Nordic Head Chef & QA Lead — HACCP Champion

Avolta; Vantaa; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Avolta is seeking a Nordic Head Chef & Quality Assurance Lead to own food safety, quality and culinary standards across the Nordics. You’ll safeguard HACCP compliance, drive improvements and ensure exceptional guest experiences across Sweden, Finland and beyond.

Based at Helsinki or Stockholm Arlanda, you’ll lead multi-site operations, collaborate with Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain, and travel within the Nordic region as required to maintain the highest standards.

Qualifications

• Culinary qualification or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years leadership in multi-site food service.
• HACCP and food safety legislation experience.
• Audits, inspections and compliance programs experience.
• Standards, processes and training development.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication.
• Fluent English and Swedish or Finnish.
• Willingness to travel within the Nordic region.

Responsabilités

• Own and develop the Nordic HACCP and Food Safety framework.
• Drive compliance with food safety legislation, policies and company standards across the Nordic countries.
• Lead food safety audits, inspections and corrective action processes.
• Own the governance of product specifications, allergen declarations and nutritional information.
• Investigate food safety incidents and drive preventive actions.
• Ensure locations remain audit-ready and operate to high hygiene standards.
• Define and maintain culinary standards across the Nordic region.
• Own recipe development, recipe costing and product specifications.
• Ensure consistency in food quality, preparation methods and presentation.
• Support menu launches, new concepts and commercial initiatives.
• Monitor food quality performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain and F&B teams.
• Coach and develop Kitchen Managers and kitchen teams across the Nordics.

Connaissances

Culinary leadership

HACCP expertise

Audit & compliance

Stakeholder management

Multisite leadership

English & Nordic languages

Travel readiness

Formation

Culinary qualification

Description du poste

Avolta is seeking a Nordic Head Chef & Quality Assurance Lead to own food safety, quality and culinary standards across the Nordics. You’ll safeguard HACCP compliance, drive improvements and ensure exceptional guest experiences across Sweden, Finland and beyond.

Based at Helsinki or Stockholm Arlanda, you’ll lead multi-site operations, collaborate with Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain, and travel within the Nordic region as required to maintain the highest standards.