Cook

ATA-Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy; Tuusula; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

ATA-Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy is assisting Tuusula municipality in recruiting a skilled cook for the production kitchen in Hyrylä. The work week runs Monday to Friday with a mix of kitchen duties and customer service tasks, including cold and hot meal preparation and dispatch to the distribution kitchen.

The kitchen produces about 8,000 portions daily and 400 special-diet portions for schools, daycares and staff dining.

Qualifications

• Catering-sector basic qualification or equivalent training
• Ability to take responsibility for food preparation according to existing processes and instructions
• Strong knowledge of production-management systems and self-monitoring
• Hygienic passport or willingness to obtain before starting
• Diligent, proactive and meticulous, work professionally and independently as part of a team
• Finnish language proficiency for spoken and written communication

Responsibilities

• Perform all cook tasks in production
• Independently handle cold preparation processes
• Cook hot meals and dispatch to distribution kitchen
• Prepare meals for special diets and staff dining production
• Prepare and serve orders and ensure product quality and safety
• Contribute to future product development and meeting customer needs

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Finnish language proficiency

Hygienic passport

Food safety

Education

Catering-sector basic qualification

Tools

Production-management systems

Job description

We are seeking a skilled cook for the Tuusula municipality’s production kitchen. What is a cook’s work week? Your work week from Monday to Friday includes diverse kitchen and customer service work and development. Your duties include all cook tasks in production, independently handling the cold preparation process, cooking hot meals and dispatching to the distribution kitchen, preparing meals for special diets and staff dining production. The role also includes preparing and serving orders. As a cook you also ensure product quality and safety. You will contribute to future product development and meeting customer needs.

Your workplace is the production kitchen in the Regiment Building in Hyrylä. The kitchen produces about 8000 portions daily and about 400 special-diet portions. Meals go to municipal schools, daycares and staff restaurant customers. The kitchen also prepares orders and meeting catering for the municipality. Our cook thus contributes to daily nutrition and flavors for children and adults in daycares and schools and provides modern, diverse meals and catering for staff and meeting venues.

What kind of worker are we looking for?

The job requires a catering-sector basic qualification or equivalent training and experience, ability to take responsibility for food preparation according to existing processes and instructions, strong knowledge of production-management systems and self-monitoring. A hygienic passport (hygieniapassi) or willingness to obtain it before starting is required. You are diligent, proactive and meticulous, work professionally and independently as part of a team. Good physical condition and positive attitude are needed. Finnish language proficiency is required for spoken and written communication.

Employment details

The employment details: permanent temp job through ATA Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy; after a fixed period you transfer to the municipality’s staff. Start in September-October. The collective agreement KVTES applies. Weekly hours 38 h 15 min; usually 7-15 Monday to Friday. Salary 2557.77 €/month; possible seniority pay based on previous work. Salary paid on the 15th. You must provide a salmonella certificate before starting.

Recruitment process

First-round interviews handled by ATA Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy; interviews held primarily at our Järvenpää office. Suitable candidates proceed to second round with Tuusula municipality’s catering supervisors.

Application window 12-27 August 2026.

Requirements

Catering-sector basic qualification or equivalent training