Cook - Lausanne, Switzerland
hosco.
Lausanne
Key information
- Publication date:17 November 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Lausanne
Job summary
Join our dynamic team as a skilled cook in a vibrant restaurant! Experience a fast-paced environment with great opportunities.
Tasks
- Prepare daily ingredients like meats, fish, and sauces efficiently.
- Cook a variety of dishes, including pizzas, under pressure.
- Maintain strict hygiene and organization in the kitchen.
Skills
- Solid experience in high-volume restaurants, 100+ covers.
- Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure.
- Excellent organization and teamwork skills.
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We are looking for an experienced cook, able to work at a fast pace and maintain consistent quality even under pressure.
The ideal candidate will master the basics of modern Mediterranean cuisine and be able to manage services of 80 to 120 covers with two cooks in the kitchen.
- Daily preparation and mise en place (meats, fish, sauces, pasta, risottos, vegetables, garnishes).
- Cooking execution: grills, fish, risottos, sautés, sauces, and finishing.
- Participation in the preparation and cooking of pizzas according to house standards.
- Smooth and quick management of orders during service, in coordination with the second cook.
- Strict adherence to hygiene, food safety, and cleanliness standards.
- Maintaining the organization of workstations (hot, cold, pizza).
- Contribution to improving efficiency and quality in the kitchen.
- Strong experience in a high-output restaurant (100 covers and more).
- Ability to work under pressure, with speed and precision.
- Good mastery of cooking techniques:
- Meats (grills, plancha, sauces)
- Fish (short cooking, grills, sauces)
- Pasta and risottos
- Pizzas (preparation, cooking, topping)
- Excellent organization, anticipation, and sense of priorities.
- Teamwork and smooth communication during service.
- Rigor, punctuality, and autonomy.
- Full-time position.
- Work in pairs during services.
- Fast pace: establishment with 80–120 covers per service.
- Start date to be agreed.
- Housing possibility depending on profile.
