Gastro operations team:
(40% admin + 10-20% front office work in service)
From May 5, 2025
WHO ARE WE?
We are the Zentralwäscherei association and run a non-commercial cultural and meeting space in Kreis 5. We strive to create a space for encounters, art, culture and gastronomy that is as inclusive as possible. You can find out more about us and our principles here: zentralwaescherei.space/principle
WHAT IS THE OPERATIONS TEAM (BT)?
The BT currently consists of eleven people who carry out the administrative work involved in running the Zentralwäscherei and are responsible for the operational management of the ZW in consultation and close cooperation with the association and its teams. Within the BT, the division of work is based on departments (technique, gastronomie, finance, program, maintenance, external communication, HR and graphics).
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
The BT Gastro is responsible for the administrative organization of the gastro operations. The focus of this advertised position is on the finances relating to the restaurant business, as well as on the external communication/advertising of the restaurant business.
However, this is only part of your job. As a member of the BT Gastro, you organize and structure the collective decision-making of the Gastro team and maintain an overview of its implementation. You will also be expected to rethink and restructure the gastro concept of the “Kleinwäscherei” in close consultation with the gastro team and the BT. You will also be part of the gastro team to the tune of 10-20% and work in daily service at lunchtime, in the evening or at night.
You will also be part of the Zentralwäscherei Association. This means that you are prepared to think and participate beyond your employment, e.g. by volunteering at association events such as the “Schaltzentrale”, “Vollversammlung”, retreats or other meetings.
WHAT DO WE WANT FROM YOU?
To strengthen the BT Gastro team, which consists of a total of three people, we are looking for someone with a great deal of experience in gastronomy and, ideally, experience with the administrative side of this work. Experience and interest in collective forms of organization are very welcome.
We are also looking for a person who can contribute to a young company with a lot of initiative, creativity and energy, and who is also interested in the political dimension of collective work and the Zentralwäscherei as a place. You should have your own visions and ideas and at the same time be able to develop and coordinate these in close cooperation with the gastro team.
WHAT WILL YOUR TASKS BE?
Finances: This is about the finances for the gastro operation and not for the entire association (distributing tips once a month, as well as going to deposit sales, checking and transferring daily accounts, preparing fees, restocking cash registers with stock after events, etc.).
External communication: Thinking about/designing the appearance of the Kleinwäscherei (the name of our gastro business :)). Close cooperation with the BT “external communication”, design online presence, develop promotional opportunities, etc.
Maintaining the business and team: planning monthly team meetings. Accompany and execute the resulting processes. You will act as an interface between the club/business and the gastro team. You bring the wishes and requirements of the business to the team and represent the needs and wishes of the gastro team to the business and the association.
Meetings: The collective form of organization requires you to hold meetings with the entire BT (every two weeks), with the BT Gastro (every two weeks) and with the Gastro team (once a month). In these meetings, information is shared, administrative and organizational tasks are distributed and processes are negotiated.
Take initiative in the further development of the gastronomy concept and the implementation of your tasks.
The position will be available from May 5, 2025. You will be paid a standard wage of currently CHF 25 per hour net.
Please send us your application documents by March 23, 2025 in the form of your choice to: bewerben@zentralwaescherei.space
We look forward to receiving your application!
Kitchen Front, we are looking for two new people with 40 - 50% workload each
from April 2025
Who are we?
We are the Zentralwäscherei association and operate a non-commercial culture and meeting space in District 5. These rooms are located on the ground floor of the former central laundry at Neue Hard 12. In these we want to create a non-profit space for meetings, art, culture and gastronomy.
You can find out more about us and our principles here: zentralwaescherei.space/principle
What do we want from you?
We are looking for reinforcements for our kitchen team! If you like working in a team, i.e. you like to share your knowledge and are also willing to learn, have a passion for cooking and want to work in a creative, collegial environment, you have come to the right place!
We are looking for someone who can work both independently and in a team-oriented manner. Cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen are non-negotiable for us, so we discuss menus that we create together, food events and concepts that we set up together as a team. You should have a friendly, respectful manner and enjoy our flexible way of working. You should also be willing to take on responsibility and work in a collective, feminist environment. We value people who are creative, think in a solution-oriented way and enrich the work in the team with a proactive feedback culture.
If you already have kitchen experience and would like to work in a young, dynamic company that values political and social commitment, then we look forward to hearing from you! With us you have the opportunity to contribute your ideas and continue to grow in an open, respectful team.
Your area of operation
Your area of operation includes the open kitchen in the Kleinwäscherei restaurant, which together with the bar forms the heart of the Zentralwäscherei. Here you will work both for lunch and evening service. You are also jointly responsible for preparing the artists' and employees' meals and are actively involved in the menu design and conceptualization of food events. Seasonal planning is planned and carried out together as a team. In addition, ordering and receiving goods as well as maintaining the warehouse are part of your area of responsibility in order to ensure that everything runs smoothly in the kitchen. We only cook vegan/vegetarian, seasonal, regional and organic!
What can you expect?
You can look forward to fair working hours - no room hour and Sundays off! The early shifts run from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the late shifts from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. You can organize your shifts flexibly and independently in consultation with the team (the shift plans are set on the 20th of each month for the following month).
With us you have a large experimental field in which you can contribute your own ideas and implement daring concepts. Responsibility is shared - this means that you can also actively help shape and develop all aspects of the kitchen team. All of this takes place in a politically active environment and in a grassroots democratic collective with flat hierarchies and open structures.
We all have a basic wage of €25 net/hour with a night shift allowance of 10%. Employment is on an hourly basis.
The induction begins as soon as possible and no later than April 1st. In addition, we offer you a pleasant break during our company holidays in August.
If you recognize yourself here and would like to get involved with us, then apply directly at bewerben@zentralwaescherei.space
We look forward to receiving your application!