Chief Mechanic - Commercial Vehicles Division

🔧 Passion instead of standard. With us, you don’t lead an anonymous open-plan team, but take responsibility for people and vehicles you know personally. You stay close to the workshop – leadership for us does not mean handing over the wrench.

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. Since 2024, we have also been part of the Thomann Commercial Vehicle Group with a total of eleven locations throughout German-speaking Switzerland.

• You lead and develop your workshop team
• You plan assignments efficiently and meet deadlines
• You ensure quality and operational safety
• You assist with diagnoses and technical challenges
• You actively work in the workshop – not just from the office
• You work closely with customer service and warehouse
• You support other teams during absences

• Completed training as Automotive Mechatronics Technician EFZ Commercial Vehicles or equivalent
• Several years of experience in the commercial vehicle industry
• Initial leadership experience is an advantage
• Strong diagnostic skills and technical know-how
• Structured, reliable and solution-oriented working style
• Assertiveness, team spirit and high personal responsibility

• 🚍 Career with perspective – develop further with us or move within the Thomann Group
• 📈 Targeted further training to become a diagnostician or Mercedes-Benz system technician
• 🔧 Co-creation instead of administration – as chief mechanic you actively develop processes instead of just implementing them
• 📅 4-day week possible, 5 weeks holiday plus option for unpaid leave
• 🍽️ Own canteen and meal discounts
• 🎟️ Exclusive employee discounts within the Knecht Group – from mobility to travel to services

🤔 Why us – and not another company?

• Leadership close to the workbench: With us you are not just a manager, but stay technically involved – that is exactly what makes you credible to your team
• 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
• Development: You don’t just take over an established team, but further develop the role
• A team that stays: Our long-standing employees speak for themselves – short decision-making paths and a family atmosphere are not just empty words with us
• More than a job: Through the Knecht Group, paths to other sister companies are open to you if you want to reorient yourself later