Watchmaker / Watch Technician

Swatch Group; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) employer match after one year

18 PTO days per year, increasing to 23 after 5 years

7 days of extended paid medical leave

Holiday pay

Company paid life insurance and Long Term Disability

$500 Employee Referral Bonus program

Job summary

Swatch Group in Secaucus, NJ, seeks a skilled watch repair technician. Responsibilities include assembling components, performing full services on movements, and ensuring watches are ready to wear. Candidates should have relevant qualifications such as a watchmaking apprenticeship and strong teamwork skills.

The role offers a competitive salary of $75,000-$85,000, excellent health insurance, and generous PTO, along with opportunities for internal growth.

Qualifications

• Completion of a watchmaking apprenticeship with satisfactory results for complete repairs.
• Experience in watch component assembly and movement servicing.
• Capability to work efficiently under pressure in busy environments.

Responsibilities

• Assemble case components and ensure waterproofness.
• Perform full service on watch movements including repair and maintenance.
• Analyze and decide on repair methodologies for movements.
• Develop tools or processes to correct repair issues.
• Coordinate with team for smooth operations and maintenance.

Skills

Team player

Good communication skills

Drive for excellence

Customer Service focus

Ability to cope under pressure

Enthusiastic and self‑motivated

Education

Watchmaking apprenticeship or Basic Certificate in Watch Repair

Completion of a watchmaking apprenticeship

Specialist knowledge of complicated movements or WOSTEP certification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assemble all case component, check and ensure waterproofness of the case
• Full service on movements: movement dismantling, replacement/ fixing of broken parts, cleaning, reassemble, rate check and adjustment
• Analyze and take decisions to define proper methodology to repair the movement.
• Use or develop adequate tools or processes to correct issues that can arise during the repair process
• Work in coordination with the rest of the team to ensure smooth operations (maintain equipment and tools, order consumables)
• Ensure all required services for the customer have been carried and the watch is ready to wear

Qualifications

• For partial repair, watchmaking apprenticeship or Basic Certificate in Watch Repair TAFE course.
• For complete repair, completion of a watchmaking apprenticeship with satisfactory results.
• For specialist repair, specialist knowledge of complicated movements or completion with satisfactory results of a post‑apprenticeship course, such as WOSTEP (Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Programme).
• Team player
• Good communication skills
• Drive for excellence
• Customer Service focus
• Ability to cope under pressure in a busy environment
• Enthusiastic and self‑motivated

Benefits

• Salary range: $75,000 to $85,000
• Excellent medical, dental and vision insurance (eligible 1st of the month following 30 days, generous employer contribution)
• Immediate participation in the 401(k) and 100% vested employer match after one year of employment
• 18 PTO days per year, 23 PTO after 5 years
• 7 days per year of extended paid time off for medical, parental and military leave
• Holiday pay
• Company paid life insurance and Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Flexible Spending Account, Short Term Disability, Accident/Hospital Indemnity insurance
• Employee product discount
• Internal transfer and growth potential
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus program

Company Information

Swatch Group is the world's number one manufacturer of finished watches. With its 16 watch brands, the Group is present in all price segments, and is also active in the manufacture and sale of jewelry, watch movements and components.

Swatch Group unites, among other companies, the following watch brands under its roof: Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Omega, Longines, Rado, Union Glashütte, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Swatch and Flik Flak. The Group has a strong distribution and multi-brand retail net with two sophisticated boutiques under the name of Tourbillon and Hour Passion. Swatch Group is also an important player in advanced nanomechanical, nanoelectronic and Bluetooth technologies essential to watchmaking and other industries.

For more information please see https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com/