Advanced Cook

Tiempo Completo

Overview

We’re excited to hire and welcome team members to our national park locations!  Xanterra Travel Collection® is a private company that provides concession services within national parks.  All services operated by Xanterra, including lodging, dining, retail, and tour operations, are currently open and continue to operate as planned for the 2025 summer season.  Any potential government layoffs within the National Park Service do not impact our positions or job offers.

Live. Work. Explore. as a part of our Food & Beverage team at the Oasis at Death Valley!

The Oasis at Death Valley is situated in a lush, spring-fed desert oasis, surrounded by the vast and arid desert of Death Valley National Park. The Oasis operates the historic AAA Four Diamond Inn and Ranch, restaurants, gift shops, and the world's lowest elevation golf course. Both hotels are open year-round and feature swimming pools fed by naturally warm local springs.

We’re hiring Advanced Cooks to Live. Work. Explore. in Death Valley National Park!

Job Summary

Advanced Cooks should anticipate working across all stations and using all kitchen equipment. Depending on the venue, you can anticipate working multiple stations that include batch production, high volume ala carte, prep, pantry, and banquets.

Requirements

• One to three years cooking experience. Fine Dining experience is a plus. Expertise as: pantry-worker, prep-cook, fry-cook, egg-cook, broiler-cook, sauté-cook and butcher.

The Details

Position Type: Full-time Year-round preferred, some Seasonal positions may be available.

Start Dates: As soon as possible on next available check in date (approximately three weeks)

Pay: $22.40/hr.Schedule: Typical schedule is 40 hours, 5 days/per week (may include weekends, evenings, and holidays)

Why the Oasis at Death Valley?Death Valley National Park is in the northern Mojave Desert in California and is the largest National Park outside of Alaska. With incredibly diverse ecosystems, sand dunes, mountains, and America's lowest elevations, Death Valley is an incredible place to call home. We are a welcoming community who work hard, share a real passion for the environment, and enjoy crafting memorable experiences for our guests.

Life At The Oasis

• Employee housing (dormitory-style or RV site)
• Free breakfast and lunch with $4 dinners in the employee dining room (cafeteria-style)
• Free on-site laundry facility, Wi-Fi (limited bandwidth)
• A fast-paced, exciting work environment with plenty of upward mobility and growth opportunities
• Meet people of all ages from all over the country and world!

Benefits And Perks

• Free Death Valley National Park pass
• Free access to pool, golf course, rec center, gym and sports courts
• Exclusive Retail and Dining discounts at the Oasis
• $350 Referral Bonus Program
• The adventure of a lifetime!

Responsibilities

• Ensures the quality, quantity, and eye-appealing presentation of all menu items.
• Properly stores and handles all food products. Promotes safe and sanitary food handling practices.
• Cleans, maintains, and stores kitchen equipment according to standards.  
• Maintains open and positive communication with all staff daily.
• Ensures that food is properly prepared and presented using standard products, recipes, and techniques.
• Ensures all food-in-process is properly maintained (hot food is hot, cold food is cold) and stored (covered, labeled, and dated).
• Always cleans and maintains work area throughout shift.

Qualifications

• One to three years cooking experience. Fine Dining experience is a plus. Expertise as: pantry-worker, prep-cook, fry-cook, egg-cook, broiler-cook, sauté-cook and butcher.
• Attention to detail skills to ensure safety and minimize food waste.

• High level of professionalism, able to follow instructions with follow-up, respect, and integrity.

Physical

Qualifications

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• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme conditions which include extreme hot conditions in the Summer.

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 veteran status.