About the employer
HAP Mt McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge is part of Holland America Princess Alaska, the largest tour operator in Alaska and the Yukon. The lodge sits in Denali State Park near Trapper Creek, about 133 miles north of Anchorage, overlooking the Chulitna River, with a view of Denali on a clear day.
Positions include Cook, Housekeeping, Houseperson, Dishwasher, Host/Hostess, Busser and Laundry. You work as part of a team focused on excellent service for guests and colleagues alike. In your free time, hiking, rafting, fishing, flightseeing and jet boating are popular. Overtime, second jobs and a referral program are available in many locations.
The job as Busser
What you'll do
- Cooking or preparing food items according to procedures or recipes
- Placing food items on serving plates or dishes along with required condiments and utensils to present to customers
- Preparing cold drinks, warm drinks, and other non-alcoholic beverages
- Serving alcoholic beverages following state and federal laws
- Preparing all items quickly and accurately, ensuring no waste, in accordance with production and portion requirements and quality standards while maintaining a safe, sanitary work environment
- Handling sales, including taking correct orders, entering sales in a cash register, taking money, counting out and giving correct change, and completing credit card transactions
- Maintaining and cleaning all Food Service areas including preparation tables, equipment, dishes, floors, supply areas, refrigerators, coolers, sales areas, and customer areas
- Demonstrating a high level of customer service and responding to and resolving guest concerns and complaints
- Keeping supervisor/manager informed of situations relating to facility operation, patron complaints or concerns, accidents, emergency situations, damages, and potential safety hazards
- Attending departmental and team meetings and participating in additional training courses
- Performing all duties in a safe manner
- Moving to different locations or job assignments within the property as needed, and performing other duties as assigned
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
Housing is employer-arranged, suite-style and required for all hires, with 2-3 people per room and a bathroom shared between every two rooms. Three meals a day in the Employee Dining Room at the Lodge are included, plus linens, laundry with detergent, WiFi and a recreation center with TV, pool, foosball and movie room.
Location: Denali State Park, Trapper Creek, Alaska
Location Highlights
Denali State Park is pure Alaska: spruce forests, glacial rivers, moose wandering past the boardwalks and endless daylight in summer. In your free time you can hike the Curry Ridge trails, join a flightseeing tour over the glaciers, go rafting, fish for salmon, or simply relax by the fire pit with new friends from every continent. The lodge sits about two hours north of Anchorage, so weekend adventures to Talkeetna, Denali National Park and beyond are easy to organise with your co-workers.
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?
Spots at wilderness lodges fill fast – places like this are the most requested destinations in the Work & Travel USA program. Apply now and swap your usual summer for glaciers, mountains and a paycheck.
