Culinary Development Chef / Culinary Concept Creator 100% (m/f/d)
Compass Group (Suisse) S.A.
Kloten
Key information
- Publication date:04 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Kloten
Job summary
Join Compass Group as a Culinary Development Chef, leading innovation. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Develop menus and recipes for diverse segments like Business and Education.
- Monitor and implement sustainable food trends into innovative concepts.
- Collaborate with teams for culinary presentations and training.
Skills
- Culinary training and experience in high-end gastronomy or food service required.
- Strong communication skills in German and English.
- Proficient in MS Office and recipe management tools.
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Culinary Development Chef / Culinary Concept Creator 100% (m/f/d)
Your area of responsibility
- You develop new menus, recipes, and seasonal promotions for various segments (Business, Education, Care, Retail, etc.)
- You monitor international food trends and implement them into sustainable, innovative, and marketable concepts (e.g., plant-based, low-waste, functional food)
- You actively participate in new concepts, offer presentations, business openings, and culinary storytelling
- You are mobile and support our operations on-site with menu introductions, trainings, workshops, and events
- You work closely with culinary management, kitchen managers, category management, purchasing, marketing, and operations and contribute to workshops and tastings
- You ensure quality, systematics, and process reliability, work with Advanced Production Techniques (APT), comply with HACCP standards, and maintain recipes in digital tools
Your profile
- You have completed chef training (EFZ) and have several years of experience in upscale, creative, or innovative gastronomy, foodservice, or airline catering.
- Ideally, you bring additional experience from comparable gastronomy sectors or internationally active 5-star caterers.
- You are culinary curious, trend-aware, and passionate about taste, presentation, and storytelling.
- You work independently, structured, and flexibly, with high quality standards and a solution-oriented attitude.
- You communicate confidently in German and English (French is an advantage) and are proficient with MS Office, recipe tools, and calculation systems.
- You hold a category B driving license and are ready for a mobile activity with regular travel throughout Switzerland (expenses and travel costs are covered).
Your benefits
- Diverse development and career opportunities - also internationally
- Modern Learning & Development program for the internal training and further education of our employees
- Support for external training
- Family-friendly and regulated working hours* (Mon to Fri, no weekend/evening work)
- Part-time positions are possible at all levels
- 16 weeks maternity leave / 2 weeks paternity leave (above statutory compensation level)
- Purchase of vacation credits with generous employer contribution
- Home office option and free parking spaces for our employees in the service centers
- Certified as a Friendly Workspace since 2015 for systematic occupational health management
- Above statutory accident insurance coverage
Your application
If you have questions about the recruitment process, Marc Cosandey, ad int. Head of HR, will be happy to provide information.
Who we are
With the sector-specific brands Eurest, Scolarest, Medirest, Eurest Services, Rapport Guest Services, Compass Consulting, and Compass Catering, we, Compass Group (Switzerland) AG, are active in corporate catering, event catering, as well as in reception desk and hospitality services. As a member of Compass Group PLC, the world’s leading foodservice company – with over 580,000 employees in about 30 countries – we skillfully combine international expertise with local commitment and bring people together thanks to our passion for contemporary cuisine and creating an atmosphere of unique hospitality.
Our recruitment process
Thank you for your online application! We review your documents with great interest, carefully check everything, and then make an initial selection from all applications. Afterwards, we will contact you and keep you informed about the next steps.
The steps in the personal introduction process unfold like a 4-course menu:
