Maintenance Technician - Mechanical (100%)

Get to know Climeworks

Climeworks removes CO₂ from the air to fight global warming and protect future generations to come.

We develop, build and operate direct air capture (DAC) machines which capture CO₂ directly from the air. The captured carbon dioxide can either be recycled and reused as a raw material or completely removed from the air by safely storing it underground, permanently.

Founded by engineers, Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, Climeworks was built with a mission to inspire 1 billion people to remove CO₂ from the air, and is now the leader in carbon removal technology.

A true climate pioneer, Climeworks is featured as a TIME100 Influential Company 2022 and Global Cleantech 100 Company 2022, driving a revolutionary technology engineered to solve the most pressing issue of our time.

We foster a dynamic environment and are building a global purpose driven team. We are looking for disruptive thinkers, passionate achievers and inspiring leaders that are ready to take on the world’s greatest challenge.

Will you join us? 

• Your mission at Climeworks is to maintain a safe and compliant plant operation (Safety culture without compromises).
• You plan and execute the assigned daily Orca & Mammoth Plant operation tasks and the plant optimization projects.
• You execute of planned and unplanned maintenance works on the Orca & Mammoth Plants on mechanical & rotating equipment and piping.
• You plan and contribute to the development of maintenance regimes for mechanical & rotating equipment and piping for Orca & Mammoth.
• You operate and maintain the Orca & Mammoth Plant.
• You support construction and commissioning of the Mammoth Plant.
• You maintain required processes and tools.

• You have completed a technical apprenticeship or equivalent in the field of mechanics
• You have at least 4 years practical work experience (post-apprenticeship) in plant operation and maintenance in the process engineering industry.
• You demonstrated operation and maintenance experience with mechanical & rotating equipment and piping.
• You have detailed technical knowledge and capabilities in the areas of mechanical & rotating equipment and piping.
• You have a proven operation and maintenance track-record in power, process, mining, refining or pharmaceutical industry.
• You plan and perform hands-on mechanical work.
• You are a strong coordinator, communicator and collaborator.
• You are self-reliant, organized and structured.
• You are continuous, persistent and sustainable improver.
• You are business fluent in English.

What we offer: A horizontal organization, a great team, an improvement-oriented approach, and a scale-up venture with an innovative technology. Sounds like you? We are looking forward meeting you! Apply now by filling in the online application form and uploading your complete dossier to our careers portal: https://www.climeworks.com/careers.

We do not accept candidates from agencies for our positions.