Job Description

Location: Death Valley, California

Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park - Journey Beyond the Ordinary. Stovepipe Wells has an 80-room hotel, restaurant, bar, pool, gas station, general store, and gift shop. Stovepipe is a welcoming, safe, and environmentally responsible resort providing accommodations and services inside Death Valley National Park. POWDR operates Stovepipe Wells under a long-term concession contract with the National Park Service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take direction from F&B Manager.

• Communicate effectively with kitchen staff, visitors, servers and coworkers.

• Know all menu and drink items, ingredients, processes, documentation and labelling practices.
• Ensure all new hires know all menu and drink items, ingredients, processes, documentation and labelling practices.

• Ensure the work areas are clean and sanitized, good housekeeping, and proper labelling, and storage in line with CA Food Handling Safety Standards.

• Maintain CA Food Handler Card and follow set practices in the kitchen environment.

• Open to education/training, coaching and learning on a continuous basis to improve.

• Stock and organize supplies, refrigerated and frozen items in a maintained, organized environment.

• Complete all food safety checks, handwashing, cleaning, sanitizing protocols, wears gloves, in line with food safety.
• Ensure all FOH and bar staff complete required opening and closing side work each shift.

• Complete all food safety training to ensure compliance.

• Exercise diligence in food safety processes and participate in audits and corrective actions as directed by leadership.

• When is ill does not work and reports illness to the management team.

• Answer server and guests’ questions and minor complaints and is friendly and accommodating.

• Be dressed and for work in a clean, pressed and complete uniform with nametag.

• Wear clean, proper footwear.

• Be helpful and professional with coworkers, respectfully starting and ending shifts on time, and leaving the stations clean, organized, sanitized and prepared for the following shift.

Other Duties as Assigned:

• This job description is an overview of the scope of responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be an inclusive list of job tasks and expectations. With the evolution of this role, the responsibilities of this position may change. The job must be prepared to accept new responsibilities and transfer others.

What's in it for you?

• A work culture to Journey Beyond the Ordinary.

• Proposed wages of $18.20/hr. plus tips

• Full hookup's available to travel trailers/RV's or on - site housing. On-Site Meals available.

• Retail Discounts on Apparel.

• Complimentary access to most POWDR owned resorts!

• Benefits: This position is eligible to enroll in company benefits.

Work Location:

• Due to the in-person nature of the hospitality business, this position is on-site. Housing will be provided on-site.

• A flexible schedule with commuting from Pahrump, Beatty or Las Vegas will be considered.

• Due to the nature of our business, Stovepipe Wells Village is open every day. You must be prepared to work a schedule which may include nights, weekends, and holidays. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Able to work and thrive in Death Valley National Park.

• Ability to get along well with people, be honest, punctual and reliable.

• Ability to remain calm and friendly.

• Ability to physically work as a Kitchen and Restaurant Staff member.

• Ability to adapt to changing work conditions.

• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

• Current CA Food Handlers Certification Card required

• Minimum 1 year food and beverage experience required.

POWDR and Destination Death Valley - Stovepipe Wells is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.