Chef de Rang (m/f/d)
Location: Appenzell
Type: Permanent position
Start date: By agreement
Salary: 58,000 CHF (brutto) per annum including the 13th month
Your Responsibilities
* Ensure smooth operations across the restaurant, in-room dining, banquets, and other outlets as needed
* Take full responsibility for your assigned station
* Maintain a clean, organised, and efficient workspace
* Adhere to HACCP hygiene and safety standards
* Provide wine service for both groups and individual tables
* Sell aperitifs, present and explain menus, take orders, and accurately enter food and beverage selections
* Collect meals from the kitchen promptly and ensure timely service
* Communicate effectively with the kitchen, especially regarding allergens
* Deliver warm, attentive, and professional guest service at all times
* Prepare, present, and close guest bills accurately
* Carry out and oversee mise en place duties
* Assist with training and onboarding of new team members
* Follow and execute supervisor instructions precisely
* Handle guest feedback and complaints with care and professionalism
Your Profile
* Experience in a similar position within a high-quality restaurant or hotel
* Fluent German and English (spoken and written); additional languages are a plus
* Strong knowledge of wine, cheese, food, and beverages
* Independent, precise, and hygienic working style
* Quick learner with excellent coordination and organisation
* Friendly, well-presented, and with good people skills
* Ability to remain calm and professional in busy or high-pressure situations
Job Types: 100%, Permanent
Pay: CHF57' CHF58'500.00 per year
Application Question(s):
* How many years of experience working as a Chef de Rang or in a similar front-of-house service role in a 4 or 5 star hotel?
* What is your level of German?
* What is your level of English?
* How would you rate your knowledge of wine, cheese, and food and beverage service (beginner / intermediate / advanced)?
* Have you provided wine service for individual tables or groups before?
* How do you ensure compliance with hygiene standards (HACCP) in your daily work?
* What's your earliest start date?
* Do you have the right to work in Switzerland or are you an EU citizen?
* Are you happy with the proposed salary of 58,000 CHF (brutto) per annum including the 13th month?
* The hotel can offer you onsite accommodation at a low cost of between CHF per month and free parking. Would you like that?
* Are you happy working fully onsite in Gonten, St Gallen, Switzerland?
Work Location: In person