apprentice cleaning and hygiene agent CFC

About the job

Interns, students, apprentices

Apprentice cleaning and hygiene agent CFC

Do you want to learn an essential profession for our hospital and contribute to the quality of the care environment?

Then join our technical and logistics division as an apprentice cleaning and hygiene agent CFC on August 10, 2026!

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals and ranks among the best hospital institutions in the world 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 reference role in the fields of care, research, and training.

More than 600 cleaning and hygiene agents ensure daily disinfection of hospital premises, care areas, offices, and passageways by applying rigorous protocols according to current health standards.

By joining our Cleaning and Hygiene Service, you will become part of a professional, dynamic, and multicultural team whose services concretely contribute to the quality of care.

Mission

• You ensure the cleaning and disinfection of surfaces, premises, and equipment while respecting strict hospital standards
• You prepare and use materials, devices, and cleaning products according to their use, hazard level, and surfaces to be treated
• You learn to operate specialized machines, such as scrubbers or single-disc machines
• You participate in waste sorting and monitoring cleaning material stocks
• You ensure the maintenance and tidiness of technical rooms while respecting safety and hygiene instructions
• You contribute daily to maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients and staff.

Profile

• You have completed your compulsory schooling
• You are motivated by manual work, rigorous, punctual, and organized
• You show a strong interest in hygiene, cleanliness, and service
• You are comfortable working in a team
• You have good physical condition
• You master spoken and written French (minimum B1 level)

We offer

By joining CHUV as an apprentice, you benefit from:

• A complete, 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 possibility of being selected for SwissSkills, the national skills competition, when the edition matches your field
• 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, training coordinator, at 021 314 58 41.

Since 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 avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.