Automation Technicians for the Infrastructure Department
Lausanne
Key information
- Publication date:27 June 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Lausanne
Job summary
Join the CHUV as an automatician in a dynamic environment! Be part of a leading university hospital in Switzerland.
Tasks
- Maintain and operate various electromechanical installations.
- Monitor and oversee installation projects within the hospital.
- Collaborate with teams to ensure operational efficiency.
Skills
- Hold a CFC in automation or equivalent experience.
- Experience in hospital equipment maintenance is essential.
- Basic proficiency in software like Word and Excel.
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Automation Technicians for the Infrastructure Department
The Directorate of Construction, Engineering, Technical and Safety at CHUV is looking for two automation technicians at a work rate between 80% and 100% to complete its team. The starting date is scheduled for September 1, 2025, or to be agreed upon.
Context
The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.
The Directorate of Construction, Engineering, Technical and Safety at CHUV (CIT-S) has as its main activities the operation, maintenance, construction, engineering, technical assistance, and consulting within its extensive real estate portfolio of more than 40 buildings on the main hospital site.
The 3 main missions of the Directorate of Construction, Engineering, Technical and Safety (CIT-S):
- Construction and modernization: ensure the study and realization of architectural projects, as well as the renovation of technical installations.
- Operation: ensure the maintenance of all technical and biomedical equipment, as well as the infrastructures of CHUV and its affiliates. Guarantee the production and distribution of fluids and energies necessary for all medical, research, technical, and administrative activities.
- Protection and safety: ensure the protection of property and people.
Mission
- You are responsible for the maintenance and operation of electromechanical installations (autoclaves, pneumatic transports, kitchen equipment, automatic doors, stacker cranes, AGVs, etc.)
- You study projects, supervise, and accept installation work of equipment in the hospital city.
Profile
- You hold a Federal VET Diploma as an Automation Technician or an equivalent recognized title
- You have knowledge and some experience in the maintenance of hospital equipment
- You can read and understand plans and/or diagrams
- You master basic computer software (Word, Excel, etc.)
- You are required to perform on-call and guard duties on site
- Your place of residence is within 45 minutes of the workplace (required due to on-call and guard duties)
- You hold a category B driving license.
We offer
Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:
- Top-tier social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
- Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
- A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
- A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
- Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
- 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)
- Quality company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.
Contact and application submission
Contact for information about the position: Mr. Didier Gabry - Head of mechanical-locksmith-carpentry workshop - 021 314 62 84.
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