Culinary Internship Summer 2026

Southernhospitalityinternshipprogram; Sevierville (TN); On-site; USD 16,531 - 24,796; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Course credit for term

Leadership development classes

Weekly intern meetings

Job summary

Dollywood Company is offering an internship opportunity to support kitchen operations, including dishwasher, receiving clerk, prep cook, line cook, and baker roles, with inventory management and administrative duties.

The program provides course credit for the term, practical experience in a fast-paced environment, and exposure to leadership development classes, with weekly intern meetings to explore different theme park functions.

Responsibilities

• Dishwasher duties including food preparation, ware washing, cleanliness and sanitation procedures.
• Receiving Clerk responsibilities: manage loading dock, check in orders, inventory, and invoice coding.
• Prep Cook duties: participate in all activities including food prep and sanitation.
• Line Cook duties: participate in all activities including food prep and sanitation.
• Baker duties: participate in all activities including food prep and sanitation.
• Act as quality assurance inspector for food quality and adherence to standards.
• Assist with creating and implementing improvements for profit contribution and cost savings.
• Support with implementing and enforcing the Start Fresh program when necessary.
• Be willing to work at different locations within The Dollywood Company.

Job description

The intern will support the kitchen operations through dishwasher, receiving clerk, prep cook, line cook, banquets production and ingredient inventory management and administrative duties within Dollywood Theme Park. In turn, intern will satisfactorily complete individual program requirements to satisfy college/university credit and/or course study requirements if needed. The Dollywood Company will provide the intern:

• The opportunity to complete course credit for the term of the internship
• Practical experience within a fast paced and every changing work environment
• Opportunity to apply theory with practice
• Attend Leadership Development classes as available.
• Attend weekly intern meetings to discuss jobs of the week and learn about the different functions of a theme park.
• Train and work in below sections of internship:
  • Dishwasher - To participate in all activities, including food preparation, merchandise handling, ware washing, and cleanliness and sanitation procedures.
  • Receiving Clerk - Manage the loading dock. Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work environment. Checking in orders, putting up food and non-food inventories. Coding invoices according to standardized accounting process.
  • Prep Cook - To participate in all activities, including food preparation, merchandise handling, ware washing, and cleanliness and sanitation procedures
  • Line Cook - To participate in all activities, including food preparation, merchandise handling, ware washing, and cleanliness and sanitation procedures
  • Baker - To participate in all activities, including food preparation, merchandise handling, ware washing, and cleanliness and sanitation procedures.
• Act as quality assurance inspector for food, ensuring a high quality.
• Responsible for the implementation and possible creation of "Plate Perfect" recipes.
• Know, understand, & enforce the use of the "Start Fresh" program when necessary.
• Be available/willing to work at different locations throughout The Dollywood Company.
• Responsible for all aspects of the P&L including but not limited to labor management (scheduling, time keeping, etc.), Cost Analysis to include Cost of Sales, product mix, and Spending Per Person
• Assisting with creating and implementing improvements profit contribution and cost savings through menu creation.
• Execute special project benefiting the Foods area as determined by Management.