Apprentice Light Vehicle Driver AFP (12759-ST-888-2025)

About the job

Interns, students, apprentices

Apprentice light vehicle driver AFP

Want to organize your loading, prepare and deliver equipment using different vehicles that allow various departments to work without interruption? Join the Patient Supply and Logistics Service at CHUV on August 10, 2026!

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals and ranks among the best hospitals worldwide according to the Newsweek 2025 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 Supply, Distribution and Storage Service manages the hospital's goods flows: docks, mail, unpacking of sensitive units, and stock management. For the main operating room, it ensures the availability of devices and consumables at the point of use (preparation of carts/kits, timely restocking, traceability), in close collaboration with the Sterilization Center and the operating room teams.

Mission

• You load goods, sometimes using a pallet truck or the vehicle's lifting platform, and check the vehicle's operation
• You drive the vehicle under varying traffic and weather conditions, using onboard electronic devices (digital route calculators, GPS, etc.)
• You unload the goods and check their condition
• You complete administrative formalities and sign delivery notes according to instructions
• You perform routine maintenance of vehicles and trailers
• You check electrical systems, tire pressure, and replace defective parts.

Profile

• 17 years old by November 30 of the first year of training (required)
• You have completed compulsory schooling (French B1 minimum)
• You demonstrate rigor, organizational skills, and autonomy (maturity), with initiative
• You have good physical and mental endurance (reasonable load carrying, pace, priorities)
• You are flexible and enjoy teamwork but also value your independence.

We offer

By joining CHUV as an apprentice, you benefit from:

• A complete, varied, and professional training at the heart of a university hospital
• Close supervision provided by experienced trainers
• The possibility to continue your professional career at CHUV after apprenticeship, subject to available positions
• Active support to develop your talents, with the possibility to be selected for SwissSkills, the national skills competition, when the edition matches your field
• And many benefits reserved for apprentices (meals, transport discounts, social network, etc.)

Contact and application submission

Interested? Send us your application:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• School reports from the last three years
• Any internship reports.

Contact for job information: For any information regarding the position, please contact Ms. Isabelle Curchod, Training Coordinator at 021 314 58 41.

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