The position is placed within the Business Support and Service department, which is one of eight departments in Linköping Municipality. Within the department, the municipality's internal services and service functions are gathered. We contribute to the development of the municipality's activities and cross-municipal service solutions. Do you want to improve the everyday life, future and quality of life for Linköpingites? With us you can combine important assignments with a meaningful everyday life. Welcome to us! Your tasks As a cook at Lägerbålet you are responsible for serving breakfast, lunch and snacks, as well as special diets in accordance with applicable agreements. You are responsible for digitally ordering food and other products from our contracted suppliers. You are also responsible for ensuring that the correct products are used. Self-inspection is also part of the role, and you will work with all occurring tasks in the kitchen such as serving, cleaning and dishwashing. Together with your colleagues you will work to produce well-prepared food for children and service users. One of the cook positions also includes work as a manager, which means you are responsible for distributing work in the kitchen and have operational and quality responsibility at the workplace. Your workplace Food & Restaurant is responsible for meal preparation for Linköping's preschools, primary schools, secondary schools and elderly care. In our 70 kitchens, 250 employees currently work preparing approximately 26,000 portions of food per day, served in our own school restaurants or delivered to preschools and elderly care. Our assignment is to offer our customers an affordable meal that is well-prepared and nutritious. We care that our activities are characterized by good quality and professionalism. We base ourselves on our goals and quality standards to prepare food according to the season and as much as possible from scratch and close to the guest to promote health and take into account the environment and climate. Do you want to be part of starting something from scratch? We are now looking for a cook and a manager/cook at Lägerbålet, a completely new unit located in Skarpan, next to Bäckskolan. Lägerbålet will open in early 2027 and the facility will house both a preschool and a nursing home. In the shared kitchen, breakfast, lunch and snacks are prepared for the preschool's approximately 100 children, and lunch and dinner for the nursing home's approximately 90 service users. Working hours are daytime Monday - Friday. We provide you with information to give you the right conditions to do a good job, a wellness allowance that you can use for health-promoting physical activity, and we provide free work clothes. You who are applying We are looking for you who have a secondary education in restaurant and food, large-scale catering education or other education that the employer deems equivalent. Alternatively, equivalent work experience as assessed by the employer. Furthermore, we are looking for you who have several years of work experience in cooking. It is a requirement that you have knowledge regarding special diets. For the position we require that you have several years of work experience in this area. It is meritorious if you have experience working with school meals and digitally ordering goods. Furthermore, we require that you have good computer skills as part of the work is done via the computer. The work requires good knowledge of the Swedish language in speech and writing to ensure food quality, guest health and your own safety. You also need to have knowledge of applicable rules and guidelines regarding food hygiene and self-inspection. As a manager we consider it meritorious if you have experience working in a supervisory position. As a person you are confident, stable and have self-awareness. You have the ability to distinguish between the personal and professional and conduct yourself in a way that is adapted to the situation. Since the work involves working towards deadlines, we are looking for you who are calm, stable and controlled in stressful and pressured situations. Furthermore, you have the ability to put energy and commitment into your work. As a cook you work closely with other colleagues, which means you need to be able to work well with other people and have the ability to listen in and communicate constructively. According to the School Act (2010:800), excerpts from the criminal record register will be requested in this recruitment. Order your extract first if you are called for an interview. Welcome with your application! Other information You apply with e-identification. Do you lack e-identification? Contact the responsible HR consultant or manager and we will help you. Start date: January 2027 or by agreement Employment type: Permanent employment Employment degree: 100% Number of vacant positions: 2 Ref. no.: 17505 In this application you do not attach a personal letter. Please visit https://www.linkoping.se/arbete-och-lediga-jobb/jobba-hos-oss to read employee stories, benefits, collective agreements and salary statistics. Your commitment makes us better Within Linköping Municipality there are many opportunities, lots of knowledge and different areas of responsibility. We work together where your sense of responsibility is a valuable driving force. With your commitment, you are part of making Linköping even better.
- City
- Linköping
- Address
- Linköpings kommun, Leanlink
- GPS
- 58.4200361, 15.6226866
- Published
- 17. 8. 2026
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