Head Chef (m/f/d), 100 %

About the job

Is cooking your passion and leadership your strength? Then bring both together with us! As Head Chef, you lead our kitchen team, further develop our gastronomic offerings, and ensure that enjoyment, quality, and individuality come together on the plate.

The Regional Care Centre Baden is one of the largest providers of long-term care in Switzerland. We offer our residents of all ages specialised professional care and support in various areas of expertise. Our headquarters in Baden (AG) is currently being comprehensively modernised through new construction and renovations, complemented by 86 new retirement apartments.

From 1 January 2027, the Regional Care Centre Baden will take over the day structure and residential area of the zeka Foundation. The Wohnhaus Aargau in Baden-Dättwil will thus become part of the RPB.

For the RPB location in Baden-Dättwil, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a competent, reliable, and committed individual as

Head Chef (m/f/d), 100 %

This is how you support us:

• You lead the kitchen team (including apprentices and civil service personnel)
• You create the menu plans for the adult and children/youth catering lines, taking into account health-related, individual requirements (diets, light meals)
• You independently plan offers for sales-promoting campaigns or events
• You are responsible for purchasing food/fresh produce and nearfood/nonfood in close coordination with the Facility Management and Gastronomy management within the financial guidelines
• You plan, coordinate, and supervise the various production processes
• You ensure operational and food hygiene as well as operational safety in the responsible area (HACCP/EKAS) and maintain the necessary documentation
• You plan and organise the work as well as the deployment and targeted support of clients in the kitchen (protected workplace and employment)

This is how you convince us:

• You have completed training as a head chef with a federal professional certificate (BP)
• You have several years of professional and leadership experience as a head chef in private or communal gastronomy
• You have experience in diet kitchens, à la carte kitchens, and offer design
• You have already obtained a certificate for apprentice training
• You are confident in the German language (spoken and written)
• You have very good administrative and PC user skills (MS Office, calculation tools)
• You have experience with HACCP concepts and occupational safety

This is how we inspire you:

• A committed kitchen team that you can further develop with your ideas and leadership skills
• A varied leadership role with responsibility for employees, apprentices, and civil service personnel
• Plenty of freedom to contribute your culinary ideas and further develop our gastronomic offerings
• A demanding and independent field of activity
• A mindful culture of addressing each other informally, characterised by respect and appreciation
• An internal, versatile training programme

And that’s not all! Discover many more attractive benefits in the areas of work-life balance, health promotion, wellness, discounts, and future prospects on our career page .

Are you ready?

For professional enquiries, please contact Marianne Peter, Team Leader Gastronomy / Housekeeping, telephone 056 484 86 86.

For questions about the application process, please contact Maurus Felix, Head of Human Resources, telephone 056 203 81 29.

We look forward to receiving your complete application, preferably including your annual salary expectations including the 13th month’s salary for a 100% position.