Executive Chef Wanted for Alpine Restaurant

WILDCARD UnTap AB · Befristet

Schweden

Executive Chef Wanted for Alpine Restaurant Would you like to lead a professional kitchen in one of Switzerland's most attractive alpine regions? WILDCARD UNTAP is recruiting on behalf of a restaurant in the canton of Valais an experienced and dedicated executive chef. The operation offers a modern dining experience with a warm atmosphere, seasonal ingredients, and high standards for quality and service. Work Location: Canton Valais, Switzerland Scope: Full-time, 100 percent Employment Type: Seasonal Desired Start: October 1, 2026 Latest Possible Start: December 1, 2026 About the Position As executive chef, you are responsible for the restaurant's culinary quality, the daily organization of the kitchen, and the leadership of the kitchen team. You work closely with the restaurant's management and play a central role in ensuring high quality, good profitability, and a positive experience for guests. Responsibilities responsible for preparations and execution of lunch and dinner service ensure consistent quality and professional presentation of all dishes develop seasonal menus in collaboration with management follow recipes, technical specifications, and the restaurant's quality standards lead, train, and motivate the kitchen team plan work, assign tasks, and create staff schedules manage orders, inventory, and stock control control food costs, waste, margins, and budget ensure proper product rotation and shelf-life checks maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and safety in the kitchen apply and ensure HACCP procedures are followed create a respectful, constructive, and efficient work environment contribute ideas that improve the restaurant's quality and profitability You Are someone with documented experience as an executive chef, sous chef, or in a similar leadership kitchen role experienced in leading and organizing a kitchen team confident in both operational kitchen work and administrative planning experienced in menu planning, purchasing, inventory, and cost control knowledgeable about food hygiene and HACCP structured in your work and able to stay calm under high pressure quality-conscious, solution-oriented, and detail-oriented a clear leader with strong collaboration skills passionate about food, service, and gastronomy able to communicate well in English; knowledge of French is an asset We Offer a leadership role at an attractive restaurant in the Swiss Alps a professional and international work environment significant responsibility for the kitchen's daily operations and ongoing development opportunity to influence menus, work methods, and guest experience salary and other employment terms by agreement with the employer Application Send your CV together with a brief presentation of your experience, your leadership style, and your earliest available start date to: [email protected] Mark your application: "Executive Chef – Switzerland" Selection and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis. More information about the employer, the exact work location, and employment terms will be provided to qualified candidates during the recruitment process. Contact Person: André Elfving WILDCARD UNTAP