Baker with Experience
Stiftung Ballenberg
Hofstetten bei Brienz
Key information
- Publication date:12 December 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Hofstetten bei Brienz
Job summary
Join our team at the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum for an exciting role! Experience unique traditional baking in a historical setting.
Tasks
- Assist in baking bread using a traditional wood-fired oven.
- Engage with visitors, sharing your passion for baking.
- Maintain hygiene standards while working in the bakery.
Skills
- Experience or strong interest in traditional baking required.
- Friendly communication skills and a love for interacting with people.
- Proficiency in French and English is a plus.
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Baking bread in the museum for a summer…
For the historic wood-fired bakery at Ballenberg, the Swiss Open-Air Museum, we are looking for a:
- Assignments of 2 days per week, depending on visitor numbers 4 to 8 hours per day
- Work also on weekends
- Professional with interest and joy in traditional baking craft
- Experience or interest in practicing the craft on a historic wood-fired oven, accustomed to clean (hygienic) work
- Enjoyment of contact, warmth, interest in people
- Language skills in French and English are a valued plus
The bakery house (in the Stöckli from Detligen/Radelfingen) is accessible to our visitors. Thus, besides the actual baking activity, interaction with visitors is an important aspect.
Are you interested in this unique challenge? We look forward to receiving your complete application documents by January 22, 2026, at: Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum, Museumsstrasse 100, 3858 Hofstetten or personal@ballenberg.ch
Information provided by: Kurt Bühler, Head of Operations and Infrastructure, Tel. 033 952 10 30, kurt.buehler@ballenberg.ch
Company holidays 19.12.25-11.1.26
