ASANA Gruppe AG
Leuggern
Head Chef (80-100%) 80 - 100%
- 15 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Leuggern
Job summary
Join Asana Spital Leuggern as a passionate kitchen leader! Enjoy a supportive work environment and competitive benefits.
Tasks
- Lead and develop the kitchen operations with enthusiasm.
- Plan and coordinate workflows and staff deployment effectively.
- Ensure high-quality and balanced meals for all service groups.
Skills
- Culinary education and extensive leadership experience required.
- Strong organizational skills and hands-on mentality essential.
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills for collaboration.
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About the job
We are looking for a committed and highly organised individual to lead, develop and actively shape our kitchen with passion from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement.
Your tasks
- Leadership, organisation and development of the kitchen as well as ensuring smooth kitchen operations
- Planning and coordination of workflows and staff deployment
- Ensuring high-quality, balanced and needs-based catering for all served groups
- Responsibility for patient catering, taking into account medical requirements, individual nutritional needs and dietary demands
- Close interprofessional collaboration with nutritional counselling, nursing and medical staff to ensure appropriate nutrition
- Organisation and coordination of catering for the residents of the care home, the meal service and the in-house cafeteria for employees and external guests
- Ensuring and further developing quality, hygiene and occupational safety standards
- Responsibility for purchasing, inventory management and stocktaking, considering economic and ecological aspects
- Continuous optimisation of the kitchen concept, processes, recipes and menu offerings
- Organisation and execution of banquets, aperitifs and other events
- Active participation in kitchen operations and support of the team in daily tasks
Your profile
- Training as a Chef EFA or an equivalent qualification
- Several years of professional experience as well as proven leadership experience and corresponding leadership training
- Ideally experience in communal catering, preferably in a hospital or care environment
- Knowledge in implementing medically and dietetically coordinated nutrition or willingness to specifically contribute and develop this
- Independent, reliable and well-organised personality with a pronounced hands-on mentality
- High awareness of quality, hygiene and safety
- Entrepreneurial and economic thinking and acting
- Enjoyment in leading and developing a team as well as active participation in kitchen operations
- Creativity and interest in further developing a needs-based and contemporary gastronomic offering
- Appreciative, communicative and service-oriented personality with pleasure in interprofessional collaboration
- Good German language skills, spoken and written
The Asana Hospital Leuggern is the innovative health centre in the Zurzibiet. In a family atmosphere, we ensure high-quality basic medical care for the region. We are a family-friendly employer with progressive employment conditions for around 450 employees.
Interested? We look forward to receiving your online application at jobs.asana.ch
