Remote Kitchen Helper, Alpine DC-5 Camp - Multiple Vacancies Open (Wage DOE & Benefits - 3x3 ROT/Housing/Meals - North Slope, AK)

This Remote Kitchen Helper position supports the DC-5 Camp at Alpine on the North Slope, maintaining sanitation standards and performing cleaning, maintenance, food preparation, stocking, and serving duties in a commercial kitchen, storeroom, dining, and serving areas in remote camp locations. This is a 3-week on & 3-week off rotational position. The point of hire is Anchorage, AK.

Responsibilities

• Assists cooks and others as needed and coordinates activities within a food service area.
• Prepares food and cooks vegetables, entrees, coffee, sauces, meats, etc.
• Maintains product levels in preparation, serving, or storage areas, including service machines.
• Stocks various food service areas with products and materials.
• Cleans dishes, utensils, pots, pans, and places them in assigned storage areas in an organized manner.
• Washes objects by hand or with cleaning equipment.
• Cleans, sweeps, and wipes down dining, kitchen, storage areas, spike rooms, and equipment, including floors.
• Assists with periodically scheduled large cleaning projects.
• Removes garbage from assigned areas.
• Sets up, breaks down, and cleans tables, snack bars, display cases, and serving lines.
• May occasionally prepare food or cook as part of combined duties.
• Notifies supervisor if safety and sanitation standards are not being met.
• Performs other duties pertinent to the department or unit’s success.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• At least one (1) year of work experience in a commercial kitchen or documented vocational training demonstrating knowledge of industrial cleaning equipment, restaurant food preparation, and general commercial cleaning processes.
• Must have or obtain an Alaska Food Workers Card and/or ServSafe Certification upon hire.
• Must pass pre-employment contract requirements, including drug test, physical and fit-for-duty assessment, and hearing test. Applicants not near a testing facility are responsible for travel expenses to the nearest one.
• Must cooperate and work as part of a team with employees, customers, and clients.
• Must make decisions in the moment with little to no supervision.
• Must be on your feet for 12 hours per shift for the scheduled rotation.
• Must live in dormitory-style settings and meet cleanliness requirements of the remote camp.
• Must speak, understand, read, and write English.
• Must adhere to all safety guidelines and regulations set by the company and client.

Candidates Residing Outside Anchorage Area

For pre-employment testing, Anchorage is considered the point of hire (except for drug testing, conducted near the candidate’s residence). Employees are responsible for travel expenses and accommodations related to pre-employment tasks in Anchorage, including safety training, physicals, DOT medical cards, fit-for-duty assessments, audiograms, and other contract-required testing or training.

For Alyeska Contract candidates residing in Alaska, pre-employment testing will be scheduled near the candidate’s residence unless services are unavailable in their region.

All employees are responsible for expenses related to reporting to Anchorage for scheduled trips to remote locations.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Environment: Industrial kitchen in a remote camp, frequently exposed to arctic conditions.
• Noise level: Moderate to loud.
• Must constantly stand, walk, climb, push, pull, use hands and arms, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Travel: Must travel by plane and/or bus to remote camps.

Fit For Duty Test Requirements

• Lift 50 lbs. from floor to knuckle x 2.
• Lift 50 lbs. from floor to waist x 2.
• Lift 35 lbs. from floor to shoulders x 2.
• Stoop & Twist: Perform alternate cross-over toe touches x 10 each side, self-paced but continuous.
• Kneel: Kneel on one knee and stand, then repeat on the opposite knee x 5 for each knee, self-paced but continuous.
• Squat Test: Functionally squat x 5, self-paced but continuous.
• Stairs: Climb up and down 10 steps x 6 (60 steps total), with a 30-second rest after each set of 30 steps, self-paced.
• Stairs & Carry: Climb up and down 10 steps x 6 (60 steps total) while carrying 10 lbs. in one hand and using the other hand to grasp a railing, with a 30-second rest after 30 steps, self-paced.

Schedule

3-week on & 3-week off rotational position.