Operations and Kitchen Management – Berlin Treptow-Köpenick
- Ulmenhof Senior Center, Berlin-Köpenick
- Starting January 1, 2027, full-time (38 hours/week), permanent position
- Skilled Trades & Services
- DEHOGA Berlin: up to €5,259 gross per month (for 38 hours, depending on qualifications) plus bonuses
- This position is not eligible for bonuses—under the “Employee Referral” program
About the Stephanus Foundation
For over 140 years, Stephanus has provided a community-oriented space where humanity is put into practice. Our mission is to actively help shape the future of society. This includes providing needs-based, high-quality, and health-promoting meals. We are responsible for providing meals to several schools, daycare centers, senior centers, workshops for people with disabilities, and administrative offices. In addition, we offer “Meals on Wheels.” We are all Stephanus—strong, level-headed, flexible, and united by a sense of commitment—and we’re all looking forward to you enriching our team with your ideas and personality soon.
Your Benefits
- Financial Benefits
We’re inspired by your expertise and your commitment to caring for people! That’s exactly why you can count on a permanent employment contract and a salary based on the AVR DWBO collective bargaining agreement, as well as various additional benefits such as an annual bonus, capital-forming benefits, and a company pension plan. Shift, Sunday, and holiday premiums are a given for us. We also offer you the right financial security for every stage of life: from sick pay supplements to child allowances. And with Corporate Benefits, you’ll receive discounts on products and services from renowned providers in the fields of sports, fashion, leisure, and technology. - Health & Wellness
As a registered nurse, our top priority is ensuring your overall physical and mental well-being. To support you as best as possible in this regard, we offer a wide range of benefits in addition to our workplace health management program: From preventive health checkups with our company physician to the HUMANOO app, as well as financial subsidies—for example, for new work glasses or dental prosthetics—or the health voucher worth 80 euros per year, which you can use individually for various treatments and courses.
Your Responsibilities
In this key position, you’ll actively help shape the transformation into the GenussWerkstatt and the further development of the site —from construction and investment projects to new production and supply concepts, as well as the establishment of a public cafeteria, a cateringand event area, as well as innovative culinary offerings—all on the path to becoming a forward-looking, inclusive enterprise.
- You will assume overall technical, personnel, organizational, and financial responsibility for kitchen operations at the Ulmenhof and Wilhelminenhof locations and lead a team of approximately 20 employees, some of whom have inclusion needs.
- You will manage stable production, serving, and supply processes for up to 2,000 meal units and ensure high-quality institutional food service for senior care facilities and other care settings.
- You will be responsible for meal and production planning, taking into account senior nutrition, catering for multiple target groups, various dietary requirements, and the quality standards of the German Nutrition Society (DGE).
- Youare responsible for HACCP, food hygiene, food safety, occupational safety, and quality management, and you ensure consistently high quality in meals and processes.
- You manage purchasing, inventory management, warehousing, cost of goods sold, budget, and expenses, and use key performance indicators, cost calculations, and monthly closing preparations to ensure the economic management of kitchen operations.
Your Profile
- You have completed an apprenticeship as a chef or hold a comparable culinary qualification and have several years of management experience in institutional food service, a commercial kitchen, or a comparable food service operation.
- You have extensive experience managing large-scale kitchen and food service operations.
- You have excellent knowledge of nutrition for seniors, catering for multiple target groups, and various dietary plans, as well as a solid understanding of DGE quality standards.
- You are well-versed in HACCP, food hygiene, food safety, inventory management, cost calculation, and cost control, and have a strong understanding of key financial metrics and production organization.
- You lead in a respectful, clear, and committed manner, think strategically, and act in a solution-oriented way in day-to-day operations. You are committed to sustainability, inclusion, and working with people with disabilities, and you identify with our Christian view of humanity.
Ulmenhof Senior Center
The Ulmenhof Senior Center in Köpenick (Wilhelmshagen), which opened in 2003, is located on the “Ulmenhof,” a historically protected complex of various facilities surrounded by a beautiful, park-like green space. Here, you’ll also have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues from other departments.
Convinced?
Stephanus is a community that gives meaning—a mosaic of humanity. Join us and let’s work together to harness progress and diversity to actively shape the future of society! Look forward to a warm and welcoming culture and a work environment where you’ll feel valued and taken seriously from day one.
Your Contact
Julia Majuntke
Recruiting Specialist
bewerbung@stephanus.org
Phone: 030 96 24 99 72
WhatsApp: 0160 2707702
Stephanus Foundation | Albertinenstraße 20 | 13086 Berlin | www.stephanus.org