Remote Cook/Pantry – Pogo Mine

National Mortgage Staffing; Fairbanks (AK); Remote; USD 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

National Mortgage Staffing seeks a Pantry Cook for a remote Alaskan camp. You will assist in food preparation, support kitchen operations, stock areas, and ensure cleanliness and safety across dining and service spaces.

You may be asked to perform housekeeping-related duties and to participate in periodic cleaning projects. The role requires standing for long shifts and compliance with safety standards. Badging and pre-employment testing may be required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• At least two years of work experience in a commercial kitchen or documented vocational training sufficient to demonstrate knowledge of industrial cleaning equipment, restaurant food preparation, and general commercial cleaning processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist cooks, chefs, bakers, and others as needed and coordinate activities within a food service area.
• Prepare food and cook vegetables, entrees, coffee, sauces, meats, etc.
• Cook items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including coffee drinks, tray items, sandwiches, salads, dressings, meats, cheeses and vegetables.
• Maintain inventory in preparation, serving, or storage areas.
• Stock food service areas with products and materials.
• Clean dishes, utensils, pots, pans, and store properly.

Skills

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description This Remote Pantry Cook assists in a variety of food preparation duties, completion of special work projects, cleaning of a food service area, stocking, and serving duties in a commercial kitchen, storeroom, dining, or serving area. All duties are to be performed in accordance with NMS’ mission, vision, and values

Responsibilities

• Assists cooks, chefs, bakers, and others as needed and coordinates activities within a food service area.
• Prepare food and cook vegetables, entrees, coffee, sauces, meats, etc.
• Cooks or prepares such food items as breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods, coffee drinks, tray items, sandwiches, salad dressings, meat items, cheese and vegetable trays, salad bar items, etc.
• Maintains a variety of products at certain levels in preparation, serving, or storage areas including service machines
• Stocks various food service areas with various products and materials
• Cleans dishes, utensils, pots, pans etc. and places in assigned storage areas in an organized and orderly manner
• Washes objects by hand or with cleaning equipment
• Cleans, sweeps, wipes down, etc. all general dining, kitchen, or storage areas (in some cases), spike rooms, and equipment as well as all floors
• Assists with various periodically scheduled large cleaning projects.
• Removes garbage from assigned areas
• Sets up, breaks down, and cleans tables, snack bars, display cases, serving lines, etc.
• May occasionally prepare food or cook vegetables, entrees, coffee, sauces, meats, etc.
• May also be combined with other position duties to include but not limited to housekeeper and janitorial responsibilities.
• Notify supervisor if safety and sanitation standards are not being met.
• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success also may be assigned

Qualifications Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• At least two (2) years of work experience in a commercial kitchen or documented vocational training sufficient to demonstrate a 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 all pre-employment contract requirements which may include but are not limited to: drug test, physical and fit for duty assessment and hearing test.
• Must be able to cooperate and work as part of a team with fellow employees, customers and clients.
• Must be able to make decisions in the moment with little to no supervision.
• Must be able to be on your feet for 12 hours per shift for the scheduled rotation.
• Must be able to live in dormitory style settings and meet cleanliness requirements of the remote camp.
• Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.
• Must meet and adhere to all safety guidelines and regulations set forth by the company and client.

Candidates Residing Outside Anchorage Area

Candidates residing in Alaska & the Lower 48 for any contract:

For the purposes of pre‑employment testing, Fairbanks, AK will be considered the point of hire (with the exception of drug testing, which will be conducted near the candidate’s place of residence). Employee is responsible for any travel expenses and needed accommodations related to pre−employment tasks that need to be completed in Fairbanks, AK. This includes, but is not limited to, any safety training requirements, required pre−employment testing and/or training such as physical, DOT physical/medical card, fit for duty, audiogram, and/or other testing required by contract/company (NSTC, APICC training, security licensing requirements, etc.).

Candidates residing in Alaska for Alyeska Contract: pre‑employment testing will be scheduled near the candidate’s area of residence within the state. The only exception is when the candidate lives in a region without the necessary service providers to complete all requirements.

Flights to Remote Locations: All employees are responsible for all expenses related to reporting to point of hire (Anchorage, AK) for scheduled trips paid for by the company for remote locations.

Working Conditions And Physical Requirements

Weather: Indoors and Outdoors, frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions.

Noise level: Moderate to Loud.

Description of environment: Environment will vary based on the facility assigned to.

Physical requirements: Employee is required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Frequently to constantly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk/hear, see, taste/smell, and carry weight/lift.

Travel: Must be able to travel by plane and/or bus to remote camps.

Physical requirements: Fit For Duty Test

• Lift: Lift 50 lbs. from floor to knuckle x 2

• Lift: Lift 50 lbs. from floor to waist x 2

• Lift: 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. Return to kneel on opposite knee. Repeat alternate kneeling sequence 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 for a total of 60 steps;

• Allow 30 second rest after climbing up and down each set of 30 steps, self-paced.

• Stairs & Carry: Climb up and down 10 steps x 6 for a total of 60 steps while carrying 10 lbs. in one hand and using the other hand to grasp a railing for safety, self-paced.

• Allow a 30 second rest period after climbing up and down 30 steps while carrying.

NMS Core Values

Safety guides our behavior.

Honesty and integrity govern our activities.

Commitments made will be fulfilled.

All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

The environment will be protected and sustained.