Uddevalla – a place for a lifetime

Welcome to become a part of our growing municipality - and to work with us to provide our residents with even better service.

We offer an attractive workplace that gives you great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow - throughout their entire working life. We also want to develop as an employer and actively work to make the best use of your knowledge and commitment. We appreciate and encourage co-creation from everyone.

Uddevalla municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will enjoy being with us!

About the workplace

We are looking for someone who wants to help bring the good meal into the future with a focus on high quality and reduced food waste! The Department of Meals and Local Care is part of the Community Building Administration.

The department prepares meals for preschools, schools, high schools, and special accommodations and performs local care in properties where municipal activities are conducted. We have about 260 employees distributed across ten units. We are passionate about people, food, and quality and see development and change as a natural part of our operations. We are working on digitization to streamline and improve the quality of our work. We care about your well-being and offer flexible working hours, the possibility of remote work, wellness grants, professional development, and the opportunity for vacation swapping.

Job Responsibilities

As our new manager, you will have overall responsibility for leading the operations, managing the budget, and developing our fantastic staff. Together with about 30 employees, consisting of both skilled chefs and meal assistants, you will ensure that our service is always top-notch!

What can you expect?

• You will be an important part of our wonderful management team where you, together with the department manager and nine other unit managers, work strategically to take the operations to new heights.
• With your inspiring and present leadership, you will ensure that our operations deliver service of the highest quality, every day.

Are you the one we are looking for?

We are looking for a secure and stable leader with great commitment, who easily creates structure and has a strategic flair. You gain energy and are driven by coaching your team and working closely with your employees to achieve common goals together.

We see that you are:

• A secure and clear leader who takes responsibility and dares to make decisions that benefit the whole.
• Positive, solution-oriented, and capable of inspiring and motivating your staff.
• Good at building strong relationships and quickly adapting the operations to new challenges and needs.

Your qualifications:

• We are looking for someone with relevant education for the role or equivalent experience that we consider comparable.
• Managerial experience.
• Chef training or experience from large kitchens.
• Good computer skills and good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form.
• Driver's license B.

It is an extra plus if you also have:

• Experience from working in a politically governed organization or change management.
• Education in leadership.
• Basic knowledge of food legislation.
• Experience in personnel management within large kitchens or restaurants.

Does this sound like an exciting challenge for you? Don't hesitate, apply today and become a part of our fantastic team!

Other

As part of the recruitment process, a work sample may be required.

A probationary employment of 6 months may apply.

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so do not wait with your application!

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions where the work involves direct and regular contact with children and young people, as well as for activities within LSS, care and nursing, health care, psychiatric care, and addiction treatment, a valid extract from the police criminal record must be presented or submitted before employment. Please note that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time to avoid delaying the recruitment process.

When you apply for a job with us, your application will be saved. This is because we are a public entity. Your application becomes a public document once we have received it. This means that application documents and information about who has applied for a position can be requested by anyone.

If you have a protected identity, you should not submit your application digitally but contact the person listed as the contact person in the ad.

For those who are not citizens of the EU/EES area, a work permit is required, this does not apply to you who have permanent residence. The work permit must be presented at the interview.

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of additional job ads.