Chef for winter season 2025-2026 - Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort Oy; Kakslauttanen; On-site; EUR 20 000 - 40 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Arctic resort is seeking a professional chef for the winter season 2025-2026. The role involves managing kitchen organization, following cooking standards, and catering to dietary restrictions. Applicants should have a culinary education, relevant work experience, and good English skills. The position offers a unique working environment amidst nature and adheres to Finnish employment agreements.

Benefits

Possibility to rent an apartment

Access to modern kitchen tools

Opportunity to enjoy nature and activities

Qualifications

• Ability to organize the kitchen and ensure timely meal preparation.
• Experience with dietary restrictions in cooking.
• Good English communication skills for teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen organization and meal preparation.
• Follow recipes per Finnish and international standards.
• Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment and areas.

Skills

Organizational skills

Cooking according to standards

Dietary restrictions knowledge

Cleaning and sanitizing

Good English communication

Education

Culinary school education

Job description

Chef for winter season 2025-2026 - Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

Overview

We are looking for a professional chef to work with us during our winter season 2025/26 at Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort. Starting date can be flexible, but we wish you could start in November/early December and continue until end of March. Working time is 112.5 hours per 3 weeks.

What we are looking for

• Ability to organize the kitchen with the needed cooking utensils and ensure all meals are prepared well in a timely manner.
• Following recipes as per Finnish and International cooking standards.
• Experience with cooking with dietary restrictions.
• Experience in cleaning and sanitizing all equipment and work areas in the kitchen.
• Culinary school education is a plus.
• Relevant previous work experience.
• Good English language skills, so that you can communicate with your colleagues (our company language is English).

Personal skills

• Professional attitude towards work - work can be hectic but we do not yell at our colleagues.
• Handling guest complaints in a professional manner.

What we consider as a plus

• Finnish hygiene passport
• Driver's license
• Additional language skills

The location of the resort is in the middle of nature, and you will have time to enjoy nature and try activities you might not experience elsewhere. A great team and modern kitchen tools will support your time here. It is possible to rent an apartment through us, so it is easy to join us from various locations. In terms of employment, we follow the Finnish collective agreement of the tourism and restaurant industry (MaRa), and the salary is according to the agreement, depending on the applicant's previous experience and education.

Application

We do not accept or process work applications via direct email. Only applications via our Teamtailor career website are processed.

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, home of the iconic Glass Igloos, is located 250 kilometres (150 miles) north of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. Our rooms, suites and Kelo-Glass Igloos offer Northern Luxury with incredible views and first-class service.