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We are looking for a passionate chef for good school meals who prepares delicious, nutritious, and climate-smart food for students aged 6-16.

You are meticulous and have a high work pace. You speak good Swedish. You will be part of a team with 1 kitchen manager, 2 chefs, and 4 kitchen assistants. We serve about 950 lunches a day as well as snacks for the younger students. We offer a salad buffet, daily special, vegetarian option, and soup of the day. We have a well-functioning school kitchen and bake fresh bread almost every day.

Farsta School Adolf Fredrik's music classes is a municipal school for grades F-9 located between Farsta Center and Lake Magelungen. About 140 staff and 950 students work here. We have a trusting working method, and collaboration is important between different functions in the students' daily lives. The workplace is HBTQI-certified.

Add a link to the school. Farsta School (http://farstagrundskola.stockholm.se)

Your role

As a chef, you will work daily to prepare and cook lunch for the school's students together with other staff in the school restaurant. You will participate in menu planning, ordering, and special diets. You will receive and unpack deliveries and ensure that the kitchen is in good order. Prepare lunch and special diets. You will perform self-control, dishwashing, and serving.

Chefs and kitchen assistants work together to prepare modern, appealing, healthy, and delicious food. The school is goal-oriented in reducing food waste at all levels and increasing the proportion of organic food. Tasks and cooking are performed professionally in a good working environment, ensuring that all laws, regulations, and guidelines are followed. Together with the kitchen manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that all food served is of good quality. Quality work includes ensuring that there is a written ingredient list for all food. Be involved in daily work with self-control according to the city's guidelines and HACCP, ensuring hygiene and safe food, and actively working to reduce CO2.

When necessary, communicate with students and staff and make good service a given, as well as meet all colleagues and diners in a professional manner. Take care of the premises and equipment and ensure the kitchen is in good order. Be responsible and contribute to the development of school meals. Contribute to a positive work atmosphere and sustainable working environment.

Your qualifications and experience

We are looking for someone with a high school diploma from the food program or equivalent qualifications and experience working in large kitchens. Documented long professional experience in modern and climate-smart meal preparation with high quality and good nutritional value. Documented experience working in restaurant or hotel kitchens as a chef. Documented experience in food preparation in large kitchens that prepare meals. Experience in ordering food and consumables in the city's purchasing system Agresso. Documented training in food hygiene or equivalent and HACCP, not older than 24 months. Used to taking responsibility and using technical and ergonomic aids, as well as using a computer daily. Good communication skills and good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form. Ability to see what needs to be done, work in a structured manner, take initiative, and handle stress. Provide good service and meet our diners in a pleasant and professional manner. Contribute to the team's good atmosphere and collaborate well with colleagues. Personal suitability is highly valued. Experience from school kitchens or large kitchen environments is a merit.