Apprentice Specialist in System Catering CFC

About the job

Interns, students, apprentices

Apprentice Specialist in System Catering CFC

Want to welcome, serve and entertain at the heart of a university hospital? Do you enjoy action, customer contact and quality? Join the CHUV Hotel Service from 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 training.

Within the Hotel Service (Hospital Logistics Department – DLOH), you operate in a dynamic network of sales points and collective catering (distribution, front-cooking, catering events). Our mission: to ensure food adapted to patients, offer a varied and seasonal culinary range, promote regional products, manage the central food production, deploy a hotel floor service and support internal events. Here, you develop a sought-after versatility between reception, service, preparation, management and quality.

Mission

• You welcome internal/external customers and participate in catering events and functions
• You perform service (at the table, lunch/dinner distribution chain, front-cooking) ensuring a smooth and friendly experience
• You prepare and present products and dishes (setting up, plating, restocking, displays)
• You contribute to the preparation of themed events and apply company processes (quality, traceability, tools)
• You master and control the supply chain from purchase to sale; you monitor costs, budgets and stocks
• You apply hygiene (HACCP) and safety standards, and ensure cleaning related to your activity
• You participate in scheduling staff hours and activity reporting.

Profile

• You have completed your compulsory schooling
• You have a team-working ability and a genuine sense of welcome
• You take care of your appearance, value hygiene and cleanliness
• You are flexible for irregular hours (sometimes evenings/nights) and have good physical stamina
• Assets: fluency in French (and service English), affinity for numbers (costs/stocks), organisational skills and sense of responsibility.

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
• Internships at different sites to broaden your skills
• The possibility to continue your professional career at CHUV after the apprenticeship, subject to availability
• Active support to develop your talents, with the possibility to be selected for SwissSkills, the national trade 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 Mrs Isabelle Curchod, Training 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.