Head Waiter 100% (m/f/d) Lausanne
Compass Group (Suisse) S.A.
Lausanne
Key information
- Publication date:14 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Lausanne
Job summary
Join a leading hospitality company with exceptional service standards. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with great development opportunities.
Tasks
- Serve guests at tables and banquet services with professionalism.
- Handle cash transactions and maintain cleanliness standards.
- Collaborate on various internal and external events as needed.
Skills
- 2-3 years experience as a head waiter in high-end dining required.
- Fluency in French and English with a keen sense of service.
- Attention to detail and ability to work under stress is crucial.
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Your responsibilities
- Serve guests in the restaurant with table service/banquet service
- Cash handling
- Setup work
- You work and participate both as a team and independently in the execution of various internal/external events
- General cleaning tasks
- Compliance with legal standards
- Continuous working hours in the morning or evening as well as one weekend every two weeks
Your profile
- 2 - 3 years confirmed experience as a head waiter in high-end catering or starred establishment
- Well-groomed appearance, excellent interpersonal skills, and a keen sense of service
- Professional, elegant, and discreet attitude
- Taste for quality work and attention to detail
- Excellent command of French and English
- Passion for hospitality, excellence, and customer experience
- You appreciate teamwork
- You have a high adaptability and good physical and stress resistance
- You are available immediately
- We offer you:
- a 100% continuous but variable schedule (evening and weekend)
Your benefits
- Diverse development and career opportunities, including positions abroad
- Modern internal training and employee development program
- Support for an external training program
- Work hours adapted for families and regulated* (Monday to Friday, no work on weekends/evenings)
- Part-time work possibilities at all levels
- 16 weeks of maternity leave / 2 weeks of paternity leave (mandatory additional pay level)
- Possibility to purchase additional vacation with a generous employer contribution rate
- Possibility of telecommuting and free parking for employees of our service center
- Friendly Workspace certified since 2015 systematic health management in the workplace
- Extra-mandatory accident coverage
Your application
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, Amélie Gambette, HR Business Partner, will be happy to answer you.
Who are we?
We operate specialized brands by industry, Eurest, Scolarest, Medirest, Eurest Services, Rapport Guest Services, Compass Consulting, and Compass Catering, which are active in corporate catering, event catering, as well as reception and hospitality services. As a member of Compass Group PLC, a global leader in catering services with over 580,000 employees spread across about 30 countries, we skillfully combine international expertise with local roots and bring people together around our passion for contemporary cuisine and exceptional hospitality.
Our recruitment process
Once we have received your online application, we will read it with interest, carefully review it, and proceed to a pre-selection among the received applications. Subsequently, we will contact you and inform you of the outcome of your application.
The steps of the personal meeting process resemble a four-course menu:
