Food technologist EBA 2026 specializing in convenience foods

Logo Bell Switzerland

Bell is one of the leading food brands in Switzerland. We process poultry at our site. During your apprenticeship in Zell LU, you will not only learn how our chicken nuggets are produced, but also how the processes in the Convenience department work. If you decide to train as an EFZ food technologist with us, you are making a good choice. With our support, you will take your first steps into professional life and become part of the Bell apprentice community.

Contract type

Apprenticeship

Workload

100%

Start of employment

01.08.2026

Bell Schweiz AG

Zelgmatte 1
6144 Zell

Calculate route

Language

German

What we offer

Work-life balance

We offer 35 vacation days so that you have enough time to recover and are then fit for work and school again.

Catering

Catering is very important to us: you can enjoy freshly prepared food in our staff canteen, a lunch menu including soup and salad, water & tea and free fruit as well as high-quality products at greatly reduced prices in our outlet. 

Mobility

Benefit from convenient public transport connections, attractive ticket subsidies and ample parking facilities in the multi-storey car park.

Professional development opportunities

We cover the costs of your vocational school materials and contribute CHF 700 towards a notebook of your choice. We also support the vocational baccalaureate for apprenticeships with a federal certificate and offer you exciting opportunities for further employment in an international environment once you have completed your apprenticeship.

Health

Your well-being is important to us: Benefit from our health management programme and a free subscription to Update Fitness - for health and fun during your leisure time.

Company events

Experience unforgettable moments with our apprentice community and every two years at our apprentice event with over 150 apprentices from the entire Bell Food Group.  

Wages and benefits in line with the market

If you perform well on the training course and at work, you can look forward to a performance bonus. Twice a year!

Family-friendly employer

Vous portez des vêtements de travail professionnels et découvrez un environnement inclusif où la diversité est appréciée et encouragée.

Your tasks

  • You process raw materials according to specified recipes
  • You control the processing and packaging equipment
  • You check the quality of the products
  • During the production process, you check the food in terms of quality, appearance, smell, taste and packaging
  • After successfully completing your training, you can acquire a shortened basic training course as a food technologist EFZ 2025

What you bring with you

  • Completed primary school
  • Interested in biology, chemistry and physics
  • Enjoy working with food and modern production facilities
  • Good sense of smell and taste as well as a careful way of working
  • Willingness to start work early (approx. 05.00 a.m.)

Any more questions?
I'm happy to help

Claudio Schwizer
Deputy Head of HR Zell

We are proud of this

Our awards stand for innovation, commitment and excellence - here you can see the recognition of our passion for finding and promoting the best talent.
Get to know our company
Best Recruiters 23/24 gold
Employers we trust
video thumb video thumb
‘From setting up the line to slicing, marinating and preparing the product, right through to packaging, I am learning all the steps of the process at Bell.’

Nikola Stoilov

Food technologist

This is what our application process looks like:

Thank you for your application! We have received your documents and will get back to you as soon as possible.

We would like to get to know you and your motivation better in the first introductory meeting – let us have a relaxed chat and find out together whether we are a good match.

In the second interview, we will get to know each other better and talk about your skills and the next steps at our company – we look forward to continuing our dialogue with you. For some positions, an assessment may still be required - if this is the case, you will be informed in good time.

Congratulations, you have won us over and we you! We are now finalising the process and look forward to welcoming you to our team soon.