Technical Director / Deputy MD at Gunia… · Ticino

METRON Measurement SA, an accredited calibration laboratory in Ticino and part of the TIC Holding Schweiz group, is looking for the person who will lead the laboratory and later the company. You take technical charge across five measurement domains and grow into the Managing Director role within a few years.

The role

You lead the calibration laboratories, safeguard the ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and act as deputy to the CEO, reporting directly to the Group CEO. You are based on site in Quartino.

What you'll own

• Lead and develop the calibration laboratories across dimensional, pressure, torque, force and electrical measurement.
• Safeguard ISO/IEC 17025 compliance and the SAS accreditation, including internal and external audits.
• Validate measurement methods, build uncertainty budgets (GUM) and approve calibration certificates.
• Set priorities, develop the technical team and solve the problems the technicians cannot.
• Work with the CEO on strategy and step progressively into full management of the company.

What you bring

• A degree in engineering or physics, or equivalent, with experience running technical operations.
• In-depth knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 and the ability to build uncertainty budgets (GUM).
• Proven experience leading technical or laboratory teams; accredited-lab experience, CMM-3D, LIMS or metrology training (METAS, PTB, SAS) is an advantage.
• Advanced Excel, including formulas, automation and macros.
• Fluent Italian, German and English, all three required; French is a plus.

What to expect

• Wide decision-making autonomy and a structured path into the Managing Director role.
• Direct collaboration with the CEO and the wider TIC group.
• Continuing education and flexible working hours in a growing team of specialists.

About the company

METRON Measurement SA is a federally accredited calibration laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025) in Quartino, Ticino, serving the length, electrical, torque, force, temperature and humidity fields for over 20 years. The company is part of the TIC Holding Schweiz AG group.

Interested? Send your application to Timo Gunia, timo@guniaconsulting.com.