Cook or caterer for the canteen at Alfa Laval in Kolding – good culinary craftsmanship, good colleagues and attractive working hours (maternity leave cover)

Location
6000 Kolding
Working hours
Full-time
Posted
9 November 2026
Application deadline
30 November 2026
Category
Cook

About the job

Would you like to create good food from scratch, work with everything from hot dishes to richly topped open-faced sandwiches, and have skilled colleagues around you?

At Alfa Laval in Kolding you will be part of a strong kitchen community where we share our love of food, help each other and have evenings and weekends off.

So maybe it’s you we look forward to welcoming as our new colleague in a maternity leave cover.

A kitchen with high professionalism and strong togetherness

In the canteen we cook daily for around 450 guests from both production and offices, spread over two locations. In addition we provide meeting catering in a house with lots of activity.

You will become part of a kitchen team of 9 colleagues, where we have high ambitions for the food and take pride in giving guests good culinary experiences. We have a strong professional community, help each other and share both ideas and good laughs along the way.

Your daily life – use your craft across the entire kitchen

As a cook with us you will have a versatile day with rotation between the kitchen's different sections. You will go all the way round and work with everything from hot and cold dishes to crispy salads, open sandwiches and baking.

Together with your colleagues you will, among other things

  • Prepare tasty food with a focus on quality, taste and presentation
  • Contribute ideas and inspiration for dishes and servings
  • Provide meeting catering and servings for events
  • Collaborate with the team to ensure good flow in daily production
  • Take joint responsibility for food hygiene and self-check

Who are you?

You are a trained chef, caterer or have another relevant kitchen professional background and experience from a professional kitchen. You have solid gastronomic craft, love for good food and a desire to become part of the team.

We particularly emphasize that you

  • Have an eye for quality, taste and the small details
  • Work independently and maintain an overview – even when the pace increases
  • Are flexible and enjoy working across the kitchen’s sections
  • Contribute with good humor, helpfulness and positive energy

What you can look forward to

  • A maternity leave cover of 37 hours per week for the period January 4 to March 5, 2027
  • Good working hours Monday–Friday 06:00-14:00 (30 minutes shorter workday on Fridays)
  • A nice kitchen with good conditions for gastronomic craftsmanship
  • A strong kitchen community with skilled and helpful colleagues
  • Good employment terms according to agreement with 11% employer paid pension, 10% flexible account, health scheme and employee discounts

Have we whetted your appetite?

Then send us your CV today. We invite to interviews on an ongoing basis.

Perhaps it is you we will soon be able to welcome in the kitchen at Alfa Laval in Kolding.

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