Head Chef 100 %

The Restaurant im Speck is located directly at the Speck airfield in Fehraltorf. Our offering includes traditional cuisine with seasonal additions, lunch menus, à la carte dishes, banquets and specialties from the BBQ smoker. In addition to the restaurant, the operation includes the Windy Corner, our self-service kiosk on the spectator terrace of the airfield. There, we offer our guests an uncomplicated food range tailored to the location and the self-service operation. Our guests appreciate the special location, the uncomplicated atmosphere and honest cuisine with consistently high quality. For our operation, we are looking for an experienced, committed and solution-oriented personality as a Head Chef starting from 1 October 2026 or by arrangement. In this role, you will take on the operational responsibility for the kitchen and lead your team with clarity, structure and a good sense for people and processes. Your tasks: • Operational management of the kitchen in daily business • Ensuring smooth processes during lunch and dinner service • Leadership, promotion and coordination of the kitchen team • Creation of duty and holiday planning in coordination with the management • Organization and control of the daily mise en place and production • Development and implementation of the menu as well as seasonal offers • Planning of daily menus, banquet offers and special promotions • Further development of our traditional cuisine and the BBQ smoker specialties • Responsibility for the development and planning of the food range of the Windy Corner • Ensuring appropriate production, provision and quality of food for the self-service kiosk • Calculation of dishes and menus • Responsibility for food costs, portioning and profitability • Ordering, goods receipt and inventory control • Ensuring quality, freshness and uniform standards • Control and implementation of hygiene, HACCP and safety regulations • Reduction of food waste as well as careful handling of food and operating resources • Close cooperation with service, management and other responsible parties • Participation in the recruitment, induction and training of employees and apprentices What you bring with you: • Mandatory completed training as Koch/Köchin EFZ • Sound experience in the operational and personnel leadership of a kitchen team • Enjoyment of traditional, seasonal and honest cuisine • Experience with à la carte service, menu business and banquets • Good knowledge of calculation, purchasing and inventory management • Good understanding of business contexts • Clear, respectful and solution-oriented leadership • Ability to delegate tasks meaningfully and to lead the team with commitment • Structured, reliable and organized way of working, even in hectic situations • Readiness to take responsibility and make decisions • Openness towards digital systems as well as readiness to work with planning, ordering and control instruments • Good German skills for communication with the team, suppliers and the management • Understanding Swiss German is an advantage What we offer you: • A responsible key position with direct influence on the development of the business • Much creative freedom regarding the menu, processes and kitchen organization • Responsibility for two different gastronomic offerings: the Restaurant im Speck and the Windy Corner • A varied cuisine with à la carte business, lunch service, banquets and BBQ smoker • Close and direct cooperation with the management • Short decision-making paths • A committed team in an extraordinary environment • A workplace directly at the Speck airfield • A careful induction and clear responsibilities • Modern working conditions based on a 42-hour week • Six weeks of vacation Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to your complete application with CV, work certificates and details regarding your salary expectations.