Laboratory Technician System Performance

**Position Snapshot**

Location: Orbe, Switzerland
Company: Nespresso HQ
Act. Rate: Full-Time 100%
Type of contract: Temporary contract/Mission, 24 months

**What we offer at Nespresso**

Flexible work policies in terms of core hours. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits
The pride to work for a B Corp certified company and one of the world’s most trusted brands

**Position Summary**

At Nespresso, we believe that we can elevate the world of coffee to drive a positive impact and be a force for good which shapes lives and landscapes for the better. We place people at the heart of our success - all 14,000 of them. We actively cultivate diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. We celebrate individuality, believing that your authenticity and uniqueness can help us to grow together. Quality and sustainability are core to who we are and critical to our vision of driving positive change. We're committed to delivering an exceptional coffee experience that elevates our community, suppliers, farmers, and each other.
To achieve this, we live by four behaviours. We Inspire, we Care, we Act, and we iNnovate. Each one of these reflects who we are and how we interact with one another and with the world around us. We live a culture that is built on the principle belief that individually and collectively we can. What about you? Want to be part of this exciting journey? Join the Nespresso team And reimagine what coffee can be. Reimagine what you can become. Together we grow as individuals and teams. And as an organization.

**A Day in the Life of a Laboratory Technician System Performance**

**Test method development**:

- Define new methodologies and procedures to test and qualify new technologies
- Defines methods & equipments in order to realise the evaluation of machines according to all Nespresso standards and specifications, also considering the effect of abnormal use, involving internal experts whenever necessary
- Ensure proper documentation of the newly developed methods
- Supports the factories and developers’ laboratories for trainings on measurement instructions and analyses

**Support Product Development & Validation**:

- Support development teams in testing and validating new concepts or recipes
- Perform necessary testing defined by validation plan and issue corresponding reports
- Proactive improvement propositions during project phase and product life time
- Analyse and evaluate competition machines & systems (performance, user convenience, patents,)

**Good Laboratory Practices**:

- Build, evaluate and validate the measurement equipments (usually with external partners)
- Propose improvements of existing measurement equipments
- Ensure Equipment are correctly calibrated and maintained
- Maintain tidiness in the lab space and storage areas.

**Support Aftersales**:

- Support technical investigations for defective products back from the market

**What will make you successful**
- Technical High School (level ES)
- Strong background and/or experience in Mechanics, Hydraulics and Electronics
- Experience in using measurement equipment (min. 3-5 years)
- Experience in working with a quality documentation system
- Fluent in French and good level in English
- Product Testing experience in home appliance or similar industries
- Compliance management experience related to ISO17025

At Nespresso, we’ve built a culture of care and inclusion, making sure everyone can be their bold selves, while growing with the company. We innovate, dare to try, learn and scale up in a fast paced, digital and connected environment. With a diverse workforce made up of over 90 nationalities across 58 countries, you can be a part of an innovative culture, where supportive people help each other. One where anyone is encouraged to challenge the status quo and have an impact on the future for one of the biggest sustainable companies. Whatever your role, you’ll find you can drive real change and spread your enthusiasm. Join the place where you can thrive, you feel, you belong, you are inspired to be and do your best.