What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head Chef, Heli-Ski Lodge position at Ruby Mountain Heli-Ski?
Job Description
Once in a lifetime position available at Ruby Mountains Helicopter Experience and Ruby 360 Lodge, the longest family-owned helicopter operation in North America.
This position starts immediately for our holiday dinner service every Wednesday through Saturday with breakfast optional, December through the first weekend in January (week of Christmas off), and will stay on for our 49th helicopter skiing season this winter. There is potential to stay on for our summer season.
Successful candidate will have an opportunity to live in beautiful Lamoille, Nevada at the base of the Ruby Mountains. Strong candidates will have multi-level skills and experience, be highly coachable and have excellent intrapersonal and communication skills.
During ski season, this position directs the food and beverage staff to accomplish everyday service at the Lodge. The Managing Head Chef will work with a prep assistant 5 evenings weekly for dinner service; however, will direct the food and beverage staff in the food prep, cooking and clean-up for all breakfast, lunch, and dinner services, 7 days and nights a week.
Our first guests arrive mid January. Our season is scheduled to go through April 5th with summer season starting mid-May.
Duties
As RMH Managing Head Chef, duties consist of but are not limited to the following:
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Requirements
Email resume or letter of interest. REFERENCES REQUIRED.
With more than four decades of life in the backcountry, Ruby Mountains Heli-Ski is one of the finest heli-skiing and riding experiences on the planet and perhaps the most accessible in the lower 48 states. We’ve devoted our lives to the mountains, on-season and off, slowly building a family of guides, staff and powder enthusiasts all over the world.
The 10,000 square foot Ruby 360 Lodge was built in 2017 and provides stunning 360 degree views of the Rubies and Lamoille Valley. It includes a full-service bar and commercial kitchen. The food and beverage program is renowned for its superior level of quality, integrity and attention to individual guest needs.
We operate with respect for our employees and guests, taking the upmost pride in our business practices and facility.
With more than four decades of life in the backcountry, Ruby Mountains Heli-Ski is one of the finest heli-skiing and riding experiences on the planet and perhaps the most accessible in the lower 48 states. We’ve devoted our lives to the mountains, on-season and off, slowly building a family of guides, staff and powder enthusiasts all over the world. The 10,000 square foot Ruby 360 Lodge was built in 2017 and provides stunning 360 degree views of the Rubies and Lamoille Valley. It includes a full-service bar and commercial kitchen. The food and beverage program is renowned for its superior level of quality, integrity and attention to individual guest needs. We operate with respect for our employees and guests, taking the upmost pride in our business practices and facility.
Once in a lifetime position available at Ruby Mountains Helicopter Experience and Ruby 360 Lodge, the longest family-owned helicopter operation in North America.
This position starts immediately for our holiday dinner service every Wednesday through Saturday with breakfast optional, December through the first weekend in January (week of Christmas off), and will stay on for our 49th helicopter skiing season this winter. There is potential to stay on for our summer season.
Successful candidate will have an opportunity to live in beautiful Lamoille, Nevada at the base of the Ruby Mountains. Strong candidates will have multi-level skills and experience, be highly coachable and have excellent intrapersonal and communication skills.
During ski season, this position directs the food and beverage staff to accomplish everyday service at the Lodge. The Managing Head Chef will work with a prep assistant 5 evenings weekly for dinner service; however, will direct the food and beverage staff in the food prep, cooking and clean-up for all breakfast, lunch, and dinner services, 7 days and nights a week.
Our first guests arrive mid January. Our season is scheduled to go through April 5th with summer season starting mid-May.
Duties
As RMH Managing Head Chef, duties consist of but are not limited to the following:
- Menu creation
- Product costing and budgeting
- Purchasing cost management and ordering
- Purveyor relations
- Menu preparation
- Staff training if necessary
- Assign tasks and supervise staff in prep and presentation of food
- Oversight and management of all breakfast, lunch, and dinner services
- Nightly cleanup
- Interact with Reservations on guests’ dietary needs and preferences
- Inventory control and management
- Collaborate with owners to align F&B operations with goals of RMH
- Maintain kitchen equipment; schedule repairs and maintenance as needed
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Requirements
- Multi-level chef experience with kitchen leadership
- Kitchen inventory/purchasing
- Menu and recipe design for breakfast, lunch, dinner, bar, events, etc.
- Ability to motivate and lead fast paced open-air kitchen service with a calm demeanor
- Team oriented, collaborative and coachable
- Strong emotional intelligence and ability to process both customer and management feedback
- Salary negotiable based on experience
- Salary is paid bimonthly
- Possibility of extending to year-round position
- Must relocate to Lamoille Nevada
- Employer provides housing and pays utilities
- Ruby is owned and managed by Joe, Francy and Mike Royer
- Position reports to Francy Royer
- Read more about our history: https://helicopterskiing.com/our-story
- Read more about Francy Royer: https://ruby360lodge.com/our-story/
- Info about Ruby 360 Lodge: https://ruby360lodge.com
- Info about Ruby Mountains: https://helicopterskiing.com
Email resume or letter of interest. REFERENCES REQUIRED.
With more than four decades of life in the backcountry, Ruby Mountains Heli-Ski is one of the finest heli-skiing and riding experiences on the planet and perhaps the most accessible in the lower 48 states. We’ve devoted our lives to the mountains, on-season and off, slowly building a family of guides, staff and powder enthusiasts all over the world.
The 10,000 square foot Ruby 360 Lodge was built in 2017 and provides stunning 360 degree views of the Rubies and Lamoille Valley. It includes a full-service bar and commercial kitchen. The food and beverage program is renowned for its superior level of quality, integrity and attention to individual guest needs.
We operate with respect for our employees and guests, taking the upmost pride in our business practices and facility.
With more than four decades of life in the backcountry, Ruby Mountains Heli-Ski is one of the finest heli-skiing and riding experiences on the planet and perhaps the most accessible in the lower 48 states. We’ve devoted our lives to the mountains, on-season and off, slowly building a family of guides, staff and powder enthusiasts all over the world. The 10,000 square foot Ruby 360 Lodge was built in 2017 and provides stunning 360 degree views of the Rubies and Lamoille Valley. It includes a full-service bar and commercial kitchen. The food and beverage program is renowned for its superior level of quality, integrity and attention to individual guest needs. We operate with respect for our employees and guests, taking the upmost pride in our business practices and facility.