Zürich
Administrative Catering Staff (d/f/m) 80%
- 10 August 2026
- 80%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Fluent)
About the job
Fancy a new favourite job with new favourite colleagues? Preferably immediately? Then off you go!
You with us. A recipe for success.
What you will achieve
- Advising our customers by phone, email and in person
- Creating customised offers for catering and event enquiries
- Active participation in the planning and execution of catering events
- Assisting in the organisation and implementation of customer events
- Flexible support in the canteen lunch service as well as in other ETH operations as needed
What you bring with you
- Completed basic training in gastronomy and 1-2 years of professional experience in the gastronomy sector
- Guest-oriented personality with a strong service mentality and very good knowledge of selling gastronomic offers as well as customer care
- Networked and conceptual thinking as well as confident handling of various interfaces (e.g. event management, customers and external catering partners)
- Initial experience in catering
- Category B driving licence (manual vehicle) advantageous
- Very good German skills in spoken and written form (at least level C1) as well as very good English skills
What distinguishes you
- Service awareness
- Empathy and communication skills
- Commitment and willingness to perform
- Customer orientation
- Planning and organisational skills
- Quality awareness
Your place of work
In the catering department of the Polyterrasse at ETH Zurich, we manage a diverse range of events - from small coffee breaks to festive master celebrations with up to 500 guests. The place of work is mainly in the main building of ETH, but also includes events in various annex buildings.
With professional service, flexibility and attention to detail, we ensure that every event becomes a successful experience for our guests.
Working hours are based on the respective duty roster and are usually Monday to Friday. For special events, occasional weekend shifts may occur.
What we offer you - among other things
Feasting: Free, fresh and healthy staff meals
Discounts: Staff rates at SV-managed hotels and discounted meals in our restaurants
Flexibility: Part-time work and job sharing possible, no hourly shifts depending on the operation
Workwear: We provide and clean staff workwear
Remuneration: Market-based salary and 13th month pay
Family-friendly: 5 weeks holiday, purchase of additional holiday possible, 16 weeks maternity leave
Bonus and vouchers: Employee referral programme, gifts for anniversaries and birthdays
Development: SV Academy with nearly 300 training sessions, courses, further education opportunities and e-learnings
Additional benefits: Various discounts (e.g. at Sunrise, Reka, Migrol, Fleurop, collective insurance CSS/Helsana)
I look forward to your application
Laura, Team Lead HR Operations
SV (Switzerland) AG
SV (Switzerland) AG
SV is a leading gastronomy and hotel management group based in Dübendorf near Zurich. The group operates in several business areas: restaurants for companies and schools, hotels with own brands as well as with other renowned brands as franchisee, public restaurants with innovative concepts as well as gastronomic delivery service and catering. SV employs around 5,500 staff, of which 3,300 are in Switzerland.
SV traces back to the non-profit organisation "Swiss Association for Soldiers' Welfare" founded in 1914. Else Züblin-Spiller established soldiers' clubs nationwide and served balanced and affordable meals there. The founder's idealistic values are continued today by the SV Foundation. This charitable foundation is the majority shareholder of SV and uses its funds for projects in the field of healthy nutrition and for the common good.
