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Maintenance Engineer-
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As a Maintenance Engineer, you will join our Engineering and Maintenance department and you will be the right arm of the Maintenance Manager. In your daily basis, you will be in charge of monitoring the maintenance of the mixing room and logistics and your main mission will be to ensure optimum availability of the installations while containing costs.
Occasionally, you will also replace the Maintenance Manager and you will be in charge of supporting him for all operations related to systems including SAP /PM (budget establishment and monitoring, reporting, notification/Work Order man-agement)

In this exciting challenge, your main responsibilities will be the following:

• Oversee the preparation of maintenance interventions (repair, preventive and improvement) and those related to maintenance investment projects for which you are responsible on the Vernier site, in compliance with the rules of hygiene, environment, safety and quality, deadlines and at the lowest cost.


• Preparation, planning and coordination of maintenance operations, whether con-cerning equipment, your partners or external service providers.


• Work with the reliability department to improve the availability of the installations by the follow-up of the failures, the preventive maintenance, corrective and improvements.


• Reception, analysis and validation of technical files (be proactive at the preventive level, bill of materials, spare parts ...)


• Provide support for studies, new works and projects.


• Develop monitoring documents (reporting, dashboards, activity report ...) to meet the commitments to our customers and to be permanently in the process of continuous improvement


• Action plan and improvement proposal


• Knowledge of continuous improvement tools (5S, DMAIC, 5P ...)


• Supervise, animate and distribute the workload of a team of 5 people (diverse areas of expertise).


• Develop the skills and performance of your employees


• May replace the maintenance manager, whether at organizational or system level.

Your professional profile includes:

• Engineering degree in maintenance with experience in the planning, preparation, coordination and execution of Maintenance


• Good level of English, and local language


• Knowledge in this areas: Electricity, Instrumentation, Automation and Mechanics


• Knowledge and practice of continuous improvement tools applicable to Maintenance jobs including TPM.


• Comfortable with IT tools including SAP


• Reliable and autonomous person with a spirit of initiative


• Sense of teamwork, availability, organization and thoughtfulness


• Skills in management, analysis and synthesis


• A first experience in a chemical industrial environment would be an advantage.

Our Benefits (for Vernier, Switzerland):

• Healthcare support


• Paid Time Off and family leave


• Retirement plan


• Sport and leisure clubs


• Company shop


• Staff restaurant


• Free car park

You are interested in this exciting challenge? We are looking forward to receiving your application! Please make sure you enclose your CV, Cover Letter, Diplomas and Work Certificates.

Your future employer?

Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers' preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that 'engage your senses'. The Company achieved sales of CHF 5.5 billion in 2018. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 145 locations, the company has almost 13,600 employees worldwide. Givaudan invites you to discover more at www.givaudan.com..