Head of Army Kitchen

About the job

Wangen an der Aare | 80-100%

You can contribute this role

• Take overall responsibility for the army kitchen and ensure year-round operation
• Be responsible for troop catering for up to 3000 members of the army (AdA) and be able, together with the team, to pre-produce meals and dishes for special diets, which are completed in troop and/or satellite kitchens
• Be responsible for implementing legal requirements and professional regulations
• Coordinate the training of all employees in the army kitchen
• As a vocational trainer, be responsible for the training of apprentice cooks
• Ensure deputising for the Head of Production (purchasing and finance area)

What makes you unique

• Swiss federal diploma as a head chef, or similar higher qualification with functionally relevant experience (head chef or operations manager)
• Several years of professional experience (mainly in collective catering)
• Experience in apprentice and adult education
• Military training desired (officer)
• Oral and written knowledge of a second official language
• Driving licence category B

In a nutshell

Are you ready for the next challenge in a new and state-of-the-art catering kitchen with mainly regular working hours? Do you cook, plan and organise with great commitment? You can expect a varied range of tasks in our lively operation at the Wangen an der Aare military base, which allows plenty of scope for creativity.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at work We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Training Command (Kdo Ausb) is responsible for training within the Swiss Army – from recruitment through basic training to officer training for the militia and professional military. The Kdo Ausb includes higher officer training, army personnel, five training units, the training centre, as well as the specialist unit for women in the army and diversity. One third of the approximately 2,350 employees work in civilian professions in scientific, technical, medical, psychological, administrative or sporting fields and contribute to success together with the professional military.

The Swiss Army employs over 9,000 staff in four military and around 200 civilian professions – at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. The next generation is also taken care of: the Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

A job with the Swiss Army makes sense and offers many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile .
Offers from recruitment agencies will not be considered.

Questions about the position

Marcel Derungs
Head of Army Catering Project
+41 58 48 48288

Questions about the application

Christoph Nüssli
HR Consultant
+41 58 46 70822