Aircraft Mechanic

About the job

Alpnach | 80-100% |

You can contribute this way

• Maintain and repair aircraft types AS332M1 Super Puma, AS532UL Cougar and EC135/635, maintenance level A (understand technical documentation in English, level A2)
• Create flight readiness, perform intermediate flight checks and system restorations, as well as hand over and take over aircraft from pilots
• Perform work as an accompanying mechanic and participate in the flight accident on-call service
• Participate in foreign missions for disasters, humanitarian and peacekeeping measures
• Contribute as a specialist instructor in training and courses of the Air Force

What makes you unique

• Certificate of competence as a polymechanic or similar 4-year technical basic education
• Good physical and mental condition to conduct survival training on land and sea
• Responsible, team- and customer-oriented, independent and precise working style
• Driving licence category B mandatory (C and E advantageous), good IT skills (MS Office/SAP desirable), basic military training (recruit school) mandatory
• Very good knowledge of one official language, additional languages are an advantage

In a nutshell

As the competence centre of the Swiss Air Force (AF) in the helicopter sector, the Alpnach airfield command is responsible for constant operational readiness and offers numerous interesting jobs in a technologically advanced environment.
By providing, maintaining and repairing the Super Puma (TH 06), Cougar (TH 18) and Eurocopter (EC 635), we ensure the permanent fulfilment of the Swiss Army's missions at home and abroad.
In operations and missions in support of emergency services, we provide subsidiary support services. We are also deployed in disaster and rescue operations as well as in peacekeeping and humanitarian aid missions.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model Switzerland and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at work We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Operations Command (Kdo Op) is responsible for all military operations and missions of the Swiss Army. The Kdo Op includes, among others, the Air Force, the Army, the four territorial divisions, the SWISSINT competence centre, the Special Forces Command and the Military Police. Around 40% of the approximately 2,500 employees are civilian – from engineers to aircraft mechanics to analysts.

The Swiss Army employs over 9,000 people in four military and around 200 civilian professions – at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. The next generation is also taken care of: the Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

A job with the Swiss Army makes sense and offers many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile .

Questions about the position

Gregor Durrer
Deputy Head of Aircraft Maintenance
+41 58 46 65586