Operations Employee - Small Goods Receiving
Waltenschwil
Key information
- Publication date:22 January 2026
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Waltenschwil
Job summary
Join our team at Thommen Group, a leading recycling company. Enjoy a supportive environment and great benefits!
Tasks
- Identify and classify incoming metals and materials.
- Coordinate unloading locations and manage materials effectively.
- Operate forklifts and assist with maintenance tasks.
Skills
- Experience in recycling or relevant fields is essential.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills required.
- Must have a valid forklift license and good German skills.
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To complement our team, we are looking for a motivated, conscientious, and trustworthy new team member with a strong service mindset and team player qualities. With us, you will experience a collegial collaboration, flat hierarchies, and straightforward decision-making processes.
- Identification and valuation of FE and NE deliveries
- Coordination and assignment of unloading locations
- Checking materials as well as separating and sorting by types and qualities
- Preparation and execution of customer material evaluations
- Filling out acceptance slips for purchase control
- Operation and handling of a forklift as well as various handling equipment
- Assistance with cleaning and maintenance work
- Recyclist EFZ or many years of professional experience in the recycling sector (metals and steel scrap)
- Forklift license mandatory
- Good German skills in spoken and written form
- IT skills are desirable
- Experience in operating machines such as wheel loaders and excavators is desirable
- Proactive personality with enthusiasm for a dynamic workplace
- Reliable, punctual, and a team player
- With your job, you actively contribute to environmental protection and resource conservation
- Lots of freedom, independence, and responsibility in your tasks
- Stability and a secure workplace
- Flat hierarchies and straightforward decision-making processes
- Family-oriented corporate culture: With us, you are not just a number
- At least 25 days of vacation / 30 days from the 11th year of service or from the age of 50
- Thommen Academy (internal training and development opportunities for our employees)
- Good social benefits (above-average continued salary payment in case of accident and illness, pension fund without loss risk)
The Thommen Group is one of the leading European recycling companies with roots in Switzerland. With our three strong brands Thommen, Metallum, and Immark, we offer complete recycling solutions for industry, trade, and municipalities. With over 30 locations in five countries, the Thommen Group is globally networked and an important link in the economic cycle. As a producer of high-quality recycled raw materials, we create and conserve resources.
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