Chef at Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet

GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN · Vollzeit

Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Schweden

Description Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet has approximately 2,000 students and 220 staff members. The school is centrally located in Göteborg and offers an inspiring environment with a rich history. Hvitfeldtska's kitchen is the largest school kitchen in Göteborg City. We operate two restaurants where we serve up to 3,000 students nutritious and delicious school meals. In the school restaurant, we also have a student café. Our guests come not only from Hvitfeldtska but also from other schools. The kitchen also provides extensive catering services to Hvitfeldtska and other schools. We work to create a work environment where we feel trust, a desire to learn, and strive for each other's success. In addition to our shared guiding principles of engagement, creativity, and competitiveness, we also embrace joy, collaboration, and the will to together develop and improve our operations so that it contributes positively to our students' learning. Job Responsibilities We are looking for a chef to join our team! You will be part of a larger whole where your work plays an important role in the school's operations. We are seeking someone who sees possibilities, is solution-oriented, and wants to help develop our school restaurant. Your direct supervisor is the kitchen manager, who is ultimately responsible for the school restaurant's operations. The sous chef leads and distributes the daily work in the kitchen. In your immediate work group, there are six colleagues who produce and develop the meals served, along with 10 meal assistants. As a chef, you work within the financial framework of the operation. You maintain quality and develop meals in line with current guidelines while taking into account students' feedback. For us, it is important to focus on the joy of food every day. We also prepare special diets and vegetarian meals, so it is important that you have good knowledge in this area. Your responsibilities include planning and preparing school meals including special diets, pre- and post-meal kitchen work, bread baking, dishwashing and food waste management. You will order supplies and actively work with self-inspection. You take significant responsibility for ensuring that food safety and workplace safety laws are applied and followed in practical work. You work toward a sustainable society by, among other things, minimizing food waste, increasing the proportion of organic raw materials and vegetarian meals, and thinking climate-smart. Qualifications We are looking for you who are trained as a chef at upper secondary level and who have HACCP training. You have at least 6 years of documented experience in large-scale kitchens and restaurants where you have worked with special diets and vegetarian cooking. You have good knowledge of food hygiene and experience working with self-inspection. The position requires the ability to write, read, and communicate in Swedish as you will have frequent contact with staff and students. To contribute to good service in the role of chef, you need to have strong engagement and interest in food and the restaurant industry. You adapt easily and adjust your working methods based on changed conditions and new information. You can quickly change your perspective and approach and see opportunities in changes. Furthermore, you act independently based on what the situation requires. You are organized and have good organizational skills. You work for both time efficiency and cost efficiency and have the ability to plan both short-term and long-term. As a person, you are characterized by engagement, good judgment, and strong teamwork skills. You can prioritize your tasks, make decisions, collaborate on the restaurant's tasks, and work toward implementing decisions. You are confident in your role, are a good team player, and have a solution-focused approach. You appreciate differences in your colleagues and are a role model for others. You have the ability to work with others to accomplish tasks and achieve goals. By being interested and creating understanding for others, you work toward a respectful work environment. You have the interest, willingness, and ability to help others and you strive to offer solutions. We consider a service-oriented approach to be self-evident, and as a person you are balanced, positive, and observant in your customer interactions. Order and cleanliness are prerequisites for working in the school restaurant. You are economical and environmentally conscious, must be able to work both in a group and independently. The work pace will occasionally be high, so it is especially important that you are organized, flexible, and problem-solving. The work requires good physical fitness. Other Information Residential duties. To your interview, you must bring your passport/national ID and possibly proof of residence permit if you have citizenship outside the EU/EES. This is so that we as an employer can verify your identity and ensure that you have the right to work in Sweden. With reference to the laws regulating background checks, anyone offered this position must provide an extract from the criminal register before an employment contract can be established. For positions with education requirements, if you advance in the recruitment process, you will be asked to submit documentation that confirms your education, such as credentials or diplomas. You can also attach these directly to your application. Want to know more about salary and our benefits? You can read more about this directly on our website. You will also find comprehensive salary statistics for the major professional groups within Göteborg City: Salary, compensation and benefits at Göteborg City We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance. About Us Our vision is for Göteborg to be an internationally leading education and knowledge city. The Education Administration in Göteborg operates within municipal upper secondary schools, adult education, vocational higher education, adapted upper secondary school, comvux as adapted education, and study and career guidance. In our work, we have a clear student focus that places knowledge and skills in a context where intrinsic motivation, co-creation, and a desire to learn are important ingredients. We work based on the equal value and rights of all people. Together, we create a work environment where both students and employees are involved and work toward each other's success.