Repair Technician: Outdoor Clothing 60 - 80% Fixed-Term Until November 2026

Transa Backpacking AG

Zürich

Key information

Publication date:09 January 2026
Workload:60 – 80%
Contract type:Permanent position
Place of work:Zürich

Job summary

Join our team in Zurich Altstetten as a Repairer:in for outdoor clothing! This maternity cover role offers a chance to contribute to sustainability and innovation.

Tasks

Handle, adjust, and perform high-quality repairs on outdoor clothing.
Conduct independent quality control on all completed repairs.
Analyze and develop processes in the clothing sector for better outcomes.

Skills

Completed vocational training in clothing design or similar is a must.
Experience in textile repairs, especially outdoor textiles, is essential.
Reliable, structured, and self-motivated individuals thrive here.

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For our repair workshop in Zurich Altstetten, we are looking for you as a Repair Technician: Outdoor Clothing 60 - 80% starting immediately or by arrangement. This position is a maternity cover and therefore limited until November 2026. Do you have practical experience with outdoor products and want to give them a second life in our repair workshop? Are you passionate about developing processes and workflows? Then read on...

YOUR SPECIALTY AS A REPAIR TECHNICIAN

Receiving, adjustments, and high-quality repairs of outdoor clothing. Your thing.
Independent quality control of the completed work. Absolutely.
Technical discussions, knowledge exchange, and finding service-oriented solutions for customers' needs. The best thing in the world.
Analyzing and co-developing processes in the clothing department. Gladly.
Placing your work in the Repair & Care area in the context of a sustainable environment. Wow, perfect.

THIS IS YOU

Completed vocational training as a clothing designer or similar. Visible in your profile.
Experience with textile repair work, preferably with outdoor textiles. That's needed.
Your environment describes you as reliable, structured, and independent. Great.
You can imagine working 80% until May and 60% from June to November. Nice to have.

YOUR BENEFITS

A shared spirit of outdoor enthusiasts that can move mountains
Generous employee discount and attractive benefits with partners
A 40-hour week or flexible working time models (depending on the model, up to 7.5 weeks of vacation per year) and the possibility of unpaid leave
Above-standard and part-time friendly social benefits
Employee events from outdoor cooking to bivouac tours
And much more

The right equipment in your backpack? Does this role as a Repair Technician: Outdoor Clothing in full-time or part-time in Zurich Altstetten appeal to you?
Then we look forward to your online application. Please do not send your application by email for data protection reasons.
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THIS IS US

Transa Backpacking AG has been the competence center for high-quality travel and outdoor equipment for over 45 years. The motto "Get out. But right." is lived by around 450 employees. We are organized in circles and use the patterns of Sociocracy 3.0 - this ensures that employees are deployed according to their skills. In the stores in Zurich, Basel, Bern, Lucerne, St. Gallen, and Winterthur, as well as the two outlet stores, there are over 42,000 products from around 550 brands. Should products ever get damaged, our repair workshop takes care of them. Our workshop team repairs around 10,000 pieces of equipment annually, ensuring a longer use of favorite items.

MORE INFORMATION

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tobias from the repair workshop team: Tel. +41 44 383 38 38

or visit us online: www.transa.ch

We want to fill this position as a Repair Technician: Outdoor Clothing in part-time in Zurich without the support of personnel service providers.