Head Chef (80-100 %)

About the job

Head Chef (80-100 %)

The Asana Hospital Leuggern is the innovative health centre in the Zurzibiet region. 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.

Head Chef (80-100 %)

Our hospital kitchen prepares around 400 meals daily for patients, residents, staff and guests. In the style of Mediterranean cuisine, we produce several different menus daily, taking into account various dietary requirements. We also supply our cafeteria with hot and cold dishes as well as pastries and patisserie, and offer a meal delivery service.

What to expect

Your tasks

• Leadership, organisation and further 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 guidelines, individual nutritional needs and dietary requirements
• 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 delivery service and the in-house cafeteria for staff 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 further 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 enjoyment of interprofessional collaboration
• Good German language skills, spoken and written

Interested? We look forward to receiving your online application at jobs.asana.ch

For questions regarding the application

Roy Freid
Head of HR

056 269 49 32