Buffet chef

Santapark Oy; Rovaniemi; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supported accommodation

Job summary

SantaPark Arctic World in Finland is seeking a Buffet Chef to join the Kitchen Team. Responsibilities include preparation and cooking, quality control, maintaining buffet stations, and ensuring cleanliness with strict safety standards.

Requirements include culinary skills, minimum 3 years restaurant experience, hygiene pass, and fluent English. Ability to work independently or as part of a team with flexible day/evening shifts and accommodation support may be provided.

Qualifications

• Culinary skills and experience in restaurant work.
• Minimum 3 years of restaurant work experience.
• Hygiene pass and suitable educational background.
• Fluent English language.
• Ability to work legally in Finland.
• Capable of working independently or in a team.
• Attention to detail and high standards.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and cooking.
• Quality control.
• Maintaining buffet stations.
• Maintaining cleanliness.
• Following safety procedures and regulations.

Skills

Culinary skills

Fluent English

Good communication

Team player

Independence

Education

Suitable educational background

Job description

SantaPark Arctic World is a Finnish hospitality and experience company with a big heart and passion for excellence. We excel in creating extraordinary experiences for our guests with our unique locations: SantaPark – Christmas Theme Park, exclusive Santa Claus Secret Forest – Joulukka, Hidden Arctic Cloud Villas, Aino Private Island, Lapland Luxury DMC and award-winning Arctic TreeHouse Hotel.

Our mission is to make every moment of our guests stay a lifelong memory. We also wish our team to have a great working experience and every day embark on a new adventure – creating, learning and developing with us!

SantaPark – The Home Cavern of Santa Claus is an indoor Christmas-themed park filled with activities, attractions, and experiences. One of the main attractions is Kota Café, where customers can enjoy a delicious buffet lunch. This ensures that visitors can spend the whole day in the park with a full belly!

SantaPark Kitchen Team is the one that keeps the buffet station in order. While working as a Buffet Chef, you can bring your skills, interests, and experiences to life and let your Inner Kitchen Elf shine!

Duties include:

• – Preparation and cooking
• – Quality control
• – Maintaining buffet stations
• – Maintaining cleanliness
• – Following safety procedures and regulations and rules

General requirements:

• – Culinary skills
• – Previous experience from restaurant work (minimum of 3 year)
• – Hygiene pass
• – Suitable educational background
• – Fluent English language
• – Ability to legally work in Finland
• – Capable of completing work tasks independently as well as working in a team
• – Ability to take responsibility and maintain the highest level of standards
• – Good communication skills

Considered as an advantage:

• – Additional languages
• – Ability to read different situations and adapt to them
• – Eye for detail
• – Organisational and timing skills

What to expect:

• – A fun international work environment
• – A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work in the capital of Finnish Lapland
• – Job-specific work training prior to the start of the season
• – Hourly salary (+supplements, holiday compensation)
• – Collective Agreement for the Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure Industry (Sundays and official holidays are double paid in Finland)
• – Flexible working hours from Monday to Sunday with alternating days off
• – Average work hours 90 h/3 week, during the season the amount is usually higher
• – Day and evening shifts
• – Company benefits (check the career page)
• – Supported accommodation

Employment relationship: Employment

Wage: Other

Working time: Daytime work, Evening work, Weekdays, Weekends

Number of positions: 2

Osaamisalue: Hotelli-, ravitsemus- & matkailuala

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori