Operations Manager with Cooking Function
- 15 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- CHF 70 000 - 78 000 /year
- German (Native language)
- Bern
About the job
Operations Manager with Cooking Function
80% - 100%
Workplace: Bern
Company: HelvetiCafé & Restaurant
Are you our new team member who will support us as an Operations Manager with cooking duties (80%) immediately or by arrangement?
You will work in an 80-100% role from Monday to Friday. Your working hours will generally be from 07:00 to 16:30, 08:30 to 18:30, or 10:00 to 22:00 depending on the workload.
Our Task Menu
- You take over the organisation and management of the new operation and ensure a smooth daily routine together with your team
- You actively participate in day-to-day business and support your team in service and kitchen, in preparation and in the regeneration of delivered meals during the lunch service
- You are an attentive host personality, maintain contact with our guests and clients, and ensure high satisfaction
- You contribute your own ideas, further develop the offer and new activities, and implement sales promotion measures
- You plan and organise catering, events and special occasions and accompany their execution on site
- You lead, support and develop your employees and promote a respectful collaboration within the team
- You take care of orders and administrative tasks, plan the budget together with your manager and keep an eye on the key figures and costs
- You ensure our quality, hygiene and occupational safety standards and handle food and resources responsibly
- You work closely with your manager and internal contacts and actively contribute to the further development of the operation
Your Recipe for Success
- A completed vocational training EFZ and experience in gastronomy
- Further training at hotel management school level or basic gastronomy seminar G1, G2 or G3
- French language skills are an advantage
- First leadership experience or the motivation to take the next step into a leadership role
- Good basic knowledge in the kitchen and willingness to assist in the preparation and regeneration of meals
- Hosting qualities and enjoyment in contact with guests and various stakeholders
- Organisational talent, initiative and an independent working style
- Desire to help shape a new operation with your own ideas and commitment
- Good numerical understanding and willingness to take responsibility for costs and operational processes
- Team spirit, flexibility and a solution-oriented attitude
- Responsibility in dealing with food, quality and hygiene
Employer: ZFV operates in various business areas and around 220 meeting places throughout Switzerland. As a cooperative, we work together with a diverse network of partners, institutions and committed people who create experiences that connect, do good and have social impact. As an employer, we are committed to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion and live an open corporate culture with plenty of room for development. In all our activities, collaboration on an equal footing is just as central as our commitment to sustainability.
Monbijoustrasse 74, 3003 Bern
Your Contact
Isabelle Wuersten
Business Partner People & Culture
+41 44 388 35 35
Applications from personnel service providers will not be considered for this position.
