Dietary Kitchen Professional - Cery Hospital

Technical, Logistics

Dietary Kitchen Professional - Cery Hospital

We are looking for a dietary kitchen professional at 80%–100% (permanent contract) for our kitchen team at Cery Hospital, starting April 1, 2026, or as agreed.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals and ranks among the best hospitals worldwide according to the 2025 Newsweek ranking. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in care, research, and education.

The Hospital Logistics Department (LOH) is tasked with ensuring that care, teaching, and research units can fully focus on their core activities by providing and developing efficient logistical operational services (disinfection and maintenance, patient transfers, sterilization, catering, goods transport, stock management, etc.).

The hotel service catering includes several important kitchens that produce over 2.2 million meals annually for patients, staff, and visitors. This work is carried out by more than 280 professionals committed to quality and service.

Mission

• You prepare culinary dishes respecting dietary prescriptions and patients' specific needs
• You produce and distribute quality meals, adhering to professional standards and those specific to hospital catering
• You apply recipes developed as a team and ensure the quality of their presentation
• You share useful information for smooth task execution and ensure service continuity
• You strictly follow hygiene and safety guidelines in force within the institution
• You participate in the training of kitchen apprentices
• You are willing to work evenings, weekends, public holidays, and to be on call
• You may be required to work at different sites (work in blind rooms depending on location).

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as a dietary cook or an equivalent qualification
• You have completed or are willing to complete the company trainer course (an asset)
• You have at least 2 years of experience in the kitchen field; experience in a hospital or collective catering environment is an asset
• You demonstrate rigor, autonomy, and organization
• You have good command of common office software tools.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-tier social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on electric bike purchases)
• Quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr. Thierry Philippe, head of external kitchens sector, tel. 079 556 52 37.

Since all applications are processed electronically, please apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, please contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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