Head of Recycling Centre Zurich 80-100% (m/f/d)
- 14 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Intermediate)
About the job
About us
Do you enjoy being close to operations, tackling issues pragmatically and achieving sustainable solutions together with your teams? Then a varied leadership role with responsibility for our recycling centres in the Zurich region awaits you.
Your main tasks include
- Leading and further developing the Recycling Centres in the Zurich region in terms of personnel, operations and business management in close cooperation with the Head of Recycling.
- Leading, promoting and developing around 50 employees and managers as well as ensuring a modern, approachable and appreciative leadership culture.
- Ensuring efficient, safe and economical operations while complying with legal as well as internal quality, environmental and safety requirements.
- Responsibility for budget, resource planning, key figures and achieving defined company goals.
- Planning and implementing investment and optimisation projects as well as continuously developing processes, plant and recycling concepts.
- Close cooperation with material flow management, sales, technical and logistics departments.
We expect from you
- Several years of leadership experience in a comparable role for multiple locations.
- Higher education or further training in business administration, logistics, recycling, construction, production or a related field.
- Experience in leading organisations as well as handling key figures, budgets and change processes.
- High IT and process affinity as well as interest in digitalisation and continuous improvement.
- As a down-to-earth and approachable personality, you regularly visit our recycling centres, tackle issues pragmatically and maintain direct exchange.
We offer you a varied and responsible leadership role with great scope for design and the opportunity to actively shape the future of our recycling centres. Look forward to a motivated team, a modern corporate culture as well as attractive employment conditions with a 13th monthly salary, above-average social benefits and 28 days of holiday per year (33 days from age 50). In addition, you benefit from internal and external training opportunities, attractive employee discounts and varied company events.
Do you recognise yourself in this role?
Then we look forward to getting to know you and learning more about you.
We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this position.