Jaeger-LeCoultre Health & Safety Trainee

About Jaeger-LeCoultre

Jaeger-LeCoultre, founded in 1833 in the Vallée de Joux, is one of Switzerland’s most revered watchmaking manufactures and a maison defined by invention, precision, and discreet elegance. As an employer, it offers a rare environment where artisans, engineers, designers, and commercial talents collaborate across more than 180 specialist skills, from movement development and grand complications to métiers d’art and client experience. Within the Richemont group, the maison combines heritage with international reach, encouraging rigorous craftsmanship, continuous learning, and respect for time as both a technical measure and a cultural value. Its teams contribute to enduring creations shaped by excellence, curiosity, and shared responsibility.

Jaeger-LeCoultre seeks a Health & Safety Trainee to support its Safety & Security department in implementing occupational risk prevention initiatives across the Manufacture's production workshops. Reporting to the Health and Safety Manager, the successful candidate will conduct hazard inventories, ensure regulatory compliance using the SUVA method, and develop comprehensive safety documentation and corrective action plans. This internship offers a concrete 5–6 month opportunity to contribute directly to workplace safety improvements while gaining valuable field experience within a storied luxury watchmaking manufacture.

Role & Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive hazard inventories in production workshops, identifying and assessing specific workplace dangers
• Ensure regulatory compliance by identifying and applying all recognized safety rules and SUVA directives
• Define and structure essential occupational health and safety competencies for production staff, including chemical handling and equipment operation
• Develop and formalize safety documentation, including job description sheets and clear, actionable corrective action plans
• Coordinate and facilitate scheduled follow-up sessions for hazard inventory reviews with department managers
• Support the operational deployment of approved technical and organizational safety improvements

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a master's degree programme at an engineering school with specialization in HSE (Occupational Health, Safety, and Environment) or Risk Management
• Strong understanding of occupational risk prevention concepts, ideally including the SUVA methodology
• Proficiency with standard office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent communication and listening skills with strong technical writing abilities for formal reporting
• Demonstrated scientific rigor and analytical mindset
• Fluent French language skills, both written and oral

Skills

Education

Master's degree programme at an engineering school with specialization in HSE (Occupational Health, Safety, and Environment) or Risk Management

Workplace

Culture

Jaeger-LeCoultre fosters a culture rooted in exceptional watchmaking savoir-faire, precision, and a deep respect for its heritage in the Vallée de Joux. As an employer, the Maison encourages collaboration between artisans, engineers, and creative talents, offering an environment where innovation and mastery are pursued with patience, rigor, and elegance.

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