Operations Manager with Chef function (80-100%)

The staff restaurant of CSL Vifor in St. Gallen offers space for 120 guests indoors and 70 outdoors. Every day, our dedicated team treats an average of 130 employees with a diverse culinary offering. Options include daily changing menus, fresh salads, and a vegetarian option -- always with the aim of a balanced diet. True to the ZFV philosophy, cooking is done fresh on-site with regional, as well as sustainably produced and fairly traded foods.

Are you our new team member who will support us as an Operations Manager with Chef function (80-100%) immediately or by arrangement?

You generally work from Monday to Friday at an 80-100% workload and your working time is from 06:00 to 15:00. Evening shifts are also possible for events.

Your menu of tasks:
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• Management and organization of the operation as well as ensuring guest and employee satisfaction
• Fulfillment of the host and head chef role as well as being the first point of contact for the clients on site
• Active hosting and visible presence in the dining area, especially during peak times
• Ensuring smooth service processes and further development of the offering as well as sales promotion measures
• Planning and execution of caterings, events and special occasions as well as conducting sales and negotiation meetings
• Responsibility for budget, operating costs and key figures as well as initiating suitable measures
• Taking over administrative tasks and participation in the recruitment of new employees
• Ensuring ZFV quality standards as well as hygiene and occupational safety guidelines
• Leadership, promotion and development of employees according to the ZFV leadership model <<we make others successful>>
• Implementation of the ZFV sustainability and environmental strategy

Your recipe for success:
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• Completed basic training EFZ in gastronomy or hotel management, supplemented by suitable further training
• 10 to 15 years of professional experience in gastronomy or hotel management, of which at least five years in a leadership function
• Extensive experience in the kitchen
• Sound business knowledge as well as experience in budget planning and cost control
• Experience in the organization of events as well as in sales and negotiation meetings
• Good IT skills in MS Office and industry-specific systems as well as very good administrative skills
• Flawless oral and written German skills
• Entrepreneurial thinking, strong hosting qualities and pleasure in the leadership and development of employees

What we offer you:
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We create teams that support each other and in which you are promoted. We act together and rely on everything that does good.

Among other things, we place great value on wage transparency and wage equality. For this position, at a 100% workload, depending on your experience and qualification, we offer an annual salary between CHF 70'000 and CHF 80'000 (incl. 13th month salary).