Apprentice Operating Room Logistician CFC

Interns, students, apprentices

Apprentice Operating Room Logistician CFC

Want to organize, prepare and deliver the equipment that allows operating room teams to work without interruption? Join the Patient Supply and Logistics Service of the CHUV from August 2026!

Context

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

The Supply, Distribution and Storage Service manages the hospital's goods flows: docks, mail, unpacking of sensitive units, and stock management. For the main operating room, it ensures the availability of devices and consumables at the point of use (preparation of carts/kits, timely restocking, traceability), in close connection with the Sterilization Center and the operating room teams.

Mission

• You receive the goods, count, weigh and measure the delivered products, then check their qualitative and quantitative condition
• You store raw materials and/or finished products according to procedures (addressing, safety, FIFO/FEFO) and ensure traceability
• You manage stock flow (restocking, inventories, rotations) using the institution's IT tools
• You prepare the material necessary for surgical interventions (picking, carts, kits) and deliver the units on time
• You place and verify orders, monitor budgets/stocks and report discrepancies
• You maintain handling equipment (pallets, containers, equipment) and apply safety and hygiene rules.

Profile

• You have completed your compulsory schooling with good grades in mathematics and an interest in numbers
• You demonstrate rigor, organizational skills and autonomy (maturity), with a spirit of initiative
• You have good physical and mental endurance (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 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
• And many benefits reserved for apprentices (meals, transport discounts, social network, etc.)

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-notch social benefits, 20 days paternity leave and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Social, cultural and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

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 collaborators, 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.