Firefighting and rescue service specialist

Payerne | 80-100%

Your contribution

• Intervene at the airport site and its vicinity within the scope of the three-minute rescue standby, fire service, aircraft recovery, medical emergency, and lake rescue
• Use and restore airport rescue equipment and intervention material
• Perform runway inspections to ensure flight safety (FOD fighting, removal of animals and prevention of dangers related to their presence)
• Check the operation of aircraft emergency braking systems
• Participate in instructions and deployments in Switzerland and abroad
• Work in a group with rotating shifts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to ensure air police deployments and participate in the standby service

What distinguishes you

• CFC (in a technical field, constitutes an advantage)
• Experience in a fire brigade and wearing respiratory protection equipment
• Driving license category C or at least C1 118
• Completion of military service
• Excellent health and physical condition (medical and sports tests)

In summary

Do you have a passion for the field of rescue and aviation and wish to join a motivated team in a fully developing service? Then apply for this position as a specialist in the field of aviation firefighting.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We strive for the Swiss success model and work for the well-being of the population.
• Living diversity The realization of equal opportunities allows us to best express our skills and contemplate different points of view.
• Fit in the workplace We provide support and advice to our female and male employees on the topic of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/it/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

Your commitment to safety and freedom

The Operations Command (Cdo Op) is responsible for all operations and all military deployments of the Swiss Army. This includes, among others, the Air Force, the Land Forces, the four territorial divisions, the SWISSINT competence center, the special forces command, and the military police. Approximately 40 percent of the nearly 2500 employees are civilians: from engineers to aircraft mechanics to analysts.

The Swiss Army employs over 9000 employees within the framework of four military professions and about 200 civilian professions, in 110 locations throughout the national territory. Furthermore, it provides for new recruits, training apprentices in over 30 professions.

Complementary information

Choosing a job with the Swiss Army is worthwhile and offers numerous advantages. More information at esercito.ch/vantaggi (https://www.vtg.admin.ch/it/vantaggi).

Offers from placement agencies will not be taken into consideration.

Questions about the workplace

Sébastien Terreaux
Head of Firefighting and rescue service
+41 58 48 14483