Apprentice cook CFC Lausanne

You love creating, tasting, plating, and pleasing others Apprentice cook CFC Lausanne You love creating, tasting, plating, and pleasing others? Want to learn a concrete trade at the heart of a university hospital? Join the Service hôtelier of the CHUV on August 10, 2026! Apprentice cook CFC Lausanne Context: The Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals and ranks among the best hospital establishments in the world according to the 2025 Newsweek ranking. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculté de biologie et de médecine of the Université de Lausanne and the EPFL, it plays a leading role in the fields of care, research, and training. Within the Département de la logistique hospitalière (DLOH), the catering of the Service hôtelier includes several large-scale kitchens that produce more than 2.2 million meals each year for patients, employees, and visitors. More than 280 professionals work there with high standards and a spirit of service. Thanks to our many cafeterias and restaurants, you will rotate through positions (production, pastry, garde-manger, service line) and develop sought-after versatility. Mission: You prepare dishes and menus according to the seasons, products, and the needs of our various clients (patients, staff, visitors) You prepare food preparation (peeling, washing, cutting, weighing, portioning) and then prepare the dishes that make up the menus You apply the main cooking methods (blanching, sautéing, poaching, stewing, gratinating, roasting, grilling, braising) while mastering time and temperatures You plate and present appetizing dishes, visually and gustatorily. You participate in the preparation of menus and snacks for events related to the CHUV (aperitifs, events, trade fairs) You contribute to orders, reception, and storage of goods while respecting legislation and hygiene rules (HACCP) You maintain workstations, evaluate the hygienic state of the facilities, clean and sort waste according to the institution's directives You discover all kitchen positions (including garde-manger, pastry, and butchery) to develop complete skills. Profile: You have completed your compulsory schooling and wish to learn a manual, concrete, and useful trade You are creative, demonstrate imagination, and have a sense of taste and presentation You work with speed, rigor, and organization, even during "rush hours" You are flexible and capable of adapting to irregular or weekend schedules You are resistant to stress, enjoy teamwork and contact. You are able to integrate into different teams according to rotations. We offer: By joining the CHUV as an apprentice, you benefit from: A complete, varied, and professionalizing training, at the heart of a university hospital Close supervision provided by experienced trainers Internships at different sites to expand your skills The possibility to continue your professional career at the CHUV after the apprenticeship, subject to available places And many benefits reserved for apprentices (meals, transport discounts, social network, etc.) Becoming a collaborator of the Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois is the assurance of benefiting from: First-class social benefits, a 20-day paternity leave, and a 4-month maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave) Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities A 13th month salary and 25 days of vacation per year A right to a minimum of three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the Centre des Formations of the CHUV and partner training centers of the State of Vaud Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association Benefits offered as part of the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bicycles) Company restaurants in each of the hospital buildings with preferential rates. Interested? Send us your application: Motivation letter Curriculum vitae School reports from the last three years Any internship reports. jpid98d9f97jm jpit0626jm jpiy26jm