Vacant job

Do you value proximity, growth, and creating the best conditions for everyone who lives and works in Huddinge Municipality? We offer numerous career opportunities in a well-functioning and growing municipality with both nature and city pulse just around the corner. Here, you feel secure, involved, and proud as we make a difference every day with great force. In Huddinge Municipality, we work to create a sustainable society where nature, technology, and good service interact. Huddinge is a large Stockholm municipality with approximately 6,400 employees and over 110,000 inhabitants.

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Huddinge Municipality strives to be a secure, legally sound, and professional operation. As part of our recruitment process, we may therefore conduct background checks and request register extracts at the final stage of certain recruitments. If you become a candidate for this, you will receive clear information and the opportunity to give your consent before the check is carried out.

The Child and Education Administration works on behalf of the Preschool Committee and the Primary School Committee. The administration is responsible for preschool activities, school-age childcare, primary school, and adapted primary school. Our most important task is to give all children and students in Huddinge the opportunity to develop to their full potential in a secure educational environment. All our employees play an important role in this implementation.

2 positions

Main duties:

Working hours 06:30–15:00 (may vary depending on needs)

The traveling cook has a base placement at one unit but works primarily as a resource within the area and steps in at absences, vacancies, or urgent needs at other units.

• Plan, prepare, and cook nutritious and varied meals according to the municipality's dietary policy and guidelines.
• Ensure that special diets and allergy-adapted meals are followed according to medical certificates and EHT (Allergy and Intolerance Register).
• Quickly familiarize yourself with different kitchen routines, working methods, and menus.
• Support kitchen operations during sick leave or other staffing needs.
• Maintain good hygiene and food handling according to current laws and HACCP.
• Receive, check, and handle product deliveries as needed.
• Perform self-control checks and documentation according to procedures.
• Contribute to a good work environment and collaboration.
• Have daily contact with guests and contribute to a positive meal experience.
• Participate in menu planning and adapt to existing menus.
• Support with dishwashing, cleaning, and other tasks.
• Ensure the kitchen is left in good condition at the end of the work shift.
• Prioritize work based on operational needs and crisis preparedness.

Specifically for the traveling role:

• Be flexible and able to quickly switch between workplaces.
• Represent the Meals Section and contribute to equal quality.
• Maintain continuity during absences.
• Work independently in different kitchen environments.
• Travel between units as needed.

About you

Qualifications:

• Cook training or equivalent experience.
• Experience from large-scale kitchens, preferably in the public sector.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and HACCP.
• Ability to cook and bake from scratch.
• Good Swedish in speech and writing.
• Computer skills.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new environments.

Merits:

• Experience with special diets.
• Knowledge of climate-smart cooking.
• Experience with diet software (e.g., Matilda).
• Driver's license and access to a car.

Personal qualities:

• Flexible and solution-oriented.
• Independent and confident in your professional role.
• Good collaboration skills.
• Service-oriented and positive.
• Structured and responsible.
• Committed to sustainable and nutritious food.

Why Huddinge?

To be able to perform our task, you as an employee in Huddinge Municipality are the most important thing we have. Therefore, we offer a number of benefits for a sustainable working life and to facilitate your daily life: Read more about benefits (https://www.huddinge.se/arbete-och-karriar/arbeta-i-huddinge-kommun/#Formaner)

Union contact person

For union contact person for the position, see Union contact information (#)

Information

For questions about the position, please contact Fredrik Hägglund, Area Manager: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

To handle all applications in the best possible way, we ask you to apply directly via our advertised positions. We do not accept spontaneous applications via email.

For this position, you must be able to present a valid extract from the criminal record register before employment can begin.

The position is filled subject to necessary decisions being made.

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Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent.