Restaurant Chef, The Oasis in Death Valley National Park
Are you looking for an adventure, not just a place to work? A place where you can share stories of your travels with like-minded people who also enjoy exploring, hiking, camping, and seeing all there is to see? Perhaps you find yourself longing for solitude and peace. You can experience it all in Death Valley.
At the Oasis at Death Valley, we do more than just work. We make it a point to catch the sunset and sunrise from Zabriskie point as often as possible. We walk out to the middle of Badwater Basin to experience what it is like to stand at 282’ below sea level, then drive 2 hours west to find ourselves at Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the U.S at 14,505’. The beauty of Titus Canyon is just an hour’s drive away, which offers a spectacular drive through mountains, a ghost town that you can walk through, and petroglyphs to view. Artist’s Palette is a 30 minute drive away and with many slot canyons to explore, you can easily spend the day hiking and discovering. Tent Camping is available in many areas of Death Valley.
We have activities on site at the Oasis for you to enjoy as well. Our swimming pools are fed from local streams and are naturally warm, and there might not be anything more relaxing than to swim in the evening and enjoy the stars while you float. Our lush green golf course is a very contrasting and diverse ecosystem. Coyotes can often be seen on the prowl at dusk, and heard howling before the sun rises. There are ponds full of fish and frogs, and walking paths with beautiful views of the Panamint Mountains. Employees play for free and can rent clubs and/or carts.
We have more to offer than just a place to escape the cold. Check out the links below, and if you think Death Valley is a place you’d like to call home for a season or longer, submit an application today!
At the Oasis at Death Valley, we are a welcoming community of employees who work hard, share a real passion for the environment, and enjoy creating memorable experiences for our guests. Our mission is to provide legendary service to our guests visiting from all over the world, and your work is instrumental to our success!
As an employee of the Oasis at Death Valley, you receive extremely discounted housing, breakfast and lunch free, dinner is $4 in our Employee Dining Room, a generous benefits package for full time employees, and discounts at our other Xanterra parks and properties.
Before we begin the interview process we would like you to be aware that joining our company requires you to successfully pass a background check and a drug test, which includes screening for marijuana. Failure to pass either of those will result in your job offer being withdrawn.
Job summary: This essential leadership role manages the Oasis at Death Valley Ranch Kitchen, which includes food production and preparation. It is also responsible for Ranch banquets and food production for the golf eatery "19th Hole". The Ranch chef will be responsible for managing the back-of-house culinary staff, maintaining teamwork, sanitation standards and practices, safety and clean facility, and responsible for training and motivating all kitchen personnel.
Responsibilities
- Supervise all food preparation while maintaining a high standard in food quality.
- Maintaining food cost and labor cost under the guidelines of the Food & Beverage Department.
- Supervise, train, and motivate all kitchen staff. To schedule, assign duties and monitor as needed.
- Maintain a high degree of sanitation and hygiene in all kitchen areas.
- Supervise proper labeling and storage of food and supplies and inspect equipment and facilities to ensure proper use, maintenance and sanitation.
- Provide leadership to employees and resolve operational and employee issues in a professional manner.
- Assist in developing menus for Ranch restaurants.
- Exhibit strong customer service skills with F&B front of the house and guests.
- Provide and maintain a good variety of tasty, attractive meals, by showing sound culinary judgment in regards to: food quality, food presentation, product availability, par levels and the utilization of food in process.
- Implement and maintain reference guidelines for all kitchen operations, i.e., kitchen manual, photo album for plate presentation, recipe books, and cleaning schedules.
- Responsible for ensuring that all employees are aware of the Ecometrix Policy, Xanterra’s company-wide Environmental Management System (EMS) and their roles and responsibilities in achieving conformance to the policy.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Five years experience in various culinary areas to include food production, food preparation, some knowledge of baking, labor and food cost controls, and food presentation. Culinary training and degree is preferred.
- General computer skills and working knowledge of various software programs to include payroll software and Foodtrak or comparable software.
- Leadership skills with ability to prioritize projects and be able to work varied hours and shifts in multi-unit fast-paced environment.
- Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in hotel / resort environment preferred.
- Certified in ServSafe practices.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time, approximately 8 hours.
- Must be able to walk for long periods of time.
- Must be able to lift and carry a minimum of 50 pounds.
- Must be able to bend, stretch, and reach for extended periods of time.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.