Fleet Manager (Powered Industrial Trucks)

What you'll do

The Engineering Department (EN) provides CERN with the Engineering expertise, Infrastructure Systems, and Technical Coordination necessary for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and dismantling phases of the CERN accelerator complex and its experimental facilities.

The position is within the Transport and Handling Engineering Group (EN-THE), which is responsible for preparing, organising, and coordinating all transport and handling operations for the CERN accelerators and experiments. The Group also manages the transport of thousands of conventional and unconventional items, as well as chemical and radioactive products, each year.

As a Technical Engineer in EN-THE, you will be part of the Handling Equipment Maintenance (EN-HE-HEM) Section, which manages and maintains all the industrial transport, handling and lifting equipment to ensure reliable performance throughout its lifecycle.

Your responsibilities

Manage the equipment fleet, the associated maintenance contracts, and resource planning, ensuring availability, reliability, and compliance with operational requirements.
Supervise contractors’ activities on site, ensuring full compliance with safety regulations and technical requirements throughout execution.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation, including specifications, drawings, equipment records, and configuration data.
Develop and optimise maintenance strategies, monitor fleet performance using Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) tools, and contribute to continuous improvement, modernisation, and long-term asset management programmes.
Manage procurement activities within existing supply and maintenance contracts, including placing orders and ensuring alignment with technical specifications.
Contribute to preparing the specification, procurement, commissioning and maintenance of special transport vehicles at CERN, with a strong focus on customised equipment for underground transport and handling activities.
Contribute to defining technical requirements and to the design and development of industrial and customised vehicles by preparing detailed technical specifications, in close collaboration with users, technical services, and suppliers.

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Your profile

Demonstrated experience in the maintenance and commissioning of a wide range of standard and customised industrial trucks.
Proven experience in the contract management and on-site supervision of contracts (maintenance) of industrial trucks.
Proven experience in the use of EAM tools.
Experience in electrical and control systems would be an asset.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience in the field of Mechanics or Electromechanics or a related field.

Your skills

Maintenance management.
Operation and maintenance of transport systems, and handling equipment.
Commissioning of standard and customised industrial trucks.
Knowledge of EAM systems.
Knowledge of Control systems would be an asset.
Delivers high quality work on time and fulfils expectations.
Adapts quickly and resourcefully to shifting priorities and requirements.
Anticipates obstacles; assesses alternative solutions in order to have a fall-back plan.
Works well in groups and readily fits into a team; participates fully and takes an active role in team activities.
Follows rules and regulations and encourages others to do the same.
Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Ideal start date: 01/04/2027

Contract duration (in months): 60

Grade range: 4

Benchmark job: 301150 - Electromechanical Technical Engineer

Job flexibility: Hybrid

Employment conditions

A valid driving licence.
Interventions in underground installations.
Shift work, when required by the needs of the Organization.
Stand-by duty, when required by the needs of the Organization.
Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.
Work in Radiation Areas.

Global Benefits at CERN

A minimum net entry-salary of 7006 Swiss Francs per month, increasing in line with your years of relevant experience.
30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
A relocation package (installation grant, removal, travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
Possibility to extend your contract up to 8 years + eligibility for indefinite contract tenure.

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Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State. Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
You have relevant qualifications and professional experience.
If you have previously held a Staff contract at CERN, you will not be eligible for these positions.
Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.

You will need these documents to complete your application

Your CV (English or French)
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Your CERNDepartment

The EN department provides CERN with the engineering competences, infrastructure systems, and technical coordination required for the design, fabrication, installation, operation, maintenance, and dismantling of the accelerator complex and experimental facilities. Its mission is to deliver and sustain robust infrastructure systems, advanced engineering solutions, and technical coordination.

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Every day, we face exciting new challenges and opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research that shapes our understanding of the universe. We meet these challenges through the diverse perspectives within our teams, ensuring every contribution is valued and driving our shared sense of inclusion and purpose. Diversity is a core value of CERN since its foundation, and it remains central to our mission and continued success.

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