Farmer (male or female) with a Federal VET Certificate in Poultry Farming

Hilcona AG
Hilcona AG

Posted on Aug 5, 2026

Farmer (male or female) with a Federal VET Certificate in Poultry Farming

As a Poultry Farmer (EFZ) at Bell Switzerland within the Poultry organisational unit, you will look after parent stock, hatching eggs, hens and broilers on a daily basis. You will feed the animals, ensure a good house climate and look after their health and wellbeing. You’ll also monitor the hatching eggs, keep the houses clean and help ensure well-organised operational processes. In this way, you’ll make an important contribution to responsible and sustainable food production. With our constant support, you’ll take your first steps into working life and become part of the Bell apprentices’ community.

Contract type

Apprenticeship

Workload

100%

Start of employment

01.08.2027

Bell Schweiz AG

Zelgmatte 1
6144 Zell

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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 cost of your school supplies and contribute CHF 700 towards a laptop of your choice. We’ll also offer you exciting career prospects in an international environment once you’ve completed your training, and you’ll be able to develop your skills further through training courses at the Coop Training Centre.

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

Wear professional work clothes and experience an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued and encouraged.

Your tasks

  • You will look after our breeding flocks, monitor their health and ensure they are well cared for.
  • You will be responsible for the careful collection and quality control of hatching eggs
  • You’ll actively support the team with key tasks such as vaccinations or moving birds to new pens
  • You will be directly involved in the hatching process at our hatchery and monitor the chicks’ development

What you bring with you

  • Currently training as a farmer (EFZ) and interested in specialising in poultry farming
  • Physical fitness and resilience
  • High level of self-motivation for the training programme
  • Enjoyment of working with animals and an interest in technology
  • An independent, reliable and responsible approach to work

Any more questions?
I'm happy to help

Claudio Schwizer
Deputy Head of HR Zell

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‘At the Bell Food Group, we create an environment in which everyone has the opportunity to contribute ideas and actively participate in improvement. Thanks to the size of our company, we can also make targeted investments in sustainability and innovation to ensure long-term success and a future-oriented approach.’

Michael Baumann

Head of the Top Excellence Programme at the Bell Food Group

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.