Maintenance Team Leader

About the job

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What to expect

• You will lead a maintenance team of 8 to 12 employees both technically and personally
• You will ensure the technically correct maintenance of SOB rail vehicles in compliance with quality and safety standards
• You will further develop workflows, equipment and processes within the team using common LEAN methods
• You will plan personnel according to the Working Hours Act (AZG)
• You will ensure training and further education within the team
• You will maintain active collaboration with various departments within SOB

What you bring

• You have a technical vocational training in the field of electrical or mechanical engineering, ideally with further training in these professions
• You have several years of professional experience in a technical environment (ideally maintenance)
• You are a goal-oriented, resilient leader with organisational skills and constructive assertiveness in a dynamic environment
• You have a strong analytical and solution-oriented mindset with an independent working style and the ability to communicate complex challenges clearly
• You are an empathetic, proactive and loyal team player
• You have IT affinity, experience with SAP is an advantage
• You are willing to work five to seven weekend shifts per year
• You have experience with Lean methods

What we offer

SOB maintains a function-based salary system that ensures internal pay equity.

With an employment level of at least 40%, you travel free of charge on public transport in 2nd class. Your relatives benefit from discounts when purchasing a GA. Not only that: after the first year of employment, we offer an attractive discount card (FIP) for railway staff in Europe with discounts abroad.

At SOB, you work 41 hours per week with a 100% workload. You receive at least five weeks of holiday per year. With the bandwidth model, you can take additional days off.

Would you like more than five weeks of holiday? We offer the possibility of the bandwidth model. For 2% of your annual salary, you receive five additional days off, for 4% ten additional days off credited. The same applies in reverse: you can forgo days off and receive more salary instead.

Do public holidays fall on a weekend? At SOB, these days are credited to you.

At SOB, you have the option to work from home.

We maintain a family-like atmosphere among each other. This also includes a company-wide informal "du" culture. We are proud of our values of fairness, reliability, appreciation, transparency and willingness to learn.

We cover 60% of the contributions to the pension fund, your share is 40%.

The health of our employees is our top priority. We promote physical and mental health in the workplace through various measures.

Salary continuation in case of illness and accident is 100% in the first calendar year. From the second calendar year, continuation is 90% for illness and 80% for accident.

Interested?
We look forward to receiving your complete application.

For further information, please contact:

Daniel Iten
Head of Operational Maintenance
+41 58 580 79 66

Jasmin Wirtensohn
HR Department Manager
+ 41 58 580 73 07

Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Bahnhofplatz 1a | 9001 St. Gallen
www.sob.ch