Employment Opportunities: Kitchen

Job openings (Kitchen):


Sous Chef

General role: Sous chef and assistant manager in a fast paced, highly organized kitchen.

Employment: Full Time Seasonal

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepare high quality food items by following recipes as well as presentation guidelines
  • The active ability and knowledge to work all stations, recipes, prep lists, and kitchen duties
  • Directly supervises/delegates all food production
  • Taste everything every day to ensure quality standards
  • Provides training/guidance to all kitchen staff members including, but not limited to, cooking, food preparation, and plating procedures
  • Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance
  • Plan staff scheduling, execution, and performance to meet the Rustler expectations
  • Ability to always remain calm and lead the staff to success in all kitchen and food details
  • Participate in kitchen administration, menu development and recruitment
  • Ensure sanitation and safety programs are closely followed

Qualifications:

  • Prior kitchen management experience
  • A professional culinarian with first class knife & culinary skills
  • The ability to cook delicious food
  • Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures
  • Planning, problem solving, decision-making, leadership, and teamwork skills
  • Accuracy and speed in executing tasks
  • Strong/efficient written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills across all departments
  • Self-motivated, with both positive mental and physical stamina
  • Organized & efficient on-time, time management
  • Positive can do, get it done attitude
  • Must be able to obtain a valid Serv Safe Manager Certificate
  • Must be able to stand, bend, stretch, lift, and carry heavy materials

Work Schedule

  • Breakfast shift: 6:15 am – 3 pm, Middle shift 12-9 pm. Dinner shift: 3pm – 11pm
  • Exact hours vary based on lodge capacity, weather, and staffing.
  • Some ski time available most days depending on shifts.
  • Weekend and Holiday work required.
  • No vacation as this is a seasonal position.

Accommodations

  • Position could be either live-out or live-in
  • For live in positions, onsite housing available. Bi weekly room and board charge of $125 includes three meals a day
  • Meals provided while on shift for live out employees
  • Ski pass included

Baker / Pastry Chef

General role: Organize and execute baking needs for a restaurant.

Employment: Full Time Seasonal

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Plan & prepare consistent, great tasting, visually appealing made-from-scratch breads, pastries, and desserts served daily at breakfast, lunch, après ski, and dinner according to approved/successful recipes
  • Skilled in various forms of baking production & equipment operation
  • Ensure the proper HACCP handling and labeling of food
  • Maintain organization, cleanliness, and sanitary conditions of kitchen areas
  • Manage inventory levels for both raw and production materials
  • Successfully direct and oversee subordinate staff
  • Assist chefs as necessary

Qualifications:

  • Similar prior baking experience
  • Adaptability
  • Decision-making, planning, and problem-solving skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Efficient time management
  • Positive can do, get it done attitude
  • Great teamwork skills and attention to detail
  • Strong/effective interpersonal communication skills
  • Must be able to obtain a valid Utah food handler permit
  • Must be able to stand, bend, stretch, lift, and carry heavy materials

Work Schedule

  • Set your own exact hours, generally 2:00 am – 11:00 am, or until tasks complete
  • Weekend and Holiday work required.
  • No vacation as this is a seasonal position.

Accommodations

  • This is a live in position. Onsite housing available. Bi weekly room and board charge of $125 includes three meals a day
  • Ski pass included

Baker's Assistant

General role: Support head baker in producing baked goods for lodge.

Employment: Full Time Seasonal

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist the baker in the preparation of made-from-scratch breads, pastries, and desserts served daily at breakfast, lunch, après ski, and dinner according to approved/successful recipes
  • Safely and appropriately use baking and measuring tools/equipment/appliances to complete all steps in the baking process
  • Ensure the proper HACCP handling and labeling of food
  • Maintain organization, cleanliness, and sanitary conditions of kitchen areas
  • Assist chefs and kitchen staff as necessary
  • Follow both written and verbal directions

Qualifications:

  • Prior kitchen experience
  • Adaptability
  • Self-motivated
  • Efficient time management
  • Great teamwork skills and attention to detail
  • Positive can do, get it done attitude
  • Strong/efficient interpersonal communication skills
  • Must be able to obtain a valid Utah food handler permit
  • Must be able to stand, bend, stretch, lift, and carry heavy materials

Work Schedule

  • Exact hours set by lead baker, generally 2:00 am – 11:00 am, or until tasks complete
  • Weekend and Holiday work required.
  • No vacation as this is a seasonal position.

Accommodations

  • This is a live in position. Onsite housing available. Bi weekly room and board charge of $125 includes three meals a day.
  • Off-site housing is also available in our employees housing at the base of the canyon available for a bi-weekly room and board charge of $100 includes three meals a day
  • Ski pass included

Line Cook

Employment: Full Time Seasonal

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Skilled at handling a variety of foods and kitchen equipment
  • Able to remain calm under pressure
  • Committed to quality service, and attention to details
  • Prepare high quality food items by following recipes as well as presentation guidelines
  • Actively participate in all kitchen duties, i.e., food prep, cooking, organization, and cleaning
  • Ensure the proper HACCP handling and labeling of food
  • Follow both written and verbal directions
  • Maintain organization, cleanliness, and sanitary conditions of kitchen areas
  • Perform tasks as assigned by management

Qualifications:

  • Prior kitchen experience
  • Knowledge of various cooking methods and procedures
  • Accuracy and speed in executing tasks
  • Decision-making, planning, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong/efficient interpersonal communication skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Great teamwork skills and attention to detail
  • Efficient time management
  • Positive can do, get it done attitude
  • Must be able to obtain a valid Utah food handler permit
  • Must be able to stand, bend, stretch, lift, and carry heavy materials

Work Schedule

  • Breakfast shift: 6:15 am – 3 pm, Middle shift 12-9 pm. Dinner shift: 3pm – 11pm
  • Exact hours vary based on lodge capacity, weather, and staffing.
  • Some ski time available most days depending on shifts.
  • Weekend and Holiday work required.
  • No vacation as this is a seasonal position.

Accommodations

  • Both live out and live-in positions available
  • For live in positions, onsite housing available in shared dormitory style rooms. Bi weekly room and board charge of $125 includes three meals a day
  • Meals provided while on shift for live out employees
  • Ski pass included

Kitchen Receiver / Storeroom Manager

Employment: Full Time Seasonal

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Help manage food shipments
  • Unload, sort, and put away food shipments
  • Ensure that all food is put away in a correct and organized way
  • Interact with food purveyors to manage shipments and ensure orders are delivered correctly
  • Perform additional tasks as assigned by management

Qualifications:

  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Accuracy and speed in executing tasks
  • A satisfaction making things neat, clean and organized
  • Strong/efficient interpersonal communication skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Great teamwork skills and attention to detail
  • Efficient time management
  • Positive can do, get it done attitude
  • Must be able to obtain a valid Utah food handler permit
  • Able to lift 75 pounds
  • Must be able to stand for long periods, bend, stretch, lift, and carry heavy materials

Work Schedule

  • Shift times: generally, this is a split shift 6am to 11am and a couple hours in the afternoon
  • We receive two shipment a day (Wednesdays & Sundays off) schedule can be manipulated
  • Some ski time available most days depending on shifts, but not guaranteed
  • Weekend and Holiday work required
  • No vacation as this is a seasonal position

Accommodations

  • Either a live out or live-in position
  • For live in positions, onsite housing available in shared dormitory style rooms. Bi weekly room and board charge of $125 includes three meals a day.
  • Off-site housing is also available in our employees housing at the base of the canyon available for a bi-weekly room and board charge of $100 includes three meals a day.
  • Meals provided while on shift for live out employees
  • Ski pass included

Dishwasher

Employment: Full Time Seasonal or Part Time Seasonal

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Scrape and sort dishes before loading them into a dishwashing machine for cleaning
  • Monitor dish machine water temperature and detergent levels
  • Unload dishwashing machine and properly put away utensils and dishes
  • Sweep and scrub kitchen floors to ensure a clean and safe work area
  • Bag kitchen trash and transport to the dumpsters, maintaining the cleanliness of this area as well
  • Assist in the preparation and serving of food as may be required
  • Stock supplies such as food items and utensils in kitchen and storage areas
  • Maintain dishwashing machine and report any mechanical faults to supervisor
  • Stock and arrange kitchen utensils and dishes in the existing organization and locations
  • Handle glassware and other fragile tableware to prevent breakage
  • Execute daily chore lists and duties
  • Perform additional tasks as assigned by management

Qualifications:

  • Accuracy and speed in executing tasks
  • A satisfaction making things neat, clean and organized
  • Strong/efficient interpersonal communication skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Great teamwork skills and attention to detail
  • Efficient time management
  • Positive can do, get it done attitude
  • Must be able to obtain a valid Utah food handler permit
  • Must be able to stand for long periods, bend, stretch, lift, and carry heavy materials

Work Schedule:

  • Breakfast lunch shift: 6:15 am – 3 pm, Dinner shift: 3pm – 11pm. Exact hours vary based on lodge capacity, weather, and staffing
  • Some ski time available most days depending on shifts, but not guaranteed
  • Weekend and Holiday work required
  • No vacation as this is a seasonal position

Accommodations

  • Both live out and live-in positions available
  • For live in positions, onsite housing available in shared dormitory style rooms. Bi weekly room and board charge of $125 includes three meals a day
  • Meals provided while on shift for live out employees
  • Ski pass included

Please Apply Online and send a résumé with a follow up email to employment@rustlerlodge.com.

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