Lead Chef at Brogymnasiet

Do you want to help develop meals and cook for our students at Brogymnasiet?

We are currently looking for a lead chef for Brogymnasiet's kitchen. Does that sound interesting? We warmly welcome your application!

Brogymnasiet's kitchen is a production kitchen for high school students with a team of 4 employees who prepare lunch for about 600 students every weekday.

The Service Department is responsible for ensuring that all children, youth, and the elderly receive nutritious and good food in the municipality's preschools, schools, and special accommodations. We strive for climate-smart cooking using organic ingredients and meals prepared from scratch.

The Technical Administration consists of nearly 200 employees and works to ensure that the municipality's traffic environment is safe and accessible, and that children, youth, and the elderly receive nutritious and good food in our educational institutions and special accommodations. We are responsible for residents' access to clean and fresh water from the tap. We manage the collection of household waste and waste facilities, cleaning for our administrative premises, contract and rental management, and service. We also oversee recreational facilities, parks, and playgrounds.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Your responsibilities include leading and distributing the daily work, participating in the preparation of daily meals including special diets. You will plan and develop meals together with your team.

Your role includes being responsible for ensuring that the kitchen meets the department's set goals, kitchen self-control, planning and making purchases, reviewing invoices, and menu planning in Mashie.

Meetings with other team leaders and Apt meetings occur regularly throughout the year.

The work schedule is rotating, including tasks such as dishwashing, serving, and cleaning.

The position is a temporary employment, which means you will be off during certain holidays.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who:

• is a trained chef with several years of experience in leading operations and employees in large kitchens or restaurant kitchens.
• is accustomed to developing kitchen operations and working customer- and guest-oriented.
• is comfortable using IT and data as support in your work.
• has the ability to express yourself well in Swedish, both spoken and written.
• has knowledge of guidelines and recommendations regarding food for children and special diets.

We are in a digitized meal process, and it is advantageous if you have experience working with the dietary data system Mashie.

We prefer you to be confident and self-sufficient with a willingness to develop and take initiative. You should not be afraid to contribute new ideas and thoughts. You have a good ability to create engagement among your employees and ensure that the operations develop according to set goals. The role requires you to be flexible, attentive, and communicative to lead, inspire, and bring out the best in others, as the job involves many contacts with new people and situations. You should value a sense of community and have a pronounced sense of responsibility and service.

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability, and during any interview, personal qualities and formal qualifications will be assessed.

OTHER

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland and are offered employment, you must be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit.

We in Kristinehamn Municipality work for active leadership and employee participation. This is created through dialogue and interaction between leaders and employees, which creates good conditions for job satisfaction in the organization. Our work environment is influenced by how we meet each other, and we all have a responsibility to contribute.

Together we work to ensure that the organization achieves its goals and that decisions made are also followed. A curious mindset and willingness to cooperate are prerequisites for continuous improvements that lead to the best possible service for the municipality's residents.

As an employee with us, you can expect support for new ideas, good development opportunities, and that we provide you with the tools you need to perform your work well.

Kristinehamn Municipality sees diversity as a strength and welcomes all applicants. Our competency-based recruitment methodology aims to focus on the individual's competence and thereby counteract discrimination.

We warmly welcome your application!

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and maintain good communication with you as a job seeker, we ask you to only submit your application via the application link in the advertisement. Questions regarding the recruitment process are handled by the recruitment unit.