Head Chef

Wulff Works Oy; Kittilä; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open a new high-end restaurant

Build and develop kitchen operations

Autonomous role

Skilled team around you

Develop your skills

Year-round employment

Job summary

Bon Group is seeking an experienced head chef for a new high-end restaurant in Levi centre, in collaboration with North Pole Catering. You will join a capable team to build the kitchen from the ground up and shape how the kitchen operates, its culture of doing, and the quality of the food.

You will lead daily operations, ensure smooth workflows, and uphold top quality while guiding the kitchen team through busy periods.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience in kitchen management and team leadership.
• Genuine passion for high-quality food and ingredients.
• Systematic and proactive approach to kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily kitchen operations and workflows to maintain high quality.
• Lead the kitchen team by example and ensure efficient, goal-oriented work even during busy times.
• Develop and implement long-term improvements to kitchen operations and culture.

Skills

Leadership experience

Kitchen management

Team leadership

Quality focus

Job description

The restaurant name is still confidential — but we can reveal that at the end of the year Bon Group will open a new high-end restaurant in Levi centre together with North Pole Catering. We are now looking for an experienced and ambitious head chef to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to help build the kitchen from the ground up, shaping how the kitchen will operate, the culture of doing, and the quality of the food — together with a skilled and motivated team.

As head chef you will be responsible for the daily kitchen operations, smooth workflows and the high quality of food. You will lead the kitchen team by example and ensure that work remains efficient, high quality and goal-oriented also during busy times.

We are looking for someone with strong professional experience, leadership experience in kitchen management and a genuine passion for high-quality food and ingredients. You are determined, systematic and proactive, yet approachable and a good team leader.

We particularly value the ability to take overall responsibility for the kitchen, lead the team, keep quality high and develop operations with a long-term perspective.

In this role you will have the opportunity to really leave your mark on the new restaurant kitchen.

Benefits

• the chance to be part of building and opening a new high-end restaurant
• the opportunity to build and develop kitchen operations from the ground up
• a responsible and autonomous role where you can genuinely influence
• a ambitious and skilled team around you
• the possibility to develop your own skills and the restaurant’s operations
• a varied job in one of Finland’s premier travel destinations
• full-time year-round employment
• extensive occupational health services and Bon Group employee benefits from day one.

Employment type

• Employment type: Head Chef
• Start date 19.10.2026
• Full-time, year-round
• Full working hours, 112.5 h / 3 weeks
• Salary: Negotiable based on experience and skills

Bon Group Oy and Wulff Works Oy have established a joint employment company – Wulff Works Bon Staff Oy, which handles recruitment.