Audemars Piguet Maintenance Technician

A Swiss manufacturing employer based in Le Locle operating within precision production and infrastructure. The organisation emphasises technical excellence, rigorous quality standards and a methodical approach to equipment reliability typical of the region's precision engineering and watchmaking clusters.

1. Execute preventive and corrective maintenance on production equipment, machines and utilities to maximize uptime and reliability.
2. Diagnose mechanical, electrical and electromechanical faults using systematic troubleshooting methodologies and restore equipment to specification.
3. Perform installations, adjustments and calibrations of production machinery and ancillary systems (pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors).
4. Maintain accurate maintenance records and work orders in the CMMS; recommend spare parts and manage basic inventory levels.
5. Support continuous improvement initiatives by proposing reliability improvements, participating in root-cause analyses and contributing to maintenance KPIs.
6. Ensure compliance with workplace health, safety and environmental procedures during all maintenance activities.

1. Technical diploma or vocational qualification in electromechanics, mechatronics, industrial maintenance or equivalent.
2. Formal training or certification in electrical safety and safe working practices.
3. Ability to read technical drawings, electrical schematics and equipment manuals.
4. Flexibility to work production hours and occasional overtime as required.

1. Preventive and corrective maintenance
2. Electrical troubleshooting (low-voltage systems)
3. Mechanical maintenance and alignment
4. Pneumatics and hydraulics
5. PLC familiarity (installation/troubleshooting)
6. Experience with CMMS (e.g., SAP PM) and maintenance documentation
7. Use of diagnostic tools and precision measuring instruments

Typically 3+ years of hands-on maintenance experience in an industrial production environment, ideally with exposure to automated assembly lines, precision manufacturing or related sectors.

Technical diploma or vocational qualification in electromechanics, mechatronics, industrial maintenance or equivalent.

The workplace culture reflects the precision-driven ethos of the Le Locle region: disciplined, technically focused and quality-oriented. Teams value methodological problem-solving, continuous improvement and strong collaboration between production and maintenance functions.