Winterthur
Facility Manager 80 – 100 %
- 18 August 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Winterthur
Job summary
Join the city of Illnau-Effretikon, located between Winterthur and Zürich. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to community development.
Tasks
- Organize daily operations, coordinating maintenance and support on-site.
- Ensure upkeep of sports facilities and green areas efficiently.
- Assist in implementing cleaning and maintenance concepts with the team.
Skills
- Completed training as a facilities management professional or similar.
- Strong service orientation and reliability in tasks.
- Ability to work independently while managing responsibilities.
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About the job
The town of Illnau-Effretikon - located between Winterthur and Zurich - offers attractive conditions for around 18,000 residents with its rural and urban areas, hamlets, centres, and the historic village of Kyburg.
Our team in the Building Department is committed to the municipal properties - mainly schools and kindergartens - throughout their entire lifecycle. To complement our team at the Watt school complex, we are looking for a service-oriented individual from 1 November 2026 or by arrangement as
- Organising the day-to-day operations on site. You coordinate the maintenance and servicing work and support the site manager in implementing operational goals.
- Maintaining and caring for sports facilities as well as green and hard surfaces
- Ensuring structural and technical maintenance and repair work
- Ensuring proper and environmentally conscious waste disposal
- Supporting the execution of maintenance, interim, and deep cleaning in the assigned buildings and facilities
- Carrying out winter services to ensure safe traffic and access areas
- Providing professional support and participating in the management of cleaning teams
- Contributing to the implementation and further development of operational and maintenance concepts in collaboration with the supervisor.
- Have completed training as a specialist in operational maintenance EFZ, specialising in building services, or have a comparable qualification.
- Ideally have completed further training as a caretaker with a federal professional certificate (BP) and possess the qualification as a vocational trainer.
- Have already gained some professional experience and enjoy the diverse requirements of a school operation.
- Convince through your commitment, strong service orientation, and reliable and appreciative manner.
- Are happy to take on responsibility and enjoy professionally guiding cleaning staff and apprentices.
- Work independently, efficiently, and solution-oriented, and keep an overview even in demanding situations.
- Have good PC user skills and ideally hold a category B driving licence.
A role for you? Then we look forward to receiving your online application.
