Automotive Mechatronics Technician EFZ - Commercial Vehicles Sector

🔧 Passion instead of standard. With us, you don’t work on an assembly line, but on what moves the region: buses, coaches, lorries. Every day a different vehicle, a different fault, a different challenge that only you can solve.

For over 100 years, Gebr. Knecht AG has been a reliable partner in commercial vehicles, construction machinery, bodywork and signage. Owner-managed, family-run, at four locations in Switzerland and since 2024 part of the Thomann Commercial Vehicle Group with a total of eleven locations throughout German-speaking Switzerland.

• Fault finding & diagnosis on buses (drivetrain, electrical/electronics, brakes, chassis, air conditioning, doors)
• Dismantling, repair and replacement of components according to manufacturer specifications
• Use of diagnostic devices, wiring diagrams and service software (OBD/CAN)
• Calibration, final inspection, safety check and test drive
• Documentation of your work, spare parts management and preventive maintenance

• Completed training as Automotive Mechatronics Technician EFZ Commercial Vehicles or equivalent qualification
• Enjoyment of diagnosis, technology and getting to the bottom of things
• Independent, precise working style – equally strong in a team or alone
• Driving licence category B required, category C/CE advantageous
• Solution-oriented, structured thinking and high quality standards

• 🚍 Career with perspective – develop with us or move within the Thomann Commercial Vehicle Group or the Knecht Group
• 📈 Targeted further training to become a diagnostician or Mercedes-Benz system technician
• 📅 4-day week possible, 5 weeks holiday plus option for unpaid leave
• 🤝 Strong team culture – motivated, long-standing team with short decision-making paths
• 🎟️ Exclusive employee discounts within the Knecht Group – from mobility to travel to services

🤔 Why us – and not another company?

• 100 years on the clock, but no standstill: We are not an anonymous large corporation, but an owner-managed family business – decisions are made here, not somewhere in a head office
• Versatility instead of one-way street: Commercial vehicles, construction machinery, bodywork – with us you learn more than just one vehicle category
• Growth with perspective: We are expanding – you don’t join a finished company, but help shape it
• A team that stays: Our long-standing employees speak for themselves – short decision-making paths and a family atmosphere are not just empty words here
• More than a job: Through the Knecht Group, you have access to other Thomann companies, Eurobus, Welti-Furrer and other sister companies if you want to reorient yourself later