Our administration employs over 1,000 staff members across five different divisions: Real Estate, Streets and Parks, Digital Transformation & IT, Food Services, and Cleaning and Facility Services. We plan, build, and maintain properties, roads, and outdoor environments. We provide transportation services and handle internal assignments to ensure the municipality’s operations run smoothly. For example, we ensure that the IT environment functions properly and is secure, that our facilities are kept clean, and that the municipality’s schools and housing facilities can serve healthy meals. What unites us is our desire to make everyday life easier for Umeå’s more than 130,000 residents.

Meal services in the Municipality of Umeå include the preparation and serving of lunches in preschools, elementary and middle schools, high schools, restaurants, and a number of senior care facilities. Our mission is to provide excellent service and nutritious, healthy meals for our diners and, together with school and care staff, to foster an understanding of the importance of food for good health and well-being. Through public meal services, we contribute to public health and sustainable development.

Berghemsskolan is a preschool through 6th-grade school with approximately 250 students. Adjacent to the school cafeteria is a preschool with four classes, as well as Umeå’s 24-hour preschool, to which we deliver meals daily.

Our newly renovated and well-equipped kitchen provides an excellent environment for inspiring work. The school is just the right size, with happy children, dedicated educators, and close collaboration focused on our diners’ well-being, health, and dining experiences.

Would you like to help create delicious dining experiences for children while becoming part of a dedicated and welcoming team? Then you might be the chef we’re looking for!

Your Responsibilities

As a chef, you’ll be responsible for leading and planning kitchen operations to ensure they run smoothly, all in accordance with Måltidsservice’s business plan and policy documents. When needed, you’ll also help out in other kitchens.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing delicious and nutritious meals: breakfast, lunch, and snacks, including special diets.
• Place orders for ingredients and supplies in accordance with procurement procedures.
• Plan the daily work in the kitchen.
• Wash dishes and clean according to self-inspection procedures.

Working hours are during the day, Monday through Friday.

About You

To succeed and thrive in the role of chef with us, you must be responsible, organized, and have a genuine passion for food. You’re a good team player and contribute to a positive work environment, while also being able to plan and carry out your work independently. Furthermore, you’re flexible and solution-oriented, with the ability to handle a sometimes fast-paced work environment without compromising on quality, hygiene, and safety. Providing excellent service is second nature to you, and you’re committed to offering healthy options to our most valued guests and encouraging them to try new flavors and experiences. We place great emphasis on personal fit.

Requirements

• Culinary training or equivalent experience.
• Several years of experience working as a chef.
• Good command of the Swedish language, both spoken and written, to ensure clear and

  clear communication with students and colleagues.

• A valid criminal record check, in accordance with the Act on Suitability Checks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a public kitchen.

Heavy lifting is required at the workplace.

Interviews are being conducted on an ongoing basis, so we warmly welcome your application today!

About Umeå Municipality

Umeå Municipality is the region’s largest employer, with over 13,000 essential employees. Our organization is divided into nine departments, and together we work to ensure that Umeå grows thoughtfully. Our core values are based on a focus on citizens, transparency, trust, and continuous improvement. With us, you’ll work on missions vital to society, helping to ensure that Umeå remains a safe, secure, and fun place to live.

Umeå is northern Sweden’s largest city, offering a rich variety of experiences and opportunities. We’re a city of community organizations and culture that offers a richer life even outside of work. Here you can learn more about what it’s like to live in Umeå: Moving to Umeå Municipality

We’re growing, so maybe we’re looking for you? Do you want more, too? We offer fair working conditions, great benefits, and excellent opportunities for lifelong learning, as well as jobs that are important to everyone who lives and works here. We look forward to hearing from you.