Help us create culinary experiences every day!

The meal service in Umeå Municipality has an important mission: to provide the municipality’s schools and senior care facilities with delicious and nutritious meals. We want to inspire good health and joy around food, and together with our colleagues in schools and care facilities, we strive to create positive dining experiences for our guests.

Are you someone who is driven to make a difference through your work and who wants to contribute to healthy meals for our residents? Then you might be the person we’re looking for to fill the role of chef!

About the Position

This position will be based in the kitchen at Carlshöjdsskolan. Carlshöjdsskolan is a school for students from preschool through 6th grade. Currently, we prepare approximately 350 meals. The kitchen staff consists of two chefs and two food service assistants. We work closely with the school and serve breakfast, lunch, and snacks every weekday throughout the year. We have a well-established rotation of tasks in the kitchen, and it’s important to us that we enjoy working together.

As a chef with us, you’ll lead and plan the work in the kitchen, playing a central role in creating high-quality meals. Together with your colleagues in the kitchen, you’ll create a pleasant dining environment for our guests. You’ll work closely with both colleagues and guests and help maintain the high quality of our service. Our kitchen is a place where every dish we serve is an opportunity to make a difference, whether it’s food for preschoolers or for our senior citizens. We constantly strive to improve both flavors and work processes to make the meals as good as possible.

The job involves physically demanding tasks.

Your Responsibilities

• Planning and preparing meals, including special diets.
• Self-inspection and invoice processing.
• Ordering and purchasing ingredients.
• Processing meal orders in the food management system.
• Washing dishes and maintaining both the kitchen and equipment.
• Daily interaction with our diners, colleagues, and host facilities

About You

We’re looking for someone with a genuine interest in food and a passion for creating flavorful, nutritious, high-quality meals. You are service-oriented and value providing our guests with a positive dining experience. As a person, you are organized, meticulous, and quality-conscious. You are happy to take the initiative, enjoy collaborating with others, and view development and improvement efforts as a natural part of the business. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Requirements

• Chef training.
• Experience working in a commercial kitchen.
• Strong ability to express yourself in Swedish, both verbally and in writing.
• A valid police background check, in accordance with the Act on Suitability Checks.

Would you like to help us create a sustainable and enjoyable dining experience for the municipality’s residents?

If so, we’d love for you to submit an application—you’re warmly welcome!

Additional Information

This is a full-time temporary position, starting January 11, 2027, through September 10, 2027.

About Umeå Municipality

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

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

Our team is 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.