Kitchen Manager for our canteen in Østerbro - Center for Real Estate

Would you like an exciting job in our professional canteen at the Center for IT and MedTech, under Region Hovedstaden's Center for Properties?

So apply for the job as kitchen manager now if you want and are prepared to become part of a dynamic workplace in continual development with plenty of diverse tasks within kitchen work.

We are looking for a 1st kitchen manager, who will be responsible for the daily work planning for a total of 8 employees, be the hub in the team and participate in the daily production. You must also ensure that food of high quality is delivered, and that the service is top.

We have been nominated for U/NORD's prize for Apprenticeship of the Year, as well as Region H’s leadership prize under the theme Humane Leadership, which we are very proud of.

About the job

We are a canteen serving Region Hovedstaden's Center for IT and MedTech at Borgervænget 5, 2100 Copenhagen Ø. You will be part of a team of 8 colleagues who together handle the daily service for about 800 employees.

You will have close cooperation with our canteen at Regionsgården in Hillerød.

You are initially expected to work at Borgervænget 5-7, 2100 København Ø, but you will be employed in Region Hovedstaden.

If you are passionate about producing everything from scratch with seasonal ingredients and a focus on sustainability, food waste and ecology, then you will have ample opportunity here to unfold your skills. We are working to achieve the Organic Dining Silver Mark.

Responsibilities

You must be prepared for a busy and challenging everyday with the following tasks

• Production of both cold and green/hot/warm dishes
• Baking
• Salad buffet
• Daily cleaning/dishwashing in the kitchen
• Menu planning

About you

The position requires that you are trained as a smørrebrødsjomfru (open-faced sandwich expert), cook or nutrition assistant or have extensive experience from a similar position

We expect that you;

• Have leadership experience from a similar position
• Are a flexible and positive team player who is prepared to help each other
• Produce high-quality food with creativity
• Want to make a difference for people who can sometimes have a hard time
• Are positive and eager to take on new tasks
• Have humor and good spirits and can handle periods of peak workload
• Are stable and have good practical hand-on skills
• Have a good overview and are service-minded and accommodating
• Are a good contributor to the good working environment
• Have IT knowledge, including Outlook and Office suite

We offer

• A workplace with a focus on high well-being among employees
• Skilled and engaged colleagues who like humor and can have a smile on their faces
• A workplace in development with a strong focus on sustainability, food waste and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
• A workplace with many challenges and great employee influence in a canteen that emphasizes good hygiene, quality and good service
• A busy workplace under constant development, where there is close contact to the customers
• Good colleagues

Additional information

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact the subject leader Laila Borgstrøm at tel.: 29642780 on weekdays from 9-15.

Salary and employment terms

Employment is according to one of the following collective agreements. The starting salary may vary depending on your seniority, experience, education and the geographical location of the workplace.

Collective agreements

• Collective agreement regarding wages and working conditions for craftsmen, including installers, electronics technicians, electronics technicians, data technicians, hairdressers, bakers, confectioners' journeymen, earplug technicians and cooks - 32.23.1
• Collective agreement for non-supervisory staff in the Health Card union area 32.17.1

Positions

• Cook
• Nutrition assistant

In addition to the starting salary you may have

• Right to allowances according to local pre-agreements.
• Right to special allowances, e.g., for evening, night and weekend work.
• Possibility to negotiate individual allowances depending on the position as well as your experience and qualifications.

The weekly working hours are 37 hours, arranged by agreement between 7:00 – 15:00 on weekdays. In addition you are required to be available for evening events about once a month.

Expected start date 1 November/December 2026.

Application procedure

Send your application, CV and other relevant documents via the link on this page.

The application deadline is Friday 27 November 2026, but we will call for interviews on an ongoing basis.

About Center for Properties

Center for Properties (CEJ) is the corporate center in Region Hovedstaden, which manages the region's property portfolio of about 2 million square meters with everything from listed properties to hospital construction.

Together we shall create, operate and optimize the physical framework for Region Hovedstaden's hospitals, companies and centers as well as handle related property services. We are helping to ensure optimal physical environments for the region's approx. 40,000 employees and for the patients who should feel waited for and welcome, wherever they come on the region's premises.

We are in the process of creating a strong professional environment with good development opportunities for CEJ's approx. 800 employees. The ambition is to be a strong and valued partner so that together with the region's other employees we create a good experience for the patients. At CEJ we create an important part of the foundation for a well-functioning health system.

See and read more about Center for Properties here.