Ludvigsborgsskolan Central Kitchen
We are now hiring a chef for Ludvigsborgsskolan's central kitchen.
Meal Service in Västervik Municipality is looking for a cheerful, creative, and organized person to strengthen the team at Ludvigsborgsskolan's central kitchen. With us, you'll work preparing nutritious, sustainable, and varied meals for children and students in an operation where quality, service, and care are at the center.
The meals follow the municipality's guidelines and are based on a holistic approach where health, quality, and sustainability are central. We offer varied menus with as few pre-made and semi-finished products as possible and actively work to develop climate-smart meals and sustainable ingredient use.
As a chef, you'll be responsible for preparing lunch for approximately 1,500–2,000 portions for preschool children and elementary and after-school program students. The work also includes being able to step in and prepare special diet meals in the special diet kitchen at Ludvigsborgsskolan when needed, as we apply job rotation in our operation.
Your Responsibilities
As a chef with Meal Service, you'll work with:
Preparing lunch according to Västervik Municipality's menu
Ingredient-based cooking, with focus on nutritious and sustainable meals according to the municipality's meal policy
Handling and preparing special diets according to applicable guidelines
Work in the school cafeteria, including daily contact with upper secondary students and staff
Ordering, delivery inspection, and unpacking of goods
Dishwashing, cleaning, and hygiene procedures
Self-inspection and work according to HACCP
Your Qualifications
We're looking for someone with education in the restaurant and food program or equivalent competence that the employer deems comparable. We'd like you to have good knowledge of special diets and food hygiene. It's advantageous if you've worked in school kitchens and have practical experience with the entire cooking process.
We value that you have a strong interest in preparing nutritious, sustainable, and varied food and that you work according to Meal Service's ambition to create food that is healthy, climate-smart, and sustainable.
As a person, you're organized, self-directed, have good collaborative skills, and a service-oriented approach, especially in contact with children and students.
We'd appreciate if you're flexible, take responsibility, and have the ability to plan your work. You thrive in an operation where quality, child perspective, and development are central and where meals are seen as an important part of the school day. For this position, you must have basic computer skills and master the Swedish language in both speech and writing.
Additional Information
A Category B driver's license with experience of manual transmission is required for this position. Since the work involves contact with children, you must be able to provide an extract from the police criminal record upon a job offer.
Working hours are Monday–Friday and we as your employer provide a secure employment with good benefits.
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