Cook with Supervisory Responsibility for the Meal Services Unit, Vaxholm Municipality

At Vaxholm Municipality, a small municipality with high ambitions, you are given great responsibility and opportunities to make an impact. Here you work in operations with excellent results, in a beautiful and safe environment. In surveys, our employees rank us as one of Sweden's best municipalities to work in. Our values—Collaboration, Commitment, and Respect—create community and help us with our socially important mission. The Department of Children and Education in Vaxholm is characterized by strong school results, a high proportion of qualified teachers, and a preschool that contributes to a good start in life. Here you have excellent opportunities to develop in your role while enjoying close proximity and support from colleagues and supervisors. About the Role The Meal Services Unit in Vaxholm Municipality is responsible for meals in the municipality's preschools and schools and is part of the Department of Children and Education. We are approximately 25 employees who prepare and serve around 2,000 meals every day. For us, the meal is more than food on a plate. Through good, nutritious, and sustainable meals, we contribute to children's and students' health, well-being, and learning. We cook from scratch using quality ingredients and strive to create positive meal experiences every day. Now we are looking for you—someone who loves cooking and wants to combine kitchen craftsmanship with the opportunity to influence menus, develop operations, and lead daily work together with your team in the Söderfjärds School kitchen. This kitchen produces approximately 700 portions per day, of which around 250 are served on-site and the remainder are distributed to schools and preschools in the municipality. Responsibilities In this role, you lead and organize the daily work of a team consisting of one additional cook and two kitchen assistants, while being an active part of production yourself. You are a key person in the meal services unit and an important link between the Söderfjärds kitchen and the facilities that receive our food. You work closely with the meal services director, school principals, teachers, and educators. You are responsible for planning menus for both Söderfjärds School and the facilities that receive meals from the kitchen. The role also includes responsibility for procurement, the kitchen's budget, quality control, and quality assurance. What We're Looking For You have a genuine interest in cooking, ingredients, and creating joy through food You are structured, solution-oriented, and have strong organizational skills You easily build good relationships with colleagues, school leadership, and other partners You have natural leadership qualities and create conditions for colleagues to develop, take responsibility, and succeed together You are proactive and want to contribute to the development of the Söderfjärds kitchen and the meal services unit You see meals as an important part of children's and students' health, well-being, and learning Qualifications Documented experience working in and supervising a large-scale kitchen Documented experience with budget monitoring and menu planning Cook training/certification Experience with special diets and training in food hygiene and HACCP Excellent Swedish language skills, both spoken and written Terms and Conditions If you are offered the position, you must provide a certificate from the Swedish Police criminal record register. Read more on the Police website: Digitalt registerutdrag | Polismyndigheten (polisen.se) Recruitment will be conducted on a rolling basis, so the position may be filled before the application deadline. We use a 6-month probationary period before a permanent contract. Vaxholm Municipality practices competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and preventing discrimination. Please note that your application is a public document according to the principle of public access, which means your application materials can be requested. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EES, or Switzerland, you must be able to provide a valid residence/work permit or demonstrate that you are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Regarding our recruitment process, we have made decisions about recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar services.

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