Vacant job

Work in the kitchen with us at our lovely “Diner” & Café at the Vineyard in Fjärås!

We are looking for: CHEF(S)

We are looking for chefs at 50–100% depending on agreement.

Start immediately or by agreement, with the possibility of extension to a permanent year-round position.

Extra work on an hourly basis will also be needed during the summer! Please mark your application with “ExtraChef”.

Who are we?

We are the family-run, popular vineyard where 1960s Sweden collides with the American countryside. In a lovely rural setting outside Fjärås, you will find this pleasant excursion destination for the whole family! In our Café, Restaurant & Bar, we offer homemade baked goods, our own soft-serve ice cream, and from-scratch meals made with local ingredients in a charming retro style. Here, grandma’s cake recipes coexist with smashburgers, artisanal pizza, and plenty of other delicious treats from both our Halland culinary tradition and American diner culture. Here you can enjoy locally produced drinks, wine from our partner vineyards across Europe, and in the near future, our own produced wine! Outside the winery, you can admire Roland’s beautiful cars, and the children can burn off energy! We also have a small mini-farm shop, host conferences, weddings, and other bookings outside regular opening hours.

In the kitchen, we work with local ingredients and products from local artisans. We do everything we can from scratch. We take pride in what we do and want every dish that leaves the kitchen to taste fantastic, look appealing, and give the guest that little extra touch to their experience! We work as a team, and everyone greets guests with a smile and a helping hand, from the dishwasher to the manager!

Who are you?

You are passionate about the guest experience and working as a team together with your colleagues in the kitchen and dining room to achieve this common goal! You have an eye for keeping things neat and fresh, making the guest feel seen, ensuring employees enjoy their work, and you like juggling multiple tasks!

You are responsible and genuine, and are not afraid to jump in with dishwashing and cleaning where needed! For you, it is natural to follow daily and weekly cleaning routines in the kitchen and help take responsibility for ensuring everything gets done, and that we help each other to reduce food waste and make it easier for your colleague who comes after you!

You have an interest in food and good ingredients but are unpretentious in your approach! You also think it’s a fun thing to work based on our theme: Swedish Retro Style meets American Diner! Serving “simple grub” like pizza and burgers, but doing it in a unique way that is “next level” suits you well! You also think it’s fun to take on our diner specials of plated dishes with a bit more prep, theme nights, wedding dinners, and the like. You can imagine helping with prep for the Café if needed (baking according to clear recipes and with access to guidance from our Pastry Chef & Chocolatier).

We believe you have a few years of experience working in a kitchen and feel comfortable occasionally (during quieter periods) being alone in our small, efficient kitchen, prepping various components (from mayonnaise to chopping vegetables, slow-cooking meat, baking bread, etc.), setting up your station(s) for service, writing down what needs to be ordered, and then cooking and serving the food à la carte based on tickets. And of course, afterwards, washing up, cleaning down the kitchen, taking out the trash, etc.

You enjoy working evenings and weekends (as our main opening hours are initially Thursday–Sunday: Thursday & Friday 16:00–late, Saturday 12:00–late (an early and a late shift that can alternate on the schedule) and Sunday daytime 12:00–18:00).

• Next year, we expect an expansion to all days of the week during the high season, and working hours may then become more varied.

You have a driver’s license and access to a car, or alternatively, you live nearby, or otherwise have easy access to and from the Vineyard.

Application:

Via email to [email protected]

Mark the email: Chef

Tell us a little about yourself as a person, what you think you can contribute to us, and why you think you would thrive here! Please attach a CV & references if available! Don’t forget to mention your age, and feel free to send a photo to make your application more personal!

OBS, only serious applications with the ability to actually commute to and from work, thank you!

For questions:

Primarily via SMS to Milly at 0733 76 52 05, so I will get back to you as soon as I have the opportunity! We can also arrange a time to be called there!

It is also perfectly fine to email!

OBS, no applications are answered via SMS, only shorter questions!

We hope you want to be part of our unique destination! We look forward to hearing from YOU so we can talk further!