Vacant job

Do you want to lead a socially vital operation that contributes to health, well-being, and quality of life for children, students, and the elderly every day? Do you want to combine leadership with development, quality, and sustainable public meals?

About the Operations and Services Department

At the Operations and Services Department, we create a secure, sustainable, and well-functioning everyday life for residents, operations, and visitors in Karlskrona Municipality. Here, dedicated employees work in areas ranging from facility maintenance, service, and catering to IT, water and wastewater, port operations, and customer service.

We are a workplace characterized by collaboration, responsibility, and pride. Here, service, quality, and development meet – and regardless of whether you work with meal services, technology, or operational support, you are an important part of the municipality's pulse.

As a manager here, you will have a varied and meaningful daily life close to the operations, where your leadership and ideas make a real difference.

About the Job

As the Head of Catering (Cost Chef), you have overall responsibility for the meal operations within one of six geographical areas in Karlskrona Municipality. The role includes responsibility for meal production for preschools, schools, upper secondary schools, and elderly care.

The Catering Department consists of 56 kitchens and approximately 200 skilled and engaged employees. You lead the operations with a focus on quality, development, sustainability, and a good working environment, ensuring that the meals maintain high quality and contribute to the municipality's overall goals.

You are part of the Catering Department's management group and work closely with five other Head of Catering managers. Together, you drive development and improvement work in a close, non-hierarchical, and collegial collaboration.

In the role of Head of Catering, you are responsible for:

• Leading and developing the operations based on political goals, assignments, and given economic frameworks
• Having responsibility for personnel, working environment, and budget
• Ensuring quality, efficiency, and equal meal services
• Driving improvement and development work with a focus on quality and sustainability
• Working systematically with follow-up, analysis, and continuous improvements
• Collaborating with other managers, operations, and partners
• Actively contributing to the Catering Department's joint development through overarching areas of responsibility, such as preparedness, procurement, menu planning, or training initiatives

About You

As a leader, you are secure, clear, and engaged, and have extensive experience working in kitchens/large-scale catering. You thrive in a managerial role and have the ability to lead both people and operations towards common goals. You work in a structured manner, are close to the operations, and easily build trust and good relationships. You see change as a natural part of the development process and have the ability to drive improvements together with your employees. You are communicative, non-hierarchical, and actively contribute to a good collaborative climate and a good working environment.

Requirements

• Academic education in a relevant field, or other education/experience that the employer deems equivalent
• Experience in managerial or leading positions in kitchens/large-scale catering
• Experience with personnel, working environment, and budget responsibility
• Experience in quality and development work
• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish
• Valid B-driver's license

Merits

• Managerial training
• Experience working in a public or politically governed organization

For your information

The position is a permanent full-time employment (100%) in Karlskrona Municipality with the workplace in Karlskrona. Start date by agreement. Probation period may apply. Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

About Karlskrona Municipality

Karlskrona is a municipality with strong optimism for the future and development ambitions. Here, a unique World Heritage site environment meets the proximity to the sea and modern operations. Approximately 6,000 employees work in the municipality.

We offer attractive benefits, such as extra vacation days from a certain age, wellness allowance, free swimming in the municipality's swimming halls, and a favorable occupational pension agreement.

Application

In this recruitment, Karlskrona Municipality collaborates with Adecco.

The position is advertised during the summer, but the actual recruitment process will only start in mid-August. You are warmly welcome to submit your application now, and we will get back to you when the process is underway after the summer holiday.

However, the last application date is 2026-08-16.

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, you are warmly welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Carina Falck at [email protected] or by phone at 0736-847245. (On leave 9/7-9/8)

Questions about the position

Johanna Lindholm, Department Manager
0455 321 14 36

Union representatives:
Nicklas Lundström, Vision – 0455 303 26 1
Roger Thelin, Kommunal – 072 318 18 20

We welcome you who want to contribute to a Karlskrona that is welcoming, secure, and sustainable now and in the future.