External Technician - Mechanics
Mex
Key information
- Publication date:14 May 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Mex
Job summary
Join BOBST as a Field Service Technician specializing in Mechanics. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth.
Tasks
- Assemble and install cutting machines for clients in Switzerland and abroad.
- Provide troubleshooting and technical support internally and for clients.
- Train client personnel on equipment safety and maintenance.
Skills
- Technical background with a mechanical CFC or equivalent is required.
- Strong communication skills and team-oriented mindset.
- Flexibility and adaptability to meet client needs.
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Within the Services & Performance Business Unit, we offer you the opportunity to join our Pool of External Technicians looking for their future Field Service Technician/External Technician, specialist in Mechanics.
This is a permanent contract, 100% activity rate, based at our site in Mex (headquarters and production).
The job of Field Service Technician requires a strong desire and availability to go on missions to our clients abroad for 150 to 200 days a year over several days/weeks in a row.
YOUR MISSION:
- Assembly, installation, and commissioning of cardboard cutting equipment and machines at our clients in Switzerland and abroad;
- Troubleshooting and technical assistance internally and at our clients;
- Training of our clients' personnel on safety, use, and maintenance of our equipment as well as on the use of technical documentation;
- Collaboration and technical support with the various departments related to the product/machine (Technical Support, R&D, marketing, demonstration, training);
YOUR PROFILE:
- Technical training, with a CFC mechanic, polymecanic or equivalent training.
- You have a strong interest in operating industrial equipment, transferring knowledge, and a desire to acquire new skills.
- You are willing to travel abroad (150 to 200 days a year) to our clients, in our manufacturing sites and subsidiaries.
- You have good knowledge of English, mastery of other languages is a plus.
- Good communicator, you are able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
- Open and client-oriented, you have a real ability to connect with others and create a climate of trust.
- Organized and autonomous, you possess a great capacity for adaptation and stress management.
- Flexible and dynamic, you are available for hours adapted to the needs of clients.
- You have knowledge of MS-Office Windows office tools.
- You hold a category B driving license.
WE OFFER YOU:
- Integration into an experienced and competent team,
- Comprehensive training and support, a perspective for evolution and motivating challenges commensurate with your skills,
- A range of innovative products in full expansion,
- The possibility to work for our clients and connect with different cultures around the world,
- A pleasant working environment and an exciting job,
- Demanding challenges.
For over 130 years and in more than 50 countries, Bobst has been at the forefront of innovation, and we want to accelerate connectivity, digitalization, automation, and sustainability to make the packaging world more efficient than ever.
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BOBST is one of the world's leading suppliers of equipment and services for the processing of substrates and printing for the label, flexible packaging, folding box, and corrugated cardboard industries. Come join our highly qualified team and together, we will shape the future of the packaging industry.
Our production site in Mex, located in the Lausanne region of Switzerland, is also the main headquarters of the Bobst Group – the largest site of the Group – where about 1500 passionate people work as well as about 200 apprentices who are trained there each year.
The site offers an idyllic working environment. In the countryside and close to major roads, it is also served by public transport. Many amenities are offered, such as a company restaurant, sports fields, fitness, and daycare. Recently renovated, its facilities represent a model for sustainable development.