers
- Employee support: Contact person for employees regarding questions and concerns in the personnel area, support with personnel-related inquiries such as salary questions, holiday regulations, insurance and other work-related topics
- Recruitment and selection: Support of recruitment processes, creation of job advertisements, screening of applications
Our expectations:
- Commercial basic training
- Several years of professional experience in human resources advantageous
- Native German speaker or excellent command of German in spoken and written form
- High level of confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive employee data
- Reliable, independent, responsible, team-oriented and careful working style
- Strong service- and team-oriented attitude
- Confident use of MS Office and affinity for other IT systems; experience with Messerli systems desirable
What we offer:
- Dynamic environment: young, motivated team with good drive and an ambitious, solid company
- A central workplace in the city of Zurich in close proximity to public transport
- 20.00 hours per week and at least 24 days of holiday (age-dependent)
- Contemporary remuneration
- Home office possible
…Do you feel addressed? Then send us your complete application with CV by
email to personal@kowner.ch… We look forward to hearing from you…