Employment

No See Um Lodge is a small, remote sport fishing lodge in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.  Being off the road system presents some challenges in the kitchen, but also makes for a beautiful work setting.

We are looking for a chef who:

• Will cooperate and work together with other kitchen staff and can quickly gain familiarity with the kitchen’s operations.
• Is an optimist who can remain calm and seek practical solutions when challenges are presented.
• Has an understanding of every aspect of their trade (baking and pastry, as well as the savory).
• Is willing to tackle the task of a seasonal lodge – 7 days a week for 4 months.
• Is willing to enjoy a simple life living and working in the middle of a pristine wilderness with 13 other staff members, and up to 12 guests.
• Is tenacious enough to work through all the challenges working in a remote location brings.
• Is willing to clean up after themselves, including doing dishes!
• Is a planner.  It takes up to 2 weeks, multiple flights, and many hands to get supplies to our kitchen.
• Is willing to work with management and take constructive feedback. It takes a tremendous amount of communication and cooperation to make the season successful. 
• Able to function as part of a team, but also do many of the daily tasks independently.

Job Description:

Creating an inviting, pleasurable, and satisfying dining experience for our guests and staff.  We serve 3 meals a day, 7 days a week for the course of the season (June 10-Sept 30).  You will be responsible for breakfast (made to order), appetizers, and dinner which includes a first course, main dish, house made bread, and dessert.  We have another kitchen staff member who will make lunches daily.  Following the season there will be a short (about 3 day) post season where you will be responsible for serving 3 hot, hearty, simple meals to staff only.

Responsibilities Include:

• Ensure timely meal service
• Prepare and deliver food to our lodge’s high standards to uphold the long running reputation
• Maintain impeccable personal hygiene and professional appearance
• Maintain safety standards in the kitchen
• Brainstorm with kitchen team to make improvements and ensure the best flow and customer service
  • Eagerness and ability to learn from tenured staff, even if they aren’t chefs 
  • Communicate with kitchen team and management
• Food orders/quality/inventory control. Check the quantity and quality of received products weekly.
  • Ordering is performed weekly in conjunction with management.
  • Check the quantity and quality of received products
  • Assist with monitoring stock levels.  As a seasonal enterprise, our chill and freeze needs to end with minimal stock to store over the winter for following season start-up and our pantry items need to be reduced to as bare a cupboard as possible. 
• Help to keep all store rooms, fridges, and freezers orderly and clean
• Comply & implement all health and safety requirements.
  • Ensure temperature records and food labeling are maintained and up to date
  • Ensure the kitchen is clean and hygienic
• Menu Selection and Presentation
  • Due to the logistical challenges of getting food to our location there will be times when the menu will need to be edited to reflect what we have available. In these situations you will need to be able to stay clam, work with other kitchen staff, and be creative and flexible. 
  • The lodge has a rotating 7-day menu set; however we are open to new ideas, changes and creativity with flavors. Any changes would need to be approved by management.

Qualifications:

• Culinary Arts Degree or Equivalent Experience
• Experience in a remote or isolated setting preferred
• Excellent customer service skills – you will be interacting with guests in an open kitchen
• “All-Hands on Deck” attitude
• ServSafe Manager Certification preferred
• Good health and able to lift 50lbs
• Nonsmoker

Compensation:

• Monthly salary starting at $6000 DOE, plus full share of tips
• Staff cabins are double occupancy, with 2 private bedrooms and a shared bathroom and sitting area.
• Comfortable amenities – Satellite TV, Starlink Wifi, 24/7 electricity

We are looking for a camp hand to help out with basic daily tasks around the lodge. If you’re interested in becoming a fishing guide, this would be a great opportunity. The job is roughly 6 hrs a day (7 days a week) which leaves you with plenty of time to fish. Occasionally, when there’s a seat in a plane/boat you will be able to go out with one of our experienced guides to learn the trade. This position is largely independent so requires a motivated, self-starter with good organizational skills and a good basic troubleshooting skills. Daily guest and staff interactions are required so a professional and positive attitude is a must. You will be expected to present a clean and professional appearance when clients are at the lodge.

Term:  June 1st – Early October

Duties: Basic maintenance, grounds keeping, burning garbage, helping on the dock to load/unload planes, helping with other tasks around the lodge as needed.

Skills Required:

• Problem solving
• Ability to work independently
• Time management
• Organization
• Ability to learn on the job – which includes being able to take direction and feedback
• Professional appearance and communication skills
• Physically fit with the ability to carry 50lbs

Compensation:

• Monthly salary starting at $2000 per month (DOE) plus partial share of tips
• Meals and housing
• Transportation from Anchorage to the lodge

Staff cabins are two private bedrooms with a shared bathroom and living room.  Each cabin has WiFi, satellite TV, and 24/7 power.

Completely off the grid and road system and accessible via aircraft or boat only, we make or process our own power, water and all normal utilities. We bring in food and supplies via barge or aircraft, some weekly and some seasonally. The job requires a basic understanding of nearly anything related to these process. You do not need to have experience in all these areas.  We will train the right person who has the ability to learn on the job in a unique and rapidly changing environment.

Position is largely independent so requires a motivated, self-starter with good organizational skills and a good basic troubleshooting mentality. This is a one man department, however, daily guest and staff interactions are required so professional and positive communication skills are a must. When not working, you will be expected to present a clean and professional appearance to clients.

Term:  June 1st – Early October

Duties: Maintenance, operation and/or repair of the following systems- water, septic, fuel, electrical, grounds keeping, garbage, dock operations, machine and motor and shop control.

• Water system– filter servicing, possible pump, heater or plumbing repair or maintenance. 
• Septic system–  tank pumping or troubleshooting.
• Fuel systems– Onsite storage, transfer and control of 100LL AV fuel, diesel fuel, regular gasoline and propane.
• Electrical– Two diesel generators, always one in operation producing all electrical power. Weekly oil change and servicing, fuel management, troubleshooting and repair as needed.
• Grounds keeping– basic lawn maintenance (mowing fertilizing, mowing), generally keeping things around the property clean and tidy
• Garbage– Daily burning of the trash in our incinerator, metal/glass control for off site removal.
• Dock operations-  Catching, releasing, loading and unloading of float planes and boats. Dock fueling operations.
• Machines and motors – General servicing, maintenance, and troubleshooting of boats (inboard and outboard engine), diesel hot water heaters, Toyostove heaters, lawn mowers, chainsaws, weed eaters, etc. 

Skills Required:

• Problem solving
• Ability to work independently
• Time management
• Organization
• Ability to learn on the job
• Professional appearance and communication skills

Compensation:

• Competitive monthly salary (DOE) plus tips
• Meals and housing
• Transportation from Anchorage to the lodge (for returning staff we will also provide airfare to Anchorage)

Staff cabins are two private bedrooms with a shared bathroom and living room.  Each cabin has WiFi, satellite TV, and 24/7 power.