About this role
SantaPark Arctic World is a Finnish hospitality and experience company with a big heart and passion for excellence. We excel in creating extraordinary experiences for our guests with our unique locations: SantaPark - Christmas Theme Park, exclusive Santa Claus Secret Forest – Joulukka, Hidden Arctic Cloud Villas, Aino Private Island, Lapland Luxury DMC and award-winning Arctic TreeHouse Hotel. Our mission is to make every moment of our guests stay a lifelong memory. We also wish our team to have a great working experience and every day embark on a new adventure - creating, learning and developing with us! **Are you our new Buffet / Lunch Chef?** (Main season 10/2026-1/2027) SantaPark - The Home Cavern of Santa Claus is an indoor Christmas-themed park filled with activities, attractions, and experiences. One of the main attractions is Kota Café, where customers can enjoy a delicious buffet lunch. This ensures that visitors can spend the whole day in the park with a full belly! **SantaPark Kitchen Team** is the one that keeps the buffet station in order. While working as a Buffet Chef, you can bring your skills, interests, and experiences to life and let your Inner Kitchen Elf shine! **Duties include:** - Preparation and cooking - Quality control - Maintaining buffet stations - Maintaining cleanliness - Following safety procedures and regulations and rules **General requirements:** - Culinary skills - Previous experience from restaurant work (minimum of 3 year) - Hygiene pass - Suitable educational background - Fluent English language - Ability to legally work in Finland - Capable of completing work tasks independently as well as working in a team - Ability to take responsibility and maintain the highest level of standards - Good communication skills **Considered as an advantage:** - Additional languages - Ability to read different situations and adapt to them - Eye for detail - Organisational and timing skills **What to expect:** - A fun international work environment - A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work in the capital of Finnish Lapland - Job-specific work training prior to the start of the season - Hourly salary (+supplements, holiday compensation) - Collective Agreement for the Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure Industry (Sundays and official holidays are double paid in Finland) - Flexible working hours from Monday to Sunday with alternating days off - Average work hours 90 h/3 week, during the season the amount is usually higher - Day and evening shifts - Company benefits (check the career page) - Supported accommodation