Executive Chef (d/w/m)

Do you love making a big impact – in the kitchen and in the team?
Then bring your passion and leadership skills to us! We are looking for a personality with taste, vision, and organizational talent – for a kitchen that inspires every day.

You with us. A recipe for success.

• Overall culinary responsibility for all 6 gastronomic restaurants on the campus
• Development and implementation of creative, varied, and economical menus for different concepts (from self-service to à la carte, including catering)
• Leadership, motivation, and development of the entire kitchen team across multiple outlets, including patisserie (4 direct reports, approximately 30 employees in total)
• Ensuring high quality standards in production, presentation, and taste
• Proactive involvement in the development of new gastronomic concepts and special promotions
• Support for events and special occasions on the campus

• Completed training as a cook EFZ with further training as a head chef or an equivalent qualification
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar position as well as proven leadership experience
• Strong business thinking and acting
• Very good IT skills and flawless German language skills, both spoken and written
• Strong communication skills, assertiveness, and team orientation
• Passion for the cooking profession, organizational talent, and a high sense of responsibility

• Feasting: Free, fresh, and healthy employee meals
• Discounts: Employee rates at SV-managed hotels and discounted meals in our restaurants
• Flexibility: Part-time work and job sharing possible, no hourly shifts depending on the operation
• Workwear: We provide and clean employees' work clothing
• Compensation: Market-based salary and 13th-month pay
• Family-friendly: 5 weeks of vacation, possibility to purchase additional vacation, 16 weeks maternity leave
• Bonuses and vouchers: Employee referral program, gifts for anniversaries and birthdays
• Development: SV Academy with nearly 300 trainings, courses, further education opportunities, and e-learnings
• Additional benefits: Various discounts (e.g., at Sunrise, Reka, Migrol, Fleurop, collective insurance CSS/Helsana)

Paula, Recruiter

The SV Group is a leading gastronomy and hotel management group headquartered in Dübendorf near Zurich. The group operates in several business areas: restaurants for companies and schools, hotels with own brands as well as other renowned brands as franchisee, public restaurants with innovative concepts, as well as gastronomic delivery service and catering. The SV Group employs around 5,800 people, of which 4,000 are in Switzerland.
The SV Group traces back to the non-profit organization "Schweizer Verband Soldatenwohl" founded in 1914. Else Züblin-Spiller established soldiers' lounges nationwide and served balanced and affordable meals there. The founder's idealistic values are continued today by the SV Foundation. This charitable foundation is the majority shareholder of the SV Group and uses its funds for projects in the field of healthy nutrition and for the common good.