Operations Electrician 80 - 100% | Thun

About the job

There are many good reasons to apply at AVAG. You can find out what they are here.

Electricity flows through your veins, you are fascinated by electrical engineering, and "Ohm" is not a meditation chant for you? Then we are looking for you!

AVAG Umwelt AG is the regionally leading disposal, recycling, and energy company for around 130 municipalities and their populations as well as numerous commercial and industrial customers. With our commitment, we make an important contribution to closing numerous material cycles, the energy transition in the region, and the careful handling of the environment – in short: we turn yesterday into tomorrow.

Your field of activity

• In this position, you are responsible for the maintenance of electrical installations and systems at our various locations.
• This includes various installation work and troubleshooting in medium and low voltage systems as well as in the areas of telephony, locking systems, and networks.
• With your expertise, you participate in the commissioning of new systems or set up electrical installations for system expansions.
• Furthermore, you are responsible for their initial commissioning and prepare test reports and measurement protocols for this (of course according to applicable standards).

Your profile

• You have completed vocational training as an electrician, automation technician, or in a similar electrical profession.
• You have a permit Art.15 or are willing to obtain it.
• For about 7 weeks per year, you will certainly sleep with safety shoes on your feet, a phase tester in your hand, and a mobile phone under your pillow and be ready for any on-call duty.
• You know which button to press to turn on a PC and are reasonably familiar with common Microsoft Office programs.

These advantages await you with us

• To ensure that your salary is fair, we regularly participate in nationwide industry salary comparisons.
• Fair also means gender-independent, of course.
• Of course, we pay a 13th-month salary. Not so obvious is that we cover the employee social security contributions (AHV, IV, EO, ALV) on it.
• Simply put: the 13th-month salary is gross equals net.
• Even simpler: with the 13th-month salary, even more money lands in your account!
• We cover your premiums for non-occupational accident insurance (NBU) as well as for daily sickness benefits insurance.
• At AVAG, your entire annual income is insured with the pension fund – unlike many employers who deduct the coordination deduction, i.e., CHF 26,460.00 (year 2025), from the annual income and only insure the remainder. This has three advantages:
• This means that lower incomes (part-time employees) are also insured with us.
• In addition, your retirement capital automatically increases, so your monthly pension will be higher later.
• In the event of possible insurance benefits due to illness or disability, you are better protected.
• Are you already thinking about your retirement? When the time comes, we pay for you and your partner a one-day seminar at an external expert office and provide advisory support if needed.
• Paid maternity leave is 16 weeks, and the salary is paid 100% during this time. New fathers receive two weeks of paternity leave; also at 100% salary.
• And who takes care of your offspring now? We provide a support contribution (CHF 150.00 per child per month) for external, paid childcare.
• We offer part-time positions, and depending on the position, home office is also an option thanks to our modern IT infrastructure.

Do you like going back to school? We think that's so great that we participate in function-related training and further education! Of course, we conclude fair training agreements for this.

In addition, you benefit from regular specialized courses with us so that you can keep your know-how up to date.

With us, you have the opportunity to continuously develop yourself in everyday work and also take on new challenges. By the way, career changers are also warmly welcome.

• With us, you get 25 vacation days annually and even 30 from the age of 50!
• Do you want to see more of the world? Then as an AVAG employee, you have the option to buy one to two weeks of vacation per year.
• As an AVAG employee, you better bring your "Ghüderseckli" to work, because with us you dispose of your personal household waste for free.
• Your work clothing and safety equipment are of course provided by us. And because we know that you sometimes sweat a lot with all the hard work, we take care of the cleaning for you – free of charge.
• You also pay nothing for parking with us. In addition, charging options for e-vehicles are available – at preferential conditions.
• Only the best for your vegetables! Our employees can obtain quality compost free of charge for personal use at the Biomass Center Spiez.
• You have to bring your own snack with you; however, the break coffee is free depending on the location or is compensated as a beverage allowance with the salary. In addition, we drop a fruity vitamin bomb every week.
• Not quite free, but worth mentioning are our numerous pool vehicles available to all employees for work. Outside opening hours, you may also use the vehicles privately for a small fee.
• Do you suffer from shopping fever? For private purposes, you may benefit from AVAG purchasing conditions.
• Surprise! On special occasions, you don't get a wet handshake from us but a nice gift! And sometimes we don't even need a reason to surprise you with a small token.
• If you stay loyal to us, you will receive a generous loyalty bonus on anniversaries, either in the form of money or additional vacation days.
• If you stay loyal to us until the end and retire at AVAG, you will still belong to us afterwards. We invite you every year to a retirees' excursion, and you can continue to dispose of your personal household waste with us for free.
• We also like to keep it casual sometimes, e.g., twice a year at a company orientation including a joint dinner. In addition, there are other events and occasions where we toast together.
• Idle time and complicated structures are anathema to us. Therefore, you will find flat hierarchies, short communication paths, and continuity with us. And we all use first names.
• You don't have to risk your head and neck with us. Before starting the job, we create your personal health burden profile together, and you receive an introduction to the most important basics of occupational safety.
• Of course, we provide you with suitable protective equipment and ensure that hazards are minimized.
• Safety is so important to us that this area is even represented in management, and we also have a certified management system for safety and health (ISO 45002:2018).