Winterthur
Team Leader Sensor Assembly (m/f/d) 100 %
- 09 November 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
About the job
Kistler is the world market leader in dynamic measurement technology for capturing pressure, force, torque and acceleration.
Team Leader Sensor Assembly (m/f/d) 100 %
The Kistler Group is the world market leader in dynamic measurement technology . We manufacture piezoelectric force, pressure, and acceleration sensors , as well as torque sensors and other measurement systems .
We are a Swiss family business founded in 1959. Over 2,200 employees at more than 60 locations passionately dedicate themselves daily to developing innovative solutions for our customers. - Innovators work with Kistler.
Embedded in our Production Center in Wülflingen, the CELL-Monitoring department in Wülflingen produces and assembles highly precise quartz crystal sensors (measurement chains), which contribute significantly to the reduction of CO2 emissions in ship diesel engines, among other applications. - In our production area, we independently and precisely manufacture the measurement chains with high quality responsibility from A to Z on our assembly line.
As part of a replacement for our valued team colleague, we are looking for an empathetic, communicative doer personality with a knack for the smallest components for our well-coordinated team as
Team Leader Sensor Assembly (m/f/d) 100 %
Your typical day
- Lead the team successfully: You lead, motivate and develop your team in day-to-day business and create an environment where performance, cohesion and appreciation go hand in hand
- Ensure production: You are responsible for on-time manufacturing and ensure the highest quality, safety and process standards in your area
- Develop employees: You promote your employees through coaching, employee discussions and targeted training and development measures
- Drive improvements: You identify optimisation potentials, drive continuous improvements and support the introduction of new products and processes
- Manage the shopfloor: You lead team and shopfloor meetings, coordinate resources and ensure smooth information flow between production and interfaces
Your profile
- Technical foundation: You have a technical basic education, for example as a watchmaker, precision mechanic, dental technician, polymechanic or in a comparable precision profession
- Leadership skills: You have leadership experience or the potential and motivation to take the next step into a leadership role
- Production experience: You know the requirements of a manufacturing environment and ideally have experience in process optimisation and lean-oriented working methods
- Communication skills: You convince with high social competence, appreciative communication and the ability to inspire people for common goals
- Calm & overview: Even in a dynamic environment, you keep an overview, set priorities and make well-founded decisions
- Quality awareness: You work in a structured, reliable manner and have a pronounced quality, cleanliness and responsibility awareness
- Flexibility: You love variety and have no problem with a task in a 2-shift model (weekly change from 6:00-14:30 and 14:20-23:00)
What you can expect from us
- Team & environment: You work in a motivated, multicultural environment with short decision-making paths and an open leadership culture. - we work at the pulse of time and everyone is on first-name terms up to the CEO
- Long-term perspective & scope for design: You take on a key role in a family-run, global, Swiss high-tech company with a sustainable focus and can actively shape the further development of your team and your area
- High-tech environment: You can expect technically demanding products and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes in an international Swiss technology company
- Work-life balance: Flexible break arrangements, spontaneous compensation days as well as at least 25 days holiday and public holidays bridging days off
- Personal development: Exciting challenges and the opportunity for internal and external training
- New work environment, good public transport connections and parking spaces in front of the door, company restaurant, 40 hours/week, above-average social and insurance benefits e.g. premium coverage for accident and daily sickness benefits insurance as well as other fringe benefits (shopping discounts, Winterthur sports pass, etc.)
Ivan Urenda, Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner, 052 224 12 21, looks forward to receiving your complete, meaningful application (CV, diplomas/certificates and references) via our online career tool. A cover letter is optional.
For this position, we are currently only considering direct applications.