Apprentice cook CFC Lausanne

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Apprentice cook CFC Lausanne
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Do you love to create, taste, plate, and please others? Want to learn a practical trade at the heart of a university hospital? Join the CHUV Hotel Service in August 2027!

Context
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The Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals and is among the best hospital establishments in the world according to the Newsweek 2026 ranking. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the Université de Lausanne and the EPFL, it plays a leading role in the fields of care, research, and training.

Within the Département de la logistique hospitalière (DLOH), the catering of the Hotel Service brings together several large-scale kitchens that produce more than 2.2 million meals every year for patients, employees, and visitors. More than 280 professionals work there with high standards and a spirit of service. Thanks to our numerous cafeterias and restaurants, you will rotate between positions (production, pastry, garde-manger, service line) and develop a sought-after versatility.

Mission
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• You prepare dishes and menus according to the seasons, products, and the needs of our various clients (patients, staff, visitors)
• You prepare the food (peeling, washing, cutting, weighing, portioning) and then prepare the dishes that make up the menus
• You apply the main cooking methods (blanching, sautéing, poaching, stewing, gratinating, roasting, grilling, braising) while mastering time and temperatures
• You plate and present appetizing dishes, visually and gustatorily.
• You participate in the preparation of menus and snacks for events related to the CHUV (aperitifs, events, trade fairs)
• You contribute to ordering, receiving, and storing foodstuffs while respecting legislation and hygiene rules (HACCP)
• You maintain workstations, assess the hygienic state of the facilities, clean and sort waste according to the institution's directives
• You discover all kitchen stations (including garde-manger, pastry, and butchery) to develop complete skills.

Profile
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• You have completed your compulsory schooling and wish to learn a manual, practical, and useful trade
• You are creative, show imagination, and have a sense of taste and presentation
• You work with speed, rigor, and organization, even during "rushes"
• You are flexible and capable of adapting to irregular or weekend hours
• You are resistant to stress, enjoy teamwork and contact.
• You are able to integrate into different teams according to shifts.

We offer
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By joining the CHUV as an apprentice, you benefit from:

• Complete, varied, and professionalizing training, at the heart of a university hospital
• Close supervision ensured by experienced trainers
• The possibility to continue your professional path at the CHUV after the apprenticeship, subject to availability of places
• Active support to develop your talents, with the possibility of being selected for the SwissSkills, the national trade competition, when the edition corresponds to your year
• And many benefits reserved for apprentices (meals, transport discounts, social network, etc.)

Contact and sending application
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Interested? Send us your application:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• School reports from the last three years
• Any internship reports

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Avenue de Collonges 2
1004 Lausanne

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