Head of Maintenance Rail Vehicles Waldenburg - BLT

About the job

Head of Maintenance Rail Vehicles Waldenburg

Waldenburg

100%

by arrangement

About BLT

BLT is a modern, privately operated Swiss mobility provider. With our 550 employees, we want to inspire people for public mobility – with excellent service and innovative solutions, with humanity and empathy. More than 150,000 customers use our tram, bus, and train services daily. Using smart technologies, we connect classic public transport with sharing offers like Pick-e-Bike.

Your tasks

• Ensuring a safe, punctual, and reliable operation on line 19
• Active participation in the depot's daily operations (hands-on role in maintenance)
• Overall responsibility for the maintenance and high availability of rail vehicles
• Technical and personnel management of employees at the Waldenburg depot
• Planning and controlling personnel, vehicle, and resource deployment
• Preparation of annual, medium- and short-term maintenance planning
• Budgeting and cost responsibility for depot operations
• Planning vehicle availability in close coordination with operations
• Ensuring proper maintenance, repair, cleaning, as well as commissioning and recommissioning of vehicles
• Monitoring compliance with maintenance plans, quality standards, and documentation
• Ensuring compliance with all EKAS, safety, and health regulations
• Analysis of operational key figures and continuous optimization of maintenance processes
• Use and further development of maintenance software (e.g., ZEDAS)
• Coordination of deployment and absence planning as well as working time control
• Ensuring rapid fault clearance and operational support on site for technical or operational challenges
• Responsibility for material and spare parts supply in the depot
• Coordination of the repair of collision and vandalism damage including third-party services
• Participation in recruitment and development of employees
• Coordination of depot infrastructure maintenance with internal departments
• Leadership and participation in technical and cross-departmental projects
• On-call duty and occasional assignments as train driver when needed

Your profile

• Completed technical basic training, ideally with further education in maintenance or management
• Several years of professional experience in maintenance, preferably in the railway or transport sector
• Enjoyment and willingness to actively participate in daily operations and take responsibility on site
• Experience in leading employees and teams
• Strong planning, organizational, and coordination skills
• High sense of responsibility, safety, and quality awareness
• Experience with maintenance software and technical documentation
• Business understanding and experience in budget and cost responsibility
• Analytical and structured working style
• Assertiveness combined with a cooperative leadership style
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments
• High initiative and solution orientation
• Willingness to take on on-call duty and irregular assignments
• Resilience and decision-making ability even in disruption situations
• Very good German skills in spoken and written form
• Good English skills in spoken and written form for collaboration with external partners and suppliers

We offer

• A responsible and versatile position
• A committed and competent team in a dynamic working environment.
• Interesting training and development opportunities
• Free travel on the BLT and BVB network
• 25 - 33 vacation days (age-dependent)
• Additional family, child, and education allowances
• Free half-fare travelcard subscription and other public transport discounts
• E-charging stations at cost price
• Discounted offers for leisure and sports
• Other attractive employment conditions

Only direct applications will be considered for this position. We look forward to your online application!