Culinary Professional at the Central Food Production Unit

Technical, Logistics

Culinary professional at the central food production unit

We are looking for a culinary professional at 80% - 100% (permanent contract) for our pantry team at our central food production unit in Bussigny (CPA), starting January 1, 2026 or as agreed.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals and ranks among the best hospital institutions worldwide according to the 2025 Newsweek magazine 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 operational logistics services (disinfection and maintenance, patient transfers, sterilization, catering, goods transport, stock management, etc.).

The hotel service catering includes several important kitchens that produce more than 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.

The central food production unit (CPA), located on the Bussigny site, consolidates the cold production activities of the CHUV kitchens (semi-finished bakery, pastry, butcher, and pantry products).

Mission

• You produce and distribute quality dishes according to professional standards and those specific to hospital catering
• You develop, respect, and enforce jointly developed recipes
• You establish the list of product needs for your sector
• You apply and comply with hygiene and safety directives in force within the institution
• You participate in the training of apprentices in the service
• You may be required to work weekends and public holidays with variable hours (day or evening).

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as a cook or an equivalent qualification
• You have at least two years of experience in the culinary field, as well as experience in a hospital and/or community setting
• You are comfortable with production tasks and raw material management
• You ensure the application of self-control principles (ODAI) and hygiene standards (HACCP)
• You have a good knowledge of common office tools and the French language (spoken and written).

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 a minimum of three training days 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
• Advantages within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on electric bike purchases)
• Quality hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Alexia Michel, CPA sector manager, at 079 556 25 74

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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