Plant Operator KVA (100%)
Stadt Winterthur
Winterthur
Key information
- Publication date:16 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Winterthur
Job summary
Join the KVA Winterthur, processing 200,000 tons of waste annually. Contribute to sustainable energy and enjoy a dynamic work environment.
Tasks
- Operate and maintain combustion ovens, steam boilers, and gas cleaning.
- Ensure efficient, trouble-free operation of the KVA and district heating.
- Troubleshoot issues, perform repairs, and conduct regular inspections.
Skills
- Completed training as a polymechanic or similar with relevant experience.
- Strong safety awareness and problem-solving skills required.
- Good IT skills and ability to work independently and in a team.
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Get involved as a plant operator and actively help to ensure this 7 x 24 hour operation. An exciting, versatile, and responsible area of responsibility awaits you:
Your Tasks
- Operate, monitor, and maintain the plant components of the two incinerators, the steam boilers, and the flue gas cleaning
- Ensure as disturbance-free and economical operation of the KVA and district heating as possible
- Troubleshoot, carry out repairs, recurring tasks, and inspection rounds
- Comply with limit values for flue gas and wastewater, keep operational reports
- Assist with the annual maintenance work
Your Profile
- Completed training as a polymechanic, machine mechanic, electromechanic, or chemical technician as well as several years of professional experience, ideally with experience in thermal process engineering
- Willingness to work shifts (3-shift operation) in a modern and complex technical environment with partly high emissions (noise, heat, dirt)
- High safety and risk awareness, networked thinking, as well as the ability to solve problems independently and systematically
- Precise and independent working style, reliability, and team orientation
- Good IT user skills
What We Offer
- An exciting challenge in an interesting environment
- A collegial and helpful team
- 5 weeks of vacation, an additional week from age 55
- Versatile training opportunities
- Vacation purchase possible with full-time employment
