Winterthur
Maintenance Specialist (m/f/d) 100 %
- 19 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
About the job
Kistler is the world market leader in dynamic measurement technology for capturing pressure, force, torque and acceleration.
Maintenance Specialist (m/f/d) 100 %
The Kistler Group is the world market leader in dynamic measurement technology . We manufacture piezoelectric force, pressure, and acceleration sensors , as well as torque sensors and other measurement systems .
We are a Swiss family business founded in 1959. Over 2,200 employees at more than 60 locations passionately work every day to develop innovative solutions for our customers. - Innovators work with Kistler.
At the heart of our Production Centre in Winterthur-Wülflingen, the Production Engineering (Maintenance) department ensures the reliable operation of our modern and partly automated production facilities. Through preventive maintenance, technical optimisations and innovative solutions, the team makes a significant contribution to Kistler’s productivity and competitiveness.
Due to the strengthening of our new team, we are looking for this important position with a focus on precise working methods, quality assurance and economic efficiency a networked-thinking, reliable personality with a high attention to detail as
Maintenance Specialist (m/f/d) 100%
Your typical day
- Maintenance & servicing: You carry out preventive maintenance, servicing and repair work on our production equipment
- Electromechanical & analytical tasks: You analyse technical faults and rectify errors in mechanical, pneumatic and electrical systems
- Knowledge management & documentation: You coordinate and document support cases as well as maintenance and repair measures
- Validations & approvals: You validate systems after adjustments and grant approval for production operation
- Planning & organisation: You create maintenance plans, work instructions and technical documentation
- Optimisations (CIP): You identify optimisation potentials and support the continuous increase of system availability and OEE
Your profile
- Professional foundation: You have at least 5 years of experience in the maintenance of partly automated production systems in a technologically demanding industrial environment
- Education and further training: You have a technical vocational training, e.g. as a polymechanic, precision mechanic, automation technician, assembly technician or in a comparable field and hold a permit according to Art. 15 NIV as well as ideally further training as a maintenance specialist or technician HF (automation/system technology)
- Broad technical knowledge: You have a broad technical understanding of mechanics, electrical engineering, control technology and production IT
- Your personality: You are an independent team player, structured and solution-oriented and have an affinity for automation, AI and modern production systems
- Flexibility: Currently we work in day shifts; however, a 2-shift model or on-call duty may be added in the future if required
- Language skills: We require German spoken and written, and you can read and understand technical documentation in English. Any additional foreign language is a plus
What you can expect from us
- International Swiss family business: An international company with an open, appreciative working atmosphere
- Modern infrastructure & room for initiative: A modern, technologically demanding production environment with high personal responsibility, short decision-making paths and room to contribute your own ideas for optimisation
- Diverse range of tasks: Varied tasks with direct influence on the availability and further development of our production systems
- Thorough introduction: Careful induction and support from an experienced and collegial team
- Personal development: Through exciting challenges, targeted promotion and thanks to internal and external training
- Modern working conditions: Attractive "New Work" culture (e.g. home office, flexible annual working hours with a 40-hour week), above-average social and insurance benefits as well as other fringe benefits
Ivan Urenda, Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner, 052 224 12 21, looks forward to receiving your complete, meaningful application (CV, diplomas/certificates and references) via our online career tool. A cover letter is optional.
By the way, your documents are also welcome in English.
For this position, we are currently only considering direct applications.