Plant Engineer

Arxada is a globally active specialty chemicals company, committed to solving the world’s toughest challenges in preservation through better science. [With a proud innovation history, dating back more than a century], we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and preserve human health and well-being and extend the life of vital infrastructure, while working to reduce our ecological footprint and that of our customers.
 

Sustainability is one of our top priorities. We make significant strategic investments that not only reduce our own ecological footprint but also help our customers adapt to long-term ecological and social change by developing cleaner and more environmentally friendly solutions.

To strengthen our engineering team in Visp, Switzerland, we are looking for a Plant Engineer.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and implementing maintenance measures in the assigned area
• Ensuring and reviewing ongoing plant documentation
• Support in plant responsibility, deputizing, and services within the department
• Responsible for planning and realization of investment projects, risk analyses, as well as operational trials or plant optimizations
• Maintaining specialist responsibility as a "specialist" for assigned technical areas
• You implement the company’s vision and culture and foster the transfer of technical know-how in the mechanical engineering field to members of the operations management team

Qualifications and experience:

• Completed training as a mechanic or locksmith EFZ with several years of professional experience or technician HF in mechanical engineering or process engineering
• Very good German and good English skills
• Strong communication skills characterize you and you appreciate teamwork
• Independent and structured working style is a matter of course for you
• Solid professional experience in operational engineering
• Solution-oriented thinking, taking initiative, and resilience complete your profile

Arxada offers a world-class portfolio in two different areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on the threat to humans and the environment from microorganisms in five different business areas: professional hygiene, home & personal care, wood preservation, paints & coatings, and material protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE) supplies materials for the production of composites for the electronics, aerospace industry, and other markets, as well as vitamins and dietary supplements, chemicals and high-performance intermediates as well as raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.