Nordic Cafe Staff

Location: Bend, Oregon

Are you interested in delivering memorable experiences, enhancing people's lives and having fun while doing it? This shared mission of POWDR and Mt. Bachelor creates a fun and inspiring culture that we live every day. We look for employees who are passionate about sharing mountain culture, have a positive attitude, are problem solvers and care about winning as a team. Our vision drives us to deliver exceptional experiences and it's our employees who become the true moment makers here at Mt. Bachelor.

This role comes with amazing perks & benefits because we want our employees to Work Where You Play

• Free employee season pass and free or discounted dependent(s) season pass
• Free and discounted friends & family day passes
• Free transportation to & from Bend, Sunriver, and La Pine
• Discounts across the resort (food & beverage, retail, rentals, lessons & more)
• Employee housing program
• 401k with up to 5% company match & immediate vesting
• Discounted onsite daycare
• Local & national discounts (YETI, Burton, Dell, Subaru, Nokian, Sunriver Golf, Mammut, & more)
• Free reciprocal access for employees to other POWDR resorts & 50% day passes at IKON pass resorts

*** Both Full-Time & Part-Time positions available.

Position Summary

The role of the Nordic Café Staff Person is to work independently while providing excellent customer service and preparing and selling high-quality food and beverages to all guests at the Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center. The position requires experience in food preparation, knowledge of commercial health and sanitation standards, the ability to operate a cash register and handle cash, and a commitment to keeping a clean workspace. Staff must have a current food handler's card and OLCC card for selling alcoholic beverages. Length of shift varies throughout the season.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities

• Open and close work prep area and cash register using set procedures.
• Prepare and serve a menu that includes freshly prepared burritos, quesadillas, soups, sides, snacks, baked pastries, hot drinks, espresso, alcoholic drinks, and seasonal specials.
• Follow the recipe preparation of food products.
• Maintain quality control and portioning of menu items and ingredients.
• Promote sanitary conditions and prevent contamination of food and beverage products by following health and sanitation standards set by Mt. Bachelor and your department.
• Maintain time and temperature log.
• Keep storage areas clean and organized.
• Follow Health Department Codes for proper sanitizing of dishware.
• Support OLCC rules and regulations.
• Check and chart the stock of workstation inventory and needs.
• Perform end-of-day side work and preparation for the next day's business.
• Provide friendly service and actively pursue opportunities for sales.
• Train new employees on department procedures related to the kitchen.

Secondary Function

• Assist the Nordic Center staff with special events, including the preparation and serving of special event menus, and occasionally work additional evening shifts.
• Help open and operate the Nordic lodge, which may include shoveling, selling retail, passes and rentals, greeting guests, providing information, and other related duties, some outdoors in inclement weather.

Job Scope

Responsible for the timely, cost-effective, and adequate preparation of food in a small café. Position requires handling of sales in conjunction with food preparation.

Interpersonal Contacts

Guests, Nordic Staff in all positions, Receiving, Mt Bachelor F&B Staff, Lodge Services, and Building Maintenance.

Specific Job Skills

• License/Certifications: Oregon food handler's card and OLCC card.
• Technical: Basic computer skills with a willingness to learn resort software, including Square.
• Physical Capabilities: Able to stand for extended periods of time. Working in a small space, frequent bending and lifting are required. Frequently walking up and down stairs. Additionally, every position at Mt. Bachelor requires the ability to shovel snow and walk on steep and uneven surfaces.
• Additional: Cash handling, customer service. Safe use of knives, pans, stoves, and any necessary related kitchen equipment.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Such accommodation requires an interactive discussion with the Human Resources Department before such accommodation can be made.

• Every position at Mt. Bachelor requires the ability to shovel snow and walk on steep and uneven surfaces.

Education/Related Experience

Minimum time in related position: One year minimum in a related position.

Current Hiring Rate: $19.00/hr

Minimum Age Requirement: 21+

Come Work Where You Play

Please be aware incomplete applications will not be accepted or reviewed. Mt. Bachelor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Mt. Bachelor is committed to creating a quality work environment which makes full use of the talents and contributions of all employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship status, sex, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability or military status.