Head Chef

Ref 2584321 | Date: 9 Oct 2026

Hotelis SA

HOTELIS is the only company specialized in recruitment for the catering and hospitality professions for permanent and temporary positions. HOTELIS is the preferred partner of many high-end hotels, restaurants, catering services (events, stadiums and exhibition centers) and operators of collective catering restaurants.

Head Chef M/F
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Company Description
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Hotelis supports talents in hospitality, catering and events in Switzerland by offering them opportunities in line with their skills and experience. Thanks to a human, demanding approach and high-performance digital tools, we value every career path and facilitate the integration of female and male candidates within dynamic, committed teams attached to excellence.

On behalf of a recognized player in collective catering in the beautiful resort of Leukerbad, we are recruiting a:

Head Chef M/F

Job Description
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As Head Chef, you play a central role in the development of the culinary identity and the à la carte offering of the public restaurant. You guarantee the taste, nutritional and visual quality of the plates, while developing homemade, creative and balanced cuisine, integrating the principles of health and chrono-nutrition. In close collaboration with medical and dietary teams, you adapt the offering to different dietary regimes and the specific needs related to patients' pathologies.

You supervise, unite and support a team of approximately 12 employees, promoting their development and involvement on a daily basis. You actively participate in the reorganization of production and support the teams through the different stages of change. You are also responsible for managing purchases, stocks, inventories, costs and the budget, while ensuring the preparation and monitoring of technical sheets as well as the main performance indicators.

Finally, you contribute to the development of short supply chains, the reduction of food waste and the continuous improvement of kitchen practices. Your involvement also contributes to obtaining quality labels and the reputation of the establishment.

Profile sought
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You hold a degree in culinary arts, cooking or an equivalent training and have at least 7 years of experience in catering, including a minimum of 2 years in a Head Chef position. You benefit from solid knowledge in traditional or bistronomic catering and have already supervised a team of at least 5 to 6 employees.

Comfortable with the operational and administrative aspects of the profession, you master stock management, inventories and budgets, as well as the preparation of technical sheets and the monitoring of performance indicators. Your sensitivity to themes related to nutrition, health and well-being constitutes a real asset for this position.

Committed and unifying, you are recognized for your leadership, your rigor and your ability to support change. Creative, attentive to detail and resolutely field-oriented, you wish to invest yourself fully in a meaningful culinary project. Your values are: commitment, professionalism, empathy, competence and evolution.

We offer you

We offer you a central role within an ambitious and meaningful transformation project, with real autonomy to structure, develop and evolve the à la carte restaurant's culinary offering. You will have the opportunity to put your expertise at the service of an approach combining cuisine, health, well-being and a high-end experience.

You will evolve in a multidisciplinary and human-sized environment, within an institution where collaboration between different professions occupies an essential place. Finally, you will benefit from an exceptional working environment in the heart of the Valais Alps.

To facilitate reading, this job offer is written in the masculine, but naturally addresses any person corresponding to the profile sought, without distinction of gender.

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