Dinner Chef

Overview

Kantishna Roadhouse (KRH) is a full-service, backcountry lodge located 90 miles inside Denali National Park. Due to the Denali Park Road closure, the lodge is accessible only by small aircraft, and employees should expect a truly remote, wilderness-based work environment. Because of this remoteness, staff are expected to live on-site for the entire season (approximately June 1 to September 15) with no ability to leave the park on days off.

Employees may enjoy hiking and exploring the surrounding backcountry during their free time, but travel outside the park is not available. KRH operates with a small, close-knit team and hosts a limited number of guests, so every staff member plays a vital, hands-on role in daily lodge operations.
Room and board are provided at no cost to employees.

The Dinner Chef is responsible for planning, preparing, and overseeing the service of dinner for guests and employees at Kantishna Roadhouse. This role ensures efficient, cost-effective kitchen operations while maintaining exceptional standards of food quality, presentation, and safety at all times.

• Plan, develop, and execute rotating menus for guest and employee meals, ensuring efficient use of supplies, minimal waste, and adherence to established recipe, service, and storage standards.
• Prepare meals for two nightly dinner services—one plated service for up to 20 guests and one buffet-style meal for 10–15 staff.
• Demonstrate strong technical and creative culinary skills, producing consistently high-quality food and presenting meals to established standards.
• Accommodate diverse dietary needs, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, Kosher, and other special dietary restrictions.
• Lead and supervise a small kitchen team, providing ongoing training, delegation, performance guidance, and support to create an effective and positive work environment.
• Manage food and kitchen budgets, including monitoring food costs, implementing portion control, and ensuring cost-effective purchasing and production practices.
• Oversee inventory management, including ordering, receiving, rotating stock, and maintaining proper storage practices.
• Ensure all kitchen equipment is clean, operational, safely maintained, and repaired or replaced as needed.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient workspace while upholding high standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout all kitchen and dining areas, including completing personal dishwashing tasks and ensuring full compliance with safety regulations and Department of Environmental Health requirements.
• Work collaboratively with other cooks and share workspace respectfully and efficiently.
• May be required to work split shifts based on operational needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Commitment to Excellence – Identifies what needs to be done and takes action to achieve a standard of excellence beyond job expectations.
• Corporate Values – Understand, embraces, and integrates Doyon corporate values into everyday duties and responsibilities.
• Customer Service – Identifies and responds to current and future client needs by providing excellent service to internal and external clients.
• Safety and Security – Promotes a safe work environment for co-workers and customers.
• Teamwork – Resourceful team player that builds, strengthens, and maintains collaborative relationships with others inside or outside the organization.

• Adaptability – Adapts to changing conditions and work assignments, sets priorities and manages multiple assignments, and tasks.
• Attention to Detail – Ensures one's own and others’ work and information are complete and accurate.
• Decision Making – Makes choices or reaches conclusions by establishing objectives, gathering relevant information, identifying alternatives, setting criteria for the decision, and selecting the best option.
• Management – Plans, organizes, directs, monitors and controls a group of one or more employees or one or more entities to accomplish organizational goals and objectives.
• Planning and Organizing – Systematically develops plans, prioritizes, organizes and manages resources in order to…