Breakfast & Kitchen Manager
Are you the leadership star we’ve been waiting for?
At Comfort Hotel we keep things real, urban, and uncomplicated. We give our guests what they need and skip the fluff, creating a space where locals, travelers, startups, and globetrotters all feel at home. We’re looking for someone to lead our breakfast team who gets our vibe - someone who knows how to make guests feel welcomed, energized, and inspired in the morning. Someone who knows how to fuel potential. Comfort Hotel has taken the undisputed position as the Nordic region's leading budget hotel chain.
Comfort Hotel Solna has 336 rooms, and we serve breakfast to about 85000 guests every year. We are located right next to Strawberry Arena, so when major concerts and events are on, our hotel buzzes with energy!Y
You thrive when your team thrives. Diversity excites you, and you understand the value that different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives bring. You love Stockholm and you enjoy talking to people about your local favorites. Wherever you go, you spread joy and warmth - your energy and laughter are infectious.
Your Role & Responsibilities
As our Breakfast & Kitchen Manager, you will hold complete operational, financial and personnel responsibility across three key food departments: Breakfast, lunches and dinners. This is a position where you will lead, inspire, and develop a team of about 15 crew members.
Your Food Operations Portfolio:
Breakfast (Every Day): Oversee and maintain our iconic daily breakfast buffet according to the Comfort Breakfast Manual.
Lunches (Monday to Friday): Manage and run our weekday HQ lunch menus, serving approximately 150 guests daily (rotated 3 times per year).
- Dinners & Events (Upon Request): Design and deliver delicious dinner offerings and food experiences for our groups and events.
Your to-do list as our Department Manager:
Lead & Inspire: Manage, recruit, and mentor our Breakfast & Kitchen Crew. You will drive onboarding, regular 1-to-1s, and foster a positive, high-energy team culture.
Culinary & Operational Quality: Ensure high-quality food delivery across all three meal services, keeping our breakfast buffet, weekday lunches, and event dinners fresh and inviting.
Financial & Commercial Ownership: Take responsibility for your department's profitability. This includes scheduling, purchasing, inventory control, and daily forecasting to run a smart and efficient kitchen.
Drive Sustainability: Support our WeCare initiatives by working actively with food waste reduction, incorporating plant-forward options on our menus, and ensuring our daily kitchen routines comply with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel standards.
- Safety & Hygiene: Maintain top-tier food safety, HACCP, and hygiene routines across all kitchen operations.
As a Manager at Comfort Hotel, you need to be proficient in both English and Swedish. Additional language skills may be beneficial to your application.
That little extra we offer our managers at Strawberry:
- A fast-paced, energetic work environment that values your individuality
- Opportunities to grow and make your mark within the Strawberry group
- Staff discounts and friends & family rates at our 200+ hotels
- Four free hotel nights each year
- 25% discount on food & beverages at all our restaurants & bars
- Sweet deals on experiences, travels, retail and more
- Leadership tool box
- Leadership development programs
About Strawberry
Strawberry is not your typical hotel company. With over 240 hotels, 120 restaurants, and 20 spas, we create thousands of experiences every day. Built on our core values - energy, courage, and enthusiasm - our team of 20,000 employees from 166 countries keeps us moving forward.
Perfect match much?
Apply now and become a key part of our journey. We review applications on a rolling basis, so don’t wait - positions may be filled before the deadline. This is a permanent position for 100% employment with a start date to be agreed upon.
We’re Comfort Hotel® – a hotel chain that promises to give our guests what they need, and skip the unnecessary. We have great locations, urban design and we’re offering selected services, but the service we give is great. We aim to be Easy on the wallet, have Easy access, be Easy to enjoy and last but definitely not least – be Easy on the planet.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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*If you are employed on a contract for at least 20% of full-time working hours.
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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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