Umeå is a city in development - with new neighborhoods, exciting projects and a clear goal to grow sustainably. The technical and property administration plays a central role in the municipality's work. Within the administration, over 1,000 employees work in five different operations: Property, Streets and Parks, Digital Transition and IT, Meal Service and Cleaning and Operations Service. Meal service in Umeå municipality has an important task: to provide the municipality's schools and elderly care with nutritious and good meals. We want to inspire good health and joy around food, and together with our colleagues in schools and care, we strive to create positive dining experiences for our guests. Are you someone who is driven to make a difference through your work and who wants to contribute to healthy meals for our residents? Then you could be the person we are looking for for the role of Meal Assistant! Working as a meal assistant As a meal assistant, you play a key role in supporting the daily work of the kitchen and creating a pleasant meal environment for our diners. Working closely with both colleagues and diners, you will help maintain the high quality of our service and ensure a pleasant dining experience. We constantly strive to improve both flavors and work processes to make the meals as good as possible. As a meal assistant, you will work with, among other things: Preparing and serving meals and handling special diets Washing dishes and cleaning kitchen and serving areas Handling orders and keeping kitchen equipment in order About you We are looking for someone who enjoys working with food and people. You have a degree in catering or equivalent and previous experience of working in a commercial kitchen. You have basic computer skills and experience of handling orders and simple administration. You have basic knowledge of Swedish both in speech and writing As a person, you are service-oriented, positive and thrive in an environment where you can contribute to well-being and quality in everyday life. You are thorough and have good collaboration skills and a genuine interest in service. You are responsible, flexible and enterprising - you like to find new ways to improve and develop your work together with colleagues. About the workplace Welcome to the kitchen in Stöcke, just one mile south of Umeå, in the middle of the beautiful agricultural countryside. Here we cook with care - for both preschool and school - and every day we serve about 350 portions to hungry children and students. We also provide lunch for a nearby preschool. You will work in a dedicated team with two chefs and a meal assistant. Together we create good, nutritious meals that lay the foundation for good health and happy children. Do you want to help us create a sustainable and pleasant meal experience for the municipality's residents? Then we would like to meet you! When hiring, an extract from the police's criminal record must be presented, due to the law on suitability control. Welcome with your application! About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has about 440 managers and the business is divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.