Chef de Partie / Cook - Nestlé Research

Role

Fixed-term

Mid

Hospitality

Logistics

Lausanne, Switzerland

On-site

100%

Closes in 30 days

Requirements

6+ yrs exp

EU/EFTA permit

Languages

French B2

English B1

Description

As a Chef de Partie / Cook at Nestlé Research, your mission is to deliver high-quality food preparation and service within your assigned kitchen section, ensuring consistency, efficiency, hygiene, and excellent standards every day.

Responsibilities

Delivering consistent, high-quality dishes that meet recipe standards, presentation expectations, and portioning guidelines.
Ensuring smooth service execution by preparing your station efficiently and staying ready throughout service periods.
Maintaining excellent food safety and hygiene standards through disciplined, clean, and organized daily practices.
Optimizing ingredients, stock planning, and ordering to reduce waste, respect budgets, and support operational needs.
Contributing ideas for menu development and kitchen improvements that enhance quality, efficiency, and customer experience.
Supporting colleagues, apprentices, events, and cross-team activities with reliability, professionalism, and a strong team mindset.

Requirements

Bringing at least 6 years of professional kitchen experience in fine dining or luxury environments, with exposure to high-volume operations and banqueting.
Applying solid food safety, hygiene, and workstation organization practices in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
Using time management, cost awareness, stock anticipation, and waste reduction practices to support efficient operations.
Collaborating with a positive, hands-on, and reliable approach while supporting knowledge sharing with junior team members.
Communicating fluently in French; good command of English.
Bringing collaboration, fresh thinking, bold questions, respect, and a positive, wellbeing-oriented mindset.

Benefits

Paid holidays beyond legal requirements
Learning and development opportunities to grow your career
Performance based bonus
Healthcare contribution and access to the Employee Assistance Program
Strong employer contribution to your pension plan
Generous parental leave and comprehensive family support solutions
Attractive employee discounts across various products and services

Company

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA

Food & Beverage

At Nestlé Research, we place people at the core of everything we do.