Vacant job

We are currently collecting spontaneous applications from hourly-paid chefs who wish to become part of our dedicated team. Here, you will have the opportunity to use your skills, your passion for service, and your interest in food to contribute to culinary experiences that make everyday life better for many. Do you want to be part of creating delicious meals that make a difference every day? At the Meal Service in Halmstad Municipality, we work to prepare sustainable, nutritious, and well-cooked meals for the municipality's residents – from our youngest preschool children to the elderly in our care and housing facilities.

Job Responsibilities

As an hourly-paid chef with us, you are an important part of the daily kitchen operations. You ensure that meals maintain high quality, are prepared according to our routines, and are served with care and professionalism. The work may involve everything from preparation, cooking, and serving to dishwashing, cleaning, and other practical kitchen tasks. You will work based on our common goals: to create sustainable and nutritious meals, deliver good service, and contribute to safe, pleasant, and well-functioning meal environments in our operations. The role requires that you can work both independently and as part of a team, that you take initiative when needed, and that you contribute to good collaboration both inside and outside the kitchen.

Qualifications

You are self-motivated, flexible, and service-oriented, with the ability to take initiative and find solutions in everyday situations. You build good relationships quickly and work structured even when the pace is fast. You thrive in both collaborative settings and when working independently as needed. We particularly value that you are driven and flexible, have good teamwork skills and a sense of service, as well as being stress-resistant and good at problem-solving. It is also a positive attribute if you are adaptable and have good structure in your work.

Formal Requirements

• Restaurant education at the upper secondary level or education/experience assessed as equivalent.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing.
• Ability to present a valid extract from the criminal record register for "Work in school/preschool".
• Be flexible and able to work with short notice.
• Be able to work at least 2–3 days per week.
• Valid driver's license.

Merits

• Experience working in a restaurant or institutional kitchen as a chef.
• Knowledge of special diets and/or experience working with special diets.
• Own car to commute to work.

What We Offer

• Introduction and mentoring so you feel secure in your role.
• Wellness allowance for all employees.
• Meaningful work where you make a difference for many people every day.

How to Apply

Apply via Varbi. We do not accept applications via email or in paper format.

We look forward to receiving your application! Recruitment is ongoing, so keep an eye on your email, including the spam folder. If you have previously worked within the municipality, internal reference checks may take place before the interview.

Halmstad is an expanding municipality where we work to ensure that our 105,000 residents thrive and get more out of life. Here, you will find opportunities if you want meaningful work and wish to contribute with engagement and innovative thinking. Together with 10,000 colleagues, you help build the hometown, the knowledge city, and the experience city.

The Municipal Executive Office focuses on leadership, coordination, and follow-up to ensure that the municipal group works efficiently with the residents' best interests in focus. The office leads and coordinates societal development and works for sustainable growth in Halmstad Municipality. Together, we are also responsible for the management and development of municipal-wide issues such as HR, communication, administration, and finance.

Before employment, you must demonstrate that you have the right to work, as required by the Aliens Ordinance. You do this by proving your citizenship in the EU/EEA or Switzerland through a passport, national ID card, or certificate of personal data together with an identity document. If you cannot do this, you must present a work permit or prove that you are exempt from the requirement for a work permit.

When you work for Halmstad Municipality, you create meaning by shaping, strengthening, and enriching others' everyday lives – whoever you are. With us, collaboration, balance, and the opportunity to develop, both as a professional and a human being, are important – we are the workplace where you get more out of life! Read more about us here.

Open to All
We focus on your competence, not your other prerequisites. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to your needs.