Konolfingen
Maintenance Technician: Mechanical 100%
- 02 September 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- Konolfingen
About the job
The Nestlé Group is the world’s largest food and beverage company with 92.6 billion Swiss Francs in sales in 2019. It is present in 187 countries around the world, has 403 factories and its 291,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives. Its more than 2000 brands range from global icons like Nescafé or Nespresso to local favourites. Company performance is driven by its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded more than 150 years ago. Learn more about our Group and reasons to join us on www.nestle.com
Maintenance Technician: Mechanical 100%
Position Overview
Location: Konolfingen Factory, Switzerland
Company: Nestlé Schweiz S.A.
Employment level: 100%
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: 1 August 2026 or by arrangement
Benefits
- 41 hours per week
- At least 25 days holiday (scaled by age)
- Free parking
- Discount at the Nestlé Shop (on site in Konolfingen)
- Entry with promising opportunities for career development and personal growth
Position Summary
550 employees responsible for producing high-quality infant nutrition for domestic and international markets shape the dynamic, highly automated working environment of the Konolfingen factory.
Due to the upcoming retirement of a long-standing employee, we are seeking you as a committed individual for the final packaging area within the Engineering department.
You can expect interesting, varied and challenging tasks where safety, quality, delivery readiness and cost awareness are paramount. As a maintenance mechanic working shifts, you and your colleagues play a key role in ensuring our production lines are always in top condition and that our Operations departments have all the prerequisites to carry out production to the highest standards. With curiosity, commitment and team spirit, you will enrich our team and take on the following diverse and exciting tasks:
A day in the life of a Maintenance Technician: Mechanical
- Maintenance of diverse and modern production equipment:
- Troubleshooting
- Maintenance/inspections
- Planned repairs
- Optimisations (CIP)
- On-call duty
- Participation in specific working groups
- Documentation of maintenance work
- Identifying, improving and correcting technical weaknesses
- Creating work instructions and training technicians and production staff
- Clean and orderly working methods
What makes you successful
- Completed vocational training as a machine mechanic, polymechanic or comparable qualification
- Several years of experience as an industrial maintenance mechanic are advantageous
- Resilient, reliable and team-oriented personality
- Independent, structured and precise working style
- Calm and dependable nature
- Initiative and a high degree of responsibility
- Knowledge of MS Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Experience with SAP or willingness to acquire it
- Permit for limited installations (NIV-15), or we offer the opportunity to obtain this.
At Nestlé, we want to help create a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and work at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive and collaborative environment that drives positive change, welcomes innovation and empowers people and teams to win. Become part of Nestlé and visit us at https://www.nestle.ch/de.
Do you want to make a big impact for the very little ones in this world? Become part of Nestlé and send us your complete application documents (cover letter, CV, certificates, diplomas etc.) directly online.
