Temporary Position: Cooks for Lerum Municipality

Lerums kommun · Full-time

Bagges Torg, Lerum, Sweden

Lerum Municipality is known for its beautiful natural surroundings with lakes and forests. The municipality has 3,200 employees and 43,000 residents and expects significant growth in the coming years. Lerum is only 20 minutes away from Gothenburg and is currently in a development-intensive period with many exciting projects underway, from schools to housing. The municipality works to ensure good service, high welfare, and a thriving business climate. Dagens Samhälle named Lerum the winner in the category of major city municipalities (2025) - an award based on an extensive comparison of 290 Swedish municipalities in areas such as schools, healthcare and social services, economy, culture and leisure, attractiveness, business, and future factors such as digitalization and civil preparedness. About the Staffing Unit Lerum Municipality's Staffing Unit employs temporary workers to cover absences of regular staff. This can be for shorter or longer periods. As a temporary worker, you are employed on an intermittent basis and receive work shift inquiries on an ongoing basis. Inquiries may come the same day or with longer notice. Through a digital booking system, you indicate your availability and can submit interest applications for work shifts. Before you start, you will receive an introduction in one of our large kitchens. Work shifts are scheduled during daytime on weekdays. Weekend shifts may also occur in the kitchens at our elderly care facilities. Shift lengths vary, but the minimum is 4 hours. 2 position(s). WORK DUTIES You contribute to making every meal a positive experience for our guests. As a cook, you are responsible for preparing, cooking, and serving nutritious and well-prepared meals with quality and care as the focus. We have a straightforward working approach in our kitchens and help each other with tasks. Work takes place primarily in large kitchens, but also in smaller kitchens for those with more extensive cooking experience. Your work duties: • Prepare and cook meals according to menu and dietary policies • Serve food and provide good service to our guests • Common tasks such as dishwashing, cleaning, and self-inspection • Work in accordance with the municipality's vision focusing on organic purchases, reduced food waste, and climate-smart meals QUALIFICATIONS Who are you? We are looking for someone who is independent, service-oriented, and responsible. You work in a structured manner, collaborate well with others, and have the ability to switch between different tasks without compromising quality or pace. You take responsibility, are proactive, and see what needs to be done whether you work in a team or independently. Collaboration and a straightforward approach are important to you, and you have a good ability to adapt to different kitchens and routines. Qualifications: • At least three years of experience working independently as a cook in several different kitchens. Alternatively, you are a trained cook with at least one year of relevant professional experience • Documented knowledge/training in food hygiene and self-inspection • Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written • Basic computer skills Desirable qualifications include training in special diets and experience as a cook in large kitchens. Important to know Before a job offer is made, an acceptable extract from the Police Authority's criminal record must be provided. You order the criminal record yourself. When you submit your application, you will receive more information in the automated response and a link to the police website to place your order. Employment type: Fixed-term contract. Duration: 3-6 months. Working hours: Daytime. Lerum Municipality is covered by the Main Agreement HÖK https://skr.se/kollektivavtal/huvudoverenskommelsehok.8204.html and the collective agreement General Provisions AB https://skr.se/kollektivavtal/allmannabestammelserab.655.html. We apply individual and differentiated salary setting, and your individual salary is influenced by both the difficulty level of the position and your competence and experience. In accordance with the salary transparency directive, we have published salary statistics on our website, and you can find information about our collective agreement, our employee benefits, and the applicable salary range for this position here: https://lerum.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobba-hos-oss/din-lon-och-dina-formaner Neither the employer nor the job seeker is bound by this information. This information serves only as guidance for you as a job seeker. As an employee at Lerum Municipality, you may be required to use personal Bank-ID in service for identification in, for example, system login or other verification. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process, we ask you to submit your application via this link, not by email or in paper format. We warmly welcome your application! For this recruitment, we have already decided on the recruitment channels we wish to use. We politely but firmly decline to be contacted regarding additional offers for recruitment services, advertising, and recruitment assistance.