About the employer
HAP Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge is part of Holland America Princess Alaska, the largest tour operator in Alaska and the Yukon. The lodge sits in Cooper Landing, in the middle of the Kenai Peninsula, high above the turquoise Kenai River, and serves as a base for rafting, fishing and hiking.
The position offered is dishwasher, so you'll work behind the scenes in the kitchen as part of a team where everyone supports each other. Overtime, bonuses and second jobs are available in many locations, plus a referral program paying up to $400 per person you refer.
The job as Dish Steward
What you'll do
- Performs a variety of entry-level dishwashing tasks
- Routinely cleans, washes and stores food and beverage service items, equipment, and the kitchen area
- May also monitor/clean the team dining room and set up and break down team dining buffet lines
- Assist with other kitchen duties as assigned
- Work in designated station set by the Location Chef / Sous Chef
- May work in guest restaurants or Employee Dining Room as needed and as assigned
- Keeps all kitchen areas, equipment, machines, etc. clean, sanitized and organized during individual shift
- Assist all cooks and chefs as necessary
- Assist in daily cleaning and sanitation duties
- Maintain clean and safe work area
- Maintain cleanliness of all kitchen and dining room materials
- Follow all machine cleaning procedures
- Assist all cooks in daily preparation of menu items
- May periodically train new employees or staff from other departments
- Complies with all health and safety codes in handling and storage of all food products and kitchen equipment
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
Housing is employer-provided dormitory style and is required for all hired participants. Rooms hold up to 4 people with shared bathrooms down the hall. Three meals a day in the Employee Dining Room at the Lodge are included, plus linens, free laundry with detergent, WiFi, two desktop computers and a common area with TV and games. Rooms are non-smoking and pet free. Address: 17245 Frontier Circle, Cooper Landing, Alaska 99572.
Location: Landing, Alaska
Location Highlights – Landing, Alaska
The lodge sits on the Kenai Peninsula, known as Alaska’s playground. In your free time you can go hiking in Chugach National Forest, watch for moose, eagles and bears, try world-famous salmon fishing, raft the Kenai River, or take a day trip to glaciers and Seward’s Kenai Fjords National Park. Long summer days mean you’ll have plenty of daylight for exploring after work.
About Alaska
Alaska is the ultimate Work & Travel adventure - glaciers, Denali, midnight sun and untouched wilderness. Most students work in remote lodges, national-park resorts and on tour boats, earning some of the highest summer wages in the country.
Ready for Your Alaskan Summer?
Places at HAP Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge fill quickly. Apply today and start your Work & Travel USA adventure in the Last Frontier!
