Transport and Handling Specialist – Switzerland

Jobbdirekt; Genf; Vor Ort; CAD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

CERN’s Engineering Department (EN) seeks a Transport and Handling Specialist within EN-THE, Heavy Handling (EN-HE-HH). You will coordinate transport and handling operations for the accelerator complex, experiments and surface premises, and supervise safety in conventional and radioactive environments.

Requirements include extensive experience in heavy handling, worksite logistics, and contract supervision; ADR knowledge; driving licences for cranes and platforms; fluency in English with

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Logistics, Mechanics or Electromechanics or a related field.
• Extensive experience in heavy handling and transport operations.
• Proven experience in worksite logistics and technical contract supervision.
• Experience in a radioactive environment is an asset.
• ADR regulations knowledge would be an asset.
• English spoken/written; willingness to learn French.

Aufgaben

• Coordinating transport and handling operations for the Accelerator complex, Experiments, and surface premises.
• Coordinating and planning meetings to evaluate technical and resource needs.
• Assessing and proposing possible handling and transport solutions.
• Defining technical and safety requirements for the transport of dangerous goods and ensuring ADR compliance.
• Developing technical specifications, work procedures and contract documentation for transport and handling activities.
• Supervising contractor activities on site and ensuring safety in conventional and radioactive environments.
• Collaborating with design office to develop custom handling tools and conduct logistic studies.
• Collaborating with Radiation Protection Services to establish radiological work permits.
• Performing handling operations in specific situations.

Kenntnisse

Heavy handling

Transport operations

Worksite logistics

Contract supervision

Radioactive environment

ADR knowledge

Overhead crane licences

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Overhead cranes

Industrial trucks

Mobile elevating platforms

Jobbeschreibung

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), responsible for preparing, organizing 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, chemical and radioactive products each year. As a Transport and Handling Specialist in EN-THE, you will be part of the Heavy Handling (EN-HE-HH) Section, which is in charge for organising and supervising transport, handling and lifting operations at CERNs accelerators complex, experimental areas and industrial buildings both underground and in surface premises.

Your responsibilities:

• Coordinating transport and handling operations for the Accelerator complex, Experiments, and surface premises.
• Coordinating and planning meetings to evaluate technical and resource needs.
• Assessing and proposing possible handling and transport solutions.
• Defining technical and safety requirements for the transport of dangerous goods and ensuring compliance with ADR principles and applicable regulations.
• Specific operations by using customized equipment, analysing related working procedures and Safety assessments.
• Developing technical specifications, work procedures and contract documentation for transport and handling activities.
• Supervising contractor activities on site, ensuring Safety during the operations in both conventional and radioactive environments.
• Collaborating with the EN-THE design office to develop custom handling tools and conduct logistic studies.
• Collaborating with Radiation Protection Services to establish/redact the Work Dose Planning and Radiological work permit (DIMR).
• Performing handling operations in specific situations.

Your profile:

• Extensive experience in heavy handling and transport operations.
• Proven experience in worksite logistics.
• Proven experience in technical contract supervision.
• Proven experience of work in a radioactive environment will be an asset.
• Basic knowledge of remote-handling systems.
• A thorough understanding of the principles of ADR regulations in order to identify, interpret and communicate the requirements applicable to the transport of dangerous goods would be an asset.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in the field of Logistics, Mechanics or Electromechanics or a related field.
• ADR certificate would be an additional asset. Driving and operator licences for electrical overhead travelling cranes, industrial trucks, mobile elevating platforms, etc would be an additional asset.

Your skills:

• Operation and maintenance of lifting and handling equipment.
• Operation and maintenance of transport systems.
• Definition and installation of transport systems.
• Transport of dangerous goods.
• 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.

Employment conditions:

• A valid driving licence.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• Participation in a regular stand‑by duty, including nights, Sundays and official holidays.
• Work in Radiation Areas.
• 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.

Ideal start date: 01/01/2027
Contract duration (in months): 60
Grade range: 4
Benchmark job: 301190 – Mechanical Technical Engineer
Job flexibility: Fully Onsite

For more information about the position and application process, please visit: https://careers.cern/jobs/transport-and-handling-specialist/