Company portrait
Written by Yunus Akgül on 04.01.2021
Working for Schulthess
Company portrait
People spin for different reasons: Children for fun and adults to stay fit or become happy - like dancing, for example. Schulthess has another reason: since 1845, their machines and the company itself have been spinning for joy!
Schulthess at a glance
Production
For over 100 years, production has been based in Wolfhausen in the Zurich Oberland
Locations
Schulthess has six locations in Switzerland, one in Austria and two in the United Kingdom, and 10 service centres throughout Switzerland.
International
Schulthess has over 25 agencies around the world
Employees
Schulthess has more than 500 employees with an average length of service of 9.7 years. Women account for 30% of our workforce
Part-time positions
Schulthess currently has 60 part-time employees
Apprenticeships
Schulthess is currently training 13 apprentices in four career paths
We look forward to seeing you.
A career at Schulthess means helping to shape the company – with responsibility and trust in many exciting areas of activity.
Our employees
As an employee, you are a vital part of our success. We are therefore committed to supporting and challenging you in your work. We support your continuing education and facilitate both managerial and professional career progression at our company. Our apprenticeships also provide vital youth training opportunities.
Our culture
We encourage independence among our employees by giving them a high degree of personal freedom and responsibility. Our flat hierarchies and short lines of communication create a very pleasant and successful working environment. We value the opinion of all employees and operate an open-door policy. Equality is very important to us and we guarantee equal pay for equal work.
The key to our success
We consider a healthy, productive and motivated workforce to be an important factor in our success. Our occupational health management programme helps us to achieve this and to increase employee satisfaction and motivation. A healthy work-life balance is also very important. We offer a number of options to support this, including part-time hours, working from home and flexible working hours.
Terms of employment
Terms of employment
Salary
- Fair, competitive wage
- 13th month’s pay
- Profit sharing
- Salary continuance at full pay for up to six months
- Good social benefits
Working hours
- Flexible working hours
- 40-hour week
- 42-hour week service technician / fine distributor
- Working from home (up to 50%)
Annual leave
- 25 days up to the age of 41
- 27 days after 41st birthday
- 30 days after 51st birthday
- 16 weeks maternity leave (100%)
- 2 weeks’ paternity leave (100%)
Fringe benefits
- CHF 8.00 subsidised meal
- Public transport ticket of up to CHF 2,500 / or free parking card
- Continuing professional development funding
- Up to 50% staff car discount and fuel benefit
- Assumption of daily sickness benefits insurance
- Additional perks and fringe benefits
Contract and probationary period
- Collective Employment Agreement of the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries
- Probationary period: 3 months
The employment conditions shown above apply only to employees in Switzerland.
Opportunities
At its Wolfhausen production location, Schulthess Maschinen AG offers students and graduates different work experience opportunities and chances for career progression at an exciting, innovative company.
Trial apprenticeship
Are you interested in a trial apprenticeship at Schulthess? In six different departments you will get to know our company’s most important processes –̶ and who knows: Maybe you’ll even end up with a career that’s a real winner!
Apprenticeships
As a certified Great Place To Start® apprenticeship company, we see it as our task to open the doors to the professional world for young people and to prepare them optimally for their careers.
Oppertunities
We offer students the opportunity for internships during their training. In doing so, you can deepen your existing knowledge and gain the necessary expertise for a successful degree. We can agree the duration of the internship with you depending on your requirements and needs.
Opportunities
At its Wolfhausen production location, Schulthess Maschinen AG offers students and graduates different work experience opportunities and chances for career progression at an exciting, innovative company.
Trial apprenticeship
Are you interested in a trial apprenticeship at Schulthess? In six different departments you will get to know our company’s most important processes –̶ and who knows: Maybe you’ll even end up with a career that’s a real winner!
Apprenticeships
As a certified Great Place To Start® apprenticeship company, we see it as our task to open the doors to the professional world for young people and to prepare them optimally for their careers.
Oppertunities
We offer students the opportunity for internships during their training. In doing so, you can deepen your existing knowledge and gain the necessary expertise for a successful degree. We can agree the duration of the internship with you depending on your requirements and needs.
Satisfied employees
What our employees say about Schulthess
I enjoy working at Schulthess because I like dealing with people. My work is varied and exciting. Personally, I like the contact with customers and all employees. There is a very pleasant working environment in our Homecare department. We get along extremely well and communicate with the entire staff as equals.
Working at Schulthess gives me a lot of pleasure because I get the confidence and freedom to do my job successfully and independently. The pleasant working atmosphere and the fringe benefits further motivate me to flourish in my exciting and varied job. Thanks to the flexible working hours, I can balance my work and private life at all times.
Schulthess is the perfect employer for me because I enjoy varied and challenging work every day and also have the opportunity to use my creativity. What I particularly like about my work is the high degree of responsibility I enjoy and the fact that I am able to have my say. I also greatly appreciate the excellent teamwork between the various departments. I enjoy working at Schulthess because I like the camaraderie, the varied work and also the trust placed in me. It's a pleasant working environment, everyone gets on incredibly well and we are all treated as equals
When I think of Schulthess, I automatically think of Switzerland and quality. This was one of the main reasons I decided to apply for a position here. In my more or less newly created role of export administrator, I am able to contribute my ideas and make them a reality. I also have the opportunity to become personally acquainted with many of the international customers. The 40-hour week and flexitime mean that my work does not conflict with my two great passions: music and floorball.
Satisfied employees
What our employees say about Schulthess
Have we inspired you? Apply now!
Have we inspired you? Apply now!