Restaurant Line Cook - PM Shift (2025 Season)

Nantahala Outdoor Center; Bryson City (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading outdoor recreation company is seeking a Restaurant Line Cook for the PM shift in Bryson City, NC for the 2025 season. This full-time seasonal role involves preparing meals for guests and maintaining high kitchen standards. The position requires teamwork and the ability to handle food safely, offering an engaging work environment amid breathtaking outdoor scenery.

Qualifications

• Current State and/or County food handler permit required.
• Must function as a team player and take direction.
• Understanding of restaurant operations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare menu items for large groups of 20-100+ people.
• Ensure food quality and cleanliness in the kitchen.
• Maintain organization on the line and assist teammates.

Skills

Safe food handling

Restaurant cleanliness

Team player

Independence

Job description

Restaurant Line Cook - PM Shift (2025 Season)

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Base pay range

$14.00/hr - $16.00/hr

For 53 years NOC has led the outdoor industry, taking more guests whitewater rafting and teaching more paddlers than any other outdoor recreation company. NOC also provides top-quality aerial and trail-based adventures, wilderness medicine as well as unmatched retail service, foodservice, lodging, and trip planning services. NOC career opportunities offer a rare combination of work in beautiful locations, a chance to grow skills and to share a passion for active outdoor recreation.

Job Summary

Cooks for Relia’s will be working in a restaurant environment. This position creates a great opportunity for one of NOC main values – work hard, play hard. This is a full-time- seasonal role in which you will be scheduled for 40hrs/ week from April - October. This position is hiring for the afternoon shift from 12pm to 8pm. In some cases, cooks may be able to work at multiple restaurants, or cross-train to work in other NOC departments as well. All cook applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

THIS POSTING IS FOR THE 2025 SEASON

Responsibilities

• Preparing menu items and specials for groups of 20-100+ people
• Ensuring that ingredients and food preparation are consistent with guest special needs and/or requests
• Upholding and arranging food on the line as well as back-ups
• Maintaining organization and cleanliness of the kitchen
• Maintaining food quality and consistency
• Supporting teammates and assisting other members of the Food and Beverage team as needed
• Upholding Relia’s standards, as well as NOC standards.
  
  

Qualifications

• safe food handling, A successful candidate will provide a copy of their current State and/or County required food handler permit.
• health code standards
• restaurant cleanliness.
• Applicants must function as a team player.
• take direction and work independently.
• They must have a thorough understanding of the flow of restaurant operations.
• comfortable working on their feet for as long period of time.
• Able to lift 35 pounds
  
  

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to provide a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of this position. As the nature of business demands change, so too may the essential functions of this position.

Please note that as an employer with over 100 employees, NOC will be required to comply with any OSHA Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard should that standard be enacted.

The Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity in any and all terms, conditions or privileges of employment including hiring, promotions, termination, training and compensation. The NOC does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic condition or any other status protected by federal, state or local law, where applicable. Furthermore, the NOC is committed to a work environment free of discrimination and harassment through respecting and valuing the diversity among employees and all those with whom the NOC does business.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

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• Employment type

  Full-time

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  Management and Manufacturing

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