Hut crew are responsible for providing a welcoming, friendly, and clean environment for overnight guests and day visitors at Maine Huts & Trails’ backcountry huts. Hut crew undertake a variety of responsibilities on a rotational basis, including guest check-in, food and meal preparations, housekeeping and custodial duties, and assisting with operation and periodic maintenance of green energy systems. Successful applicants will have a proven commitment to customer service, the ability to work as part of a team, and the ability to maintain high standards in an isolated setting. Food service, hospitality, or related experience is preferred. This position is a unique opportunity for someone interested in the growing and dynamic outdoor recreation industry. The position blends backcountry hospitality, green building design and operation, conservation education, and other similar fields.
Hut Crew Responsibilities
• Customer Service: welcoming guests and visitors and providing information
• Cooking: preparing and serving three hearty meals a day on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays
• Housekeeping: cleaning and sanitizing food service and dining areas, washing dishes, sweeping, mopping, washing windows, and cleaning restrooms
• Retail sales: store, maintaining accurate retail sales records and inventories
• Operation and maintenance of facility: including solar array, propane generator, battery bank, wood boiler, composting toilets
• Provisioning: conducting scheduled inventories of food, supplies and retail, loading and unloading supplies, and properly storing items
• Stewardship: Implementing energy conservation and environmentally sound practices in daily operations. Educating guests to promote outdoor ethics