Head Chef - Hotel Kämp

Strawberryhotels; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four free nights per year

Employee discounts

Wellness allowance

Travel benefits

Job summary

Hotel Kämp in Helsinki, Finland's most prestigious five-star hotel, invites a Head Chef to join Restaurant Ala Kämp. You will lead, cook with passion, and shape the new era after a major renovation.

The role requires deep craft, leadership by example, and a willingness to work across departments to deliver exceptional dining experiences. You will join a professional, motivated team in a culture of timeless elegance and top-tier cuisine.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of experience in high-level à la carte kitchen work in a Head Chef role.

Responsibilities

• Prepare top-tier dishes and experiences centered around respect for ingredients and craftsmanship.
• Lead the kitchen team and collaborate across departments to ensure smooth service.
• Maintain high standards of quality, consistency, and efficiency during peak hours.

Skills

Head Chef experience

High-volume service

Team leadership

Stress tolerance

Job description

A Legend Reborn – Hotel Kämp is searching for the future stars of its kitchen

"This is not just a job. This is an invitation to join Finland's most prestigious culinary heritage and leave your mark on the history of gastronomy."

For over 130 years, Hotel Kämp has been the stage for timeless elegance, first-class service, and unforgettable moments in the heart of Helsinki. Now you have the opportunity to become part of this story – a place where passion, warmth, and dedication are reflected in every encounter.

A new and glorious chapter begins at Northern Europe's most iconic five-star hotel, Hotel Kämp. Following a major renovation, our restaurant services and kitchen operations are expanding in an unprecedented way.

We are now looking for a skilled, ambitious Head Chef who cooks with deep passion and leads by example to join our team at Restaurant Ala Kämp. Come join a team where timeless elegance, uncompromising quality, and modern top-tier cuisine meet.

In Kämp's kitchen, every detail is a work of art and every flavor is carefully considered. As Head Chef, you will work in a dynamic and versatile environment where you can broadly utilize your expertise across different areas of the kitchen.

Preserving craftsmanship: You will prepare top-tier dishes and experiences centered around respect for ingredients and craftsmanship.

Self-development: You will challenge yourself and hone your technical skills and creativity alongside our country's finest professionals.

Versatility and dynamics: You will work flexibly across multiple departments, ensuring that you grow into a true all-rounder in kitchen operations.

What We Expect from You

This role is intended for someone who lives and breathes the restaurant industry and wants to be among the absolute best.

• Solid professional skill: You have at least 6 years of experience in high-level à la carte kitchen work in a Head Chef role.
• Passion and stress tolerance: You value genuine craftsmanship. You work efficiently, swiftly, and proactively even when the dining room is full and the pace is fast.
• An ambitious and positive attitude: You are a positive, committed team player who approaches every workday with pride and a drive to succeed. You lead your team from the front together with your shift chefs.
• Dedication to experiences: Five-star luxury knows no calendar boundaries. You are prepared to work flexibly according to the dynamic opening hours of the hotel world – from early morning to late evening, on weekends, and on holidays.
• A spot at the top: A unique opportunity to be part of creating a new era for Finland's most legendary hotel.
• An inspiring work community: Support from an extremely professional and motivated team where your expertise is valued.
• Career advancement opportunities and development: The framework and resources to grow into an absolute top expert in your field.
• Stability and benefits: Direct employment with Hotel Kämp and first-class employee benefits from an iconic establishment.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career?

Welcome to creating a new phase in the story of Hotel Kämp – a place where passion and quality meet.

Hotel Kämp is like a celebrity of the Finnish hotel business, the one everyone knows and whose fame and success are both envied and admired. Kämp is a hotel for cosmopolitan, quality-conscious, fashionable, cultivated, demanding customers. Staying here has nothing to do with age or occupation: it is all about lifestyle – at Hotel Kämp, the customer always expects to receive the very best.

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.

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