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Short-Order Cook

Start Date: May 19

End Date: September 4

Description:

Sled Dog Liquor and Grocery is the closest store of it’s kind to Denali National Park. We serve a fun group of seasonal employees and park visitors. Our store offers liquor, wine, beer, vapes, tobacco, groceries, and convenience store items. We have a food tuck that offers the best value hot meals in the area including burgers, fried food, tacos, and burritos.

Join our team of short-order cooks in operating the Denali Takeout food truck. Our goal is to offer the most affordable food in Denali. We serve a variety of burgers, tacos, burritos, and fried food. Cooks will work alone throughout their shift to single-handedly operate the kitchen. The position requires exceptional multitasking skills to balance the responsibilities of prepping ingredients, cooking customer orders, and cleaning. Cooks will be cross-trained as sales associates to assist when there is no work required in the food truck.

Responsibilities:

  • Prep ingredients to maintain established pars

  • Cook customer orders according to recipes

  • Cook multiple orders simultaneously to limit wait time

  • Adhere to food safety regulations

  • Maintain a clean food truck, prep room, and picnic area

  • Check temperatures of hot hold food and coolers on schedule

  • Some other tasks include: Washing dishes, changing fryer oil, cleaning grills, cleaning grease traps, and receiving deliveries.

Requirements:

  • 21 years or older

  • 1 year of short-order cook experience

  • Servsafe food handler certification (Must be obtained at the applicant's own expense before starting work)

  • TIPS alcohol certification (Must be obtained at the applicant's own expense before starting work)

  • Background check

Preferred:

  • 1 year of cashier experience

  • 1 year of customer service experience

Pay:

  • $16/hour

  • $2/hour end of season bonus

  • Pooled tips

  • Full time employees work 40-45 hours per week

Benefits:

  • 30% discount at Denali Gift Companies, Denali Takeout Food Truck, and Sled Dog Liquor and Grocery

  • Option to live at employee housing.

  • Free transportation on our work shuttles.