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We are now looking for a Cook for Meals and Premises Maintenance at Lidköping Municipality

About the job

The Meals and Premises Maintenance department provides well-prepared and nutritious meals to preschools, schools, and elderly care facilities in Lidköping Municipality. In total, we prepare approximately 9,500 portions every day, and there are around 250 employees within the operations.

We are now looking for an engaged cook with a placement at Majgården.

Here, you will have a job where the goal extends beyond the meal itself. At Majgården, you will become an important part of the daily life for the residents and contribute to meals that create joy, security, and well-being. We see the meal as an important part of the day – a moment that gives energy, community, and quality of life.

We offer a varied and developing job where you have great opportunities to influence both the daily work in the kitchen and the development of the operations. You will also have the opportunity to participate in various development and working groups within the organization.

Responsibilities

As a cook, you are responsible for the daily operations in the kitchen, which includes planning, cooking, and serving good and nutritious meals according to our guidelines. The duties also include self-control, ordering, dishwashing, cleaning, as well as follow-up and development of the operations.

You work to create a pleasant workplace and collaborate with other staff to contribute to a positive dining experience for our guests. You may also receive interns and apprentices as needed.

Computer skills are required as orders, self-control, and statistics are handled digitally. We work, among other things, in the Matilda food data system, digital self-control, and Raindance.

Who are you?

We are looking for you who have a three-year upper secondary education with large kitchen and cook training or other education and experience that the employer considers equivalent. We would like you to have several years of experience working as a cook and good knowledge of special diets.

Experience working in large kitchens or public operations is meritorious.

You master Swedish in speech and writing and have basic computer skills as well as experience working in digital systems. A B-driver's license is required.

As a person, you are service-oriented, responsible, and flexible. You have good collaboration and communication skills and enjoy working both independently and with others. You take initiative and contribute to a positive work climate. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

Other information

The position is currently as a cook with the main placement in the kitchen at Majgården, but your employment is within the entire Meals and Premises Maintenance department.

The employment is a fixed-term contract for 6 months, and you work every other weekend.

Interviews may begin during the application period.

Extract from the Criminal Record

Before being offered employment, you as a candidate are required to show an extract from the criminal record when working in any of the following areas; school or preschool, work with children in other operations than school and childcare, work with children according to LSS, work at or in connection with HVB homes, work with the elderly or persons with disabilities. You order the extract via the Police website. The extract must be presented before employment can begin.

How to apply

Lidköping Municipality wants you to send your application via our recruitment tool Varbi. You will find a button at the bottom of the ad where you log in and apply for the position. If for some reason you cannot apply (e.g., protected identity), please contact the contact person for the ad for an alternative application path.

We decline calls from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of job ads.

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