à la carte Cook (m/f/d)
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:23 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join Avolta as a Koch/Köchin at Zürich Airport! Enjoy a dynamic work environment.
Tasks
- Prepare mise-en-place for both warm and cold kitchens.
- Execute recipes precisely for high-quality meal preparation.
- Contribute creatively to new culinary creations and ideas.
Skills
- Completed culinary training and reliable team player.
- Strong creativity and quick learner, adaptable to new ideas.
- Good German language skills; other languages are a plus.
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- Department
- Gastronomy
- Position
- Employees
- Location
- Zurich Airport
- Workload
- 80% -100%
- Contract type
- Permanent contract
- Start date
- immediately or by arrangement
Who we are:
Avolta is the world’s leading provider of travel experiences. With a traveler-centered philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the company serves the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers annually for Travel Retail and Gastronomy (F&B). With 5,500 points of sale in more than 75 countries on six continents, Avolta is globally present. Driven by the Destination 2027 strategy and strengthened by the recent merger with the travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is optimally positioned to realize its ambitious vision of a Travel Experience Revolution – at numerous locations such as airports, highways, cruise lines, seaports, and train stations.
The restaurant upperdeck in the Airport Shopping area has 210 seats and is a mix of Swiss and international specialties. We offer a mix of served gastronomy with an open kitchen, grill specialties, and a bar/lounge area, right in the international environment of Zurich Airport.
You love good food, enjoy working creatively, and appreciate a dynamic environment? Then you are exactly right with us at upperdeck! To strengthen our team, we are looking for a motivated and committed personality as an à la carte cook immediately or by arrangement!
Your tasks:
- You are responsible for preparing the mise-en-place for both the hot and cold kitchen.
- You implement our recipes precisely and ensure the high-quality preparation of the dishes.
- You creatively contribute your ideas and actively support the implementation of new culinary creations.
- Adhering daily to operational and food law requirements is a matter of course for you.
- Hygiene and quality are a given for you – you reliably comply with all HACCP and KOPAS requirements.
Your profile:
- You are always reliable!
- You work independently, are responsible, and a true team player.
- You have completed training as a cook.
- You are creative, learn quickly, and like to contribute new ideas.
- Flexibility is not a foreign word to you – you are also available on weekends.
- You have good German skills in spoken and written form (any additional language is a plus).
What we offer you:
- Versatile and varied tasks at the best airport in Europe
- Attractive discounts throughout the Autogrill group, with our partner companies, and at Zurich Airport
- A lively and team-oriented working atmosphere in a high-traffic operation
- Individual training and personal development
- Performance-based pay and 5 weeks of vacation
Are you ready for a new challenge?
Then don’t wait any longer and send us your application documents.
Melina Hunkeler
HR Business Partner