Head Chef at Gunnared's Kitchen

We are a leading player in health care and social services with high ambitions that offers many opportunities for development. We are looking for you who, together with 10,000 colleagues, want to make it possible – in both action and response.

We are in a future-oriented industry, and it is important to show what we stand for and what you can experience if you become part of us. It will be an exciting journey towards the world's best city for a long and dignified life. We are Gothenburg. Welcome aboard!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Are you passionate about cooking and service and want to lead a team that prepares delicious and nutritious meals for an important target group? With us, you have the opportunity to make a real difference for the elderly in Gothenburg City - every day.

At Gunnared's kitchen, we prepare nutritious food from scratch for three care and nursing homes as well as for our lunch restaurant Matstället, which is open to the public. We are now looking for a head chef who wants to lead the operations in the kitchen and create conditions for truly great dining experiences.

In your role, you will lead the daily work in the kitchen and be a present leader for seven chefs and a meal assistant. You will also be involved in production, quality assure meals, and drive development together with your team. Your leadership is clear, attentive, and based on trust.

You will be responsible for everything from menu planning and purchasing to self-control and budget. Together with colleagues and managers, you will work to ensure that the food we serve is of high quality and meets the needs and wishes of the elderly. You will also be part of our head chef network, a platform for experience exchange and joint development.

With us, you will receive:

• A meaningful assignment where you contribute to quality of life.
• The opportunity to be creative and influence your workday.
• Support and development in a future-oriented industry undergoing significant change.
• A secure employer that invests in employees and the work environment.

Do you want to help create the world's best city for a long and dignified life?

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with the right skills and the right commitment. You should have:

• Chef training or other education that the employer deems equivalent.
• Several years of experience as a chef and leading work in a restaurant or large kitchen.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, as the position involves close collaboration with both colleagues, employees, and customers.

Meritorious

• Good computer skills and previous experience working with dietary software, especially Matilda.
• Experience in mentoring or supporting others in digital systems.

To succeed in the role of head chef with us, a sense of responsibility is required, and you need to work in a structured manner and follow up and ensure that what you start is completed with good results. You have the ability to plan and organize work in a clear way that gives the team the conditions to deliver meals of good quality.

You are confident in yourself and remain stable even in pressured situations. You can make well-founded decisions and maintain focus even when the pace is high. You are also a relationship builder who creates motivation and joy at work around you.

Since you lead a team and work closely with many others, we would like you to see opportunities in the changes that occur and to be pedagogical in your actions. You meet both colleagues and those we serve with respect and a service spirit, and you always have the significance of meals for our elderly at the center.

Does this sound interesting? Welcome with your application! Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period.

OTHER

We are Sweden's largest municipal care and social services provider. With us, you get:

• An employer that promotes equal rights and opportunities regardless of background or professional competence
• Secure employment
• Meaningful tasks
• Full-time employment with the possibility of part-time
• Good vacation terms
• Wellness allowance, bicycle allowance, and other discounts and offers

Read more about our benefits here: https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/start/jobba-i-goteborgs-stad/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/formaner-och-lon (https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/start/jobba-i-goteborgs-stad/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/formaner-och-lon)

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