Logistics Apprentice with Federal VET Diploma (13879-ST-888-2026)

About the job

Interns, students, apprentices

Logistics apprentice with Federal VET Diploma

Do you enjoy being active, delivering with care, and ensuring the reliability of journeys? Fancy a profession where your organisational skills and sense of safety make a difference every day? Join the logistics team at CHUV in Lausanne on 16 August 2027!

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals and ranks among the best hospital institutions 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.

Within the Hospital Logistics Department (DLOH), the Supply, Distribution and Storage Service manages the hospital's goods flows. It ensures the delivery of goods and mail management, coordinates delivery docks, manages the vehicle fleet and its maintenance, and oversees stock management to guarantee product availability across the institution's various sectors. Thanks to its expertise in supply, hospital logistics, and innovative technologies, the service contributes daily to the smooth running of CHUV and meets the needs of internal clients.

Mission

• You receive, check, and store goods according to current procedures, ensuring their quality, quantity, and traceability.
• You prepare orders, handle loading, unloading, and distribution of goods within the various CHUV sectors.
• You manage stock flows (restocking, inventories, rotations) using the institution's IT tools.
• You use handling equipment and, depending on your area of activity, the vehicles and electronic devices necessary for your tasks, respecting safety rules.
• You carry out checks and administrative formalities related to deliveries, orders, and stock monitoring.
• You maintain the equipment provided to you and ensure its proper functioning.
• You contribute to ensuring reliable supply and quality service to Care Units and internal clients.

Profile

• You have completed compulsory schooling with good grades in mathematics and an interest in numbers.
• You demonstrate organisational skills, autonomy, and flexibility.
• You are reliable, punctual, and attentive to the safety of people and property.
• You are comfortable with digital tools and communication with internal clients.
• You have good physical and mental resilience (carrying reasonable loads, pace, priorities).
• You enjoy working in a team and communicate clearly; you are comfortable with IT tools.

We offer

By joining CHUV as an apprentice, you benefit from:

• A comprehensive, 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 the apprenticeship, subject to available positions.
• Active support to develop your talents, with the opportunity to be selected for SwissSkills, the national skills competition, when the edition matches your cohort.
• 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 information about the position: For any information regarding the position, please contact Ms Isabelle Curchod, Apprenticeship Coordinator, at 021 314 58 41.

As all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to 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, we invite you to 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.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our employees, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.