Industrial pipefitter

Industrial pipefitter, cross-border worker, available for Switzerland.

Reading drawings, installing piping systems and TIG welding on carbon steel, stainless steel and plastic. Experience in the chemical, pharmaceutical and cryogenic industries, and in heating in Switzerland.

Available immediately

10 yearsof experience, since 2016
5companies
Switzerlandjob in Muttenz, 2026
Yanis Bouchouit

Profile

I'm an industrial pipefitter, holder of the French professional title "Tuyauteur industriel" (AFPA, 2016). I also hold a BTS (2-year technical diploma) in industrial maintenance and a vocational baccalaureate in machining.

Since 2016 I've worked as a welder, mechanical fitter, maintenance pipefitter, pipefitter-welder and heating pipefitter, in Alsace and in Switzerland.

I'm now looking for a pipefitter position in Switzerland.

Based in
Illzach (FR) — Mulhouse area
Status
Cross-border worker, resident in France
Languages
French (native) · German A2, currently learning
Mobility
Driving licence B, own car
Availability
Immediate

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Working in Switzerland

What makes it easier for me to join a Swiss company.

Cross-border worker

Living in Illzach, Mulhouse area. Already worked in Switzerland in 2026 (Tschantré AG, Muttenz).

Tri-border region

Several years on industrial sites near Basel: Hésingue and Village-Neuf.

Safety

PSAgA certification (fall protection) and CACES / IPAF mobile elevating work platforms, categories 1a, 1b, 3a and 3b.

Languages

Native French. German at A2 level, currently learning.

Skills

Skills listed on my CV.

Piping

  • Reading technical and isometric drawings
  • Installing piping systems
  • Working with carbon steel, stainless steel and plastic

Welding & machining

  • Good knowledge of TIG welding
  • Operating CNC machines

Environment & safety

  • Experience in the chemical industry
  • CACES / IPAF MEWPs 1a, 1b, 3a, 3b
  • PSAgA — safe work with fall protection

Education & certifications

Diploma / certificateSchool / bodyPeriod
Titre professionnel Tuyauteur industriel (Industrial Pipefitter)AFPA — Saint-Avold2015 — 2016
BTS Maintenance industrielle (Industrial Maintenance)Lycée Jean Hanzelet — Pont-à-Mousson2010 — 2012
Bac Pro Technicien d'usinage (Machining)Lycée Charles Stoessel — Mulhouse2007 — 2009
CACES / IPAF MEWPscategories 1a, 1b, 3a, 3bKompetenzzentrum für Arbeitssicherheit AG (CH)2026
PSAgAsafe work with fall protectionKompetenzzentrum für Arbeitssicherheit AG (CH)2026
Professional German — level A2CLOE certificationCCI France — CEL Le Mans2023
Driving licence B——

Experience

My experience, grouped into three areas.

Heating network at ceiling level2026

Heating pipefitter

Heating in Switzerland

First experience in Switzerland as a cross-border worker, in heating.

  • Tschantré AG · Muttenz (Switzerland)
    Heating pipefitter · February — April 2026

Main tasks

  • Piping work on heating installations

Photos

The site in pictures: a Coop building under construction in Olten. The steel heating pipes run from the plant room, up the walls and along the ceilings to the manifolds. On the roof, stainless steel lines connect the technical equipment. Before installation, lengths are prepared from hand-drawn isometrics and measurement sheets.

Plant roomRisersCeiling runVertical risersDistribution manifoldStainless steel pipework on the roofRoof being fitted outStainless steel headerWork at heightStainless steel line under the ceilingServices under the ceilingSite isometricMeasurement sheetInstallation drawing
  • Piping
  • Heating
  • Work in Switzerland
Instrumentation tubing2016 — 2026

Pipefitter-welder · Welder

Piping and welding in industry

Over six years as a pipefitter-welder for MAGA Deutschland GmbH, on two industrial sites near Basel.

  • MAGA Deutschland GmbH · Cryostar (Hésingue) and DSM (Village-Neuf)
    Pipefitter-welder · August 2019 — February 2026
  • ET2R · Illzach
    Welder · February — July 2016

Main tasks

  • Installing piping systems
  • TIG welding
  • Reading technical and isometric drawings

Photos

In the workshop and on industrial sites: instrumentation tubing in small stainless steel tubes, bent and supported, connecting the measuring points to the transmitters. Preparation of flanged stainless steel parts and spools on the welding table. And, for substation work, reading schematic diagrams and isometrics.

Bent tubesValves and fittingsConnection to the equipmentTube runsWorkshopValve assemblyStainless steel partsWelded partsPrefabricated spoolsSubstation isometricSchematic diagramOffset calculations
  • Piping
  • TIG welding
  • Carbon steel
  • Stainless steel
  • Isometric drawings
2016 — 2019

Maintenance pipefitter · Mechanical fitter

Maintenance in the chemical industry

Three years of maintenance on chemical-industry sites, first in mechanics, then in piping.

  • Ortec Industrie · Solvay (Chalampé)
    Maintenance pipefitter · February 2018 — August 2019
  • Mediaco · Cristal (Thann)
    Mechanical fitter · July 2016 — January 2018

Main tasks

  • Piping maintenance on a chemical site
  • Mechanical assembly
  • Maintenance
  • Chemical industry
  • Piping
  • Mechanics

Career

  1. February — April 2026

    Heating pipefitter

    Tschantré AG · Muttenz (Switzerland)

  2. August 2019 — February 2026

    Pipefitter-welder

    MAGA Deutschland GmbH · Cryostar (Hésingue), DSM (Village-Neuf)

  3. February 2018 — August 2019

    Maintenance pipefitter

    Ortec Industrie · Solvay (Chalampé)

  4. July 2016 — January 2018

    Mechanical fitter

    Mediaco · Cristal (Thann)

  5. February — July 2016

    Welder

    ET2R · Illzach

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