Production Operator

About the job

To complement our team, we are looking for a motivated, conscientious and trustworthy new team member with a strong service mindset and team player qualities. With us, you will experience a collegial collaboration, flat hierarchies and straightforward decision-making processes.

• Operation and monitoring of the shredder system during ongoing operations 
• Sorting out foreign and disruptive materials from the material flow
• Checking the material feed and preventing blockages
• Monitoring the material discharge and adjusting the processes
• Reporting malfunctions and special incidents
• Assisting with emptying and handling containers (e.g. containers, metal boxes)
• Emptying containers with the sorted foreign materials
• Helping in other areas when the shredder is stopped
• Maintenance, service and care of the entrusted technical equipment

• Experience in operating and maintaining technical equipment (e.g. conveyor belts)
• Language skills in German and French are an advantage
• Resilience, quick comprehension and willingness to learn
• Hands-on, practical working style
• Careful and responsible handling of operating resources

• With your job, you make an active contribution to environmental protection and resource conservation
• Lots of freedom, independence and responsibility in your tasks
• Stability and a secure workplace
• Flat hierarchies and straightforward decision-making processes
• Family-like corporate culture: with us, you are not just a number
• At least 25 days holiday / 30 days from the 11th year of service or from the age of 50
• Thommen Academy (internal training and further education opportunities for our employees)
• Good social benefits (above-average continued salary payment in case of accident and illness, pension fund without loss risk)

The Thommen Group is one of the leading European recycling companies with roots in Switzerland. With our three strong brands Thommen, Metallum and Immark, we offer complete recycling solutions for industry, trade and municipalities. With over 30 locations in five countries, the Thommen Group is globally networked and an important link in the economic cycle. As a producer of high-quality recycled raw materials, we create and conserve resources.

Kerryn Jampen will answer your questions about the application process.