On-call chefs @ Villa Copenhagen

Strawberry; København; On-site; DKK 193,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension program with health insurance

4 free hotel night stays per year

25% discount on food & beverages

Staff discounts and friends & family

Sweet deals on experiences and more

Job summary

Villa Copenhagen is seeking a skilled kitchen professional for an on-call hourly contract, reporting to the Head Chef of the respective kitchen section (Banquet or À la Carte).

You will maintain high standards of taste, presentation, and craftsmanship, ensuring smooth execution during busy services and events while adhering to HACCP guidelines. The role offers opportunities to grow within the Strawberry family and the Villa Copenhagen team.

Qualifications

• Solid kitchen experience from high-volume hotels, top-tier restaurants, or premium banquet operations.
• Passion for culinary craftsmanship and seasonal ingredients.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with calm overview and high precision.
• Strong team spirit, positive attitude, and great communication skills.
• Flexibility to take on shifts days, evenings, and weekends during busy peaks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain consistency and high standards in taste, presentation, and craftsmanship.
• Ensure smooth execution during busy services and event rollouts.
• Adhere to kitchen hygiene, food safety, and HACCP standards.
• Collaborate with kitchen and FOH to provide a seamless guest journey.

Skills

Solid kitchen experience

Passion for culinary craftsmanship

Fast-paced environment

Team spirit

Shift flexibility

Job description

Want to be a part of a fantastic adventure?

Villa Copenhagen is a social scene in Copenhagen allowing the past, present and future to come together in an inspiring, playful and authentic ambiance.

We live by our values - Contrast - Playful - Local. These values form our daily lives at Villa Copenhagen as well as guide us towards our vision of being the best hotel FOR the world.

Skills & qualifications needed

Solid kitchen experience - preferably from high-volume hotels, top-tier restaurants, or premium banquet operations.

Passion for culinary craftsmanship and working with quality seasonal ingredients.

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while keeping a calm overview and high precision.

Strong team spirit, a positive "can-do" attitude, and great communication skills.

Flexibility to take on shifts (days, evenings, and weekends) during busy peaks.

You identify with the following

You thrive in a high pressure and dynamic environment ensuring a consistently high level of productivity and operational standards paying particular attention to details. You are a true team player, approachable and have a can-do attitude. You are a Cosmopolitan spirit with a genuine love for Copenhagen and Mother Earth.

Responsibilities

Maintain consistency and strict standards in taste, presentation, and craftsmanship.

Ensure smooth, efficient execution during busy services and event rollouts.

Adhere to all kitchen hygiene, food safety, and HACCP standards.

Collaborate closely with the kitchen team and FOH to provide a seamless guest journey.

What we can offer (amongst other things)

• Pension program with health insurance
• 4 free hotel night stays per year within the Strawberry chain (contract higher than 20%)
• 25% discount on food & beverages at all our restaurants & bars
• Staff discounts and friends & family rates at our 200+ hotels
• Sweet deals on experiences, travels, retail and lots more!

The opportunity to grow and develop in an inspiring environment

Together with a team of dedicated and passionate people, you have the chance to put your very personal imprint and create a Villa Copenhagen that you - and we - are proud to be part of. A preferred place to work. We come from very different backgrounds and we love how that diversity positively influences our work

Are we the perfect match?

This position is an on-call hourly contract , reporting to the Head Chef of the respective kitchen section (Banquet or À la Carte).

For questions regarding the role, feel free to contact Executive Chef Christoffer Öberg at [e-mail] (please note: applications must be submitted via the careers portal, not by email).

Interviews will be held throughout the application period.

We hire attitude ….and train skills

What’s in it for you?

As part of Strawberry, you will get the best employee benefits of the industry.

A culture to cherish

Our people always make guests their top priority! Our warm and welcoming atmosphere creates the right setting for you to flourish and work your magic. You will get the freedom you need to perform your tasks and solve problems as they arise in the best way you see fit. A strong team spirit and family-feeling foster a culture of collaboration. And when there’s something to celebrate, we make sure to have some fun! In larger cities, we also regularly host after-work events to allow colleagues to mingle. How do we achieve all this you may wonder? We believe it’s down to the fact that we’re a diverse crowd full of energy, courage and enthusiasm. That’s how we create extraordinary experiences every single day!

Job security for peace of mind

When you work with us, we’ll take your whole life situation into consideration. We offer good job security through collective agreements and insurances, as well as paid parental leave, holiday leave, wellness allowance, attractive pension plans and competitive salaries. We’re there for you.

Room to grow

With more than 200 hotels across the Nordics, we offer you endless opportunities for career progression! Would you like to work full-time, part-time, a few hours here and there, or perhaps only a season? We have room for you, no matter where you’re at. We encourage creativity and curiosity, and we make every effort to foster a culture of learning for professional development. Ready to take your next career leap within the company? We applaud you and will help you achieve this! An academic degree isn't the most important thing for us. If you have the right mindset, we can certainly promise you a bright future!

Explore more

We encourage you to get out and explore all that life has to offer! So, we always give numerous discounts to you and your friends and family at our hotels, bars and restaurants. As part of Strawberry, you get four FREE nights at our hotels each year* To remind you just how important you are, we’ll always do our best to offer you an upgrade! And on top of that, we’ve also partnered with other companies to give you sweet deals on air travel, charter holidays, car rental and lots more.

*If you are employed on a contract for at least 20% of full-time working hours.

Our heart beats for the world around us. To meet global challenges, we support the transition to clean energy, and we recently opened the first zero-energy hotel in the Nordics. We seek to use organic produce and have championed the elimination of unsustainable palm oil. We promote equal rights above all and are proud sponsors of Pride. Regardless of your ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, disabilities or age - our doors are always open.

All over the Nordics & Baltics

Be it a vibrant city, a tranquil island or a charming little town in the mountains, you’ll probably find one of our hotels there.

To work at Villa Copenhagen, you need to either be a citizen of a Nordic country, a EU citizen or have a valid work permit.

• Citizen of a Nordic Country
• Valid work permit
• None of the above