Kanton Graubünden
Landquart
Dairy Technologist
- 07 August 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Landquart
Job summary
Join us in Graubünden, Switzerland's unique trilingual canton! Enjoy a vibrant work culture and great benefits.
Tasks
- Create high-quality, innovative milk products for various outlets.
- Produce a diverse range of specialties using cow, goat, and sheep milk.
- Ensure consistent product quality and contribute new ideas.
Skills
- Completed training as a milk technologist or cheesemaker required.
- Experience with different types of milk is a plus.
- Strong hygiene awareness and knowledge of food regulations.
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About the job
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden together with us.
Dairy Technologist
Plantahof | 60-100 % | Landquart
The Plantahof is a department within the Department of Economic Affairs and Social Affairs and the competence centre for agricultural education and advisory services in the canton of Graubünden. In addition to the agricultural vocational school, Plantahof offers various advanced courses, further training courses and conferences and is responsible for comprehensive advice and the transfer of expertise for the benefit of the Graubünden and Glarus agricultural and alpine farms and other groups involved in agricultural topics. For these purposes, it also operates its own experimental and estate farm at four different locations, including two farm shops. Finally, it has a conference centre with a boarding house, lecture hall and catering operation.
We are looking for a dairy technologist starting 1 October 2026 or by arrangement
- Independent production of high-quality and innovative dairy products for the conference centre, own farm shops and other customers
- Production of a diverse range of specialties from farm-fresh cow, goat and sheep milk, together with a trainee
- Responsibility for consistently high product quality
- Contributing your own ideas to further develop the product range
- If possible: Participation in further training courses
- Completed training as a dairy technologist or cheesemaker
- Professional experience in cheese and/or milk processing is an advantage
- Experience with different types of milk (cow, sheep, goat) is a plus
- Flair for new market trends and bringing innovative ideas for new products
- Strong awareness of hygiene and good knowledge of food regulations
- Independent, solution-oriented and structured way of working
- The general working language is German. Knowledge of another cantonal language is an advantage.
For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Lars Arpagaus, telephone number 081 257 60 10.
Application deadline: 20 August 2026
