If you love baking and working nights, we want you! GREAT schedule with private housing!

Posted: Apr 16, 2026

Baker - Bread / Overnight

McKinley Creekside Cabins, Café & Bakery

Denali National Park, Alaska

Wages/Pay
$900.00 - $1,000.00 / week + tips
Experience Level
Previous experience required
Job Start Date
May 15, 2026

GREAT schedule with private housing! Our café is a scratch kitchen that cares about every guest and every plate. We serve in-house guests and locals with daily breakfast, weekend brunch, lunch (dine-in & to-go), and dinner in our main restaurant, outdoor patio, and banquet room.

The bakery features a daily-filled bake case with scones, cookies, cinnamon rolls, and our famous strawberry-rhubarb coffeecake, plus a cold case of fruit pies and desserts. The bakery also produces all breads for the café, including sourdough, burger buns, English muffins, crackers, molasses wheat bread, and pretzels.

The Role

The Overnight Bread Baker works primarily overnight shifts (with occasional early mornings) and is responsible for all bread production to support daily service. If you love baking and don’t mind odd hours, we want you! Everything tastes better when made with love.

What You’ll Do

  • Produce all café bread according to production guidelines

  • Create a nightly production list set by the Bakery Manager

  • Properly store, label, and organize all bread for service

  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized bakery

  • Follow recipes accurately and consistently

  • Support the team with dishes and prep as needed

Requirements

  • Minimum 1 year baking experience (bakery or restaurant)

  • Bread baking experience required in either a bakery and/or a restaurant

  • Ability to work overnight and rotating shifts, 4 - 10s

  • AK Food Handlers Card (required before start)

  • Strong time management and teamwork skills

The contract dates are May 2025-September 2025

Pay & Perks

  • Daily kitchen tips: $13–$15/hr cash

  • Wages: $900-$1000.00/wk, 4 - 10s schedule!

  • Room & Board: Free PRIVATE room and board (upon contract completion, value $2400.00)

A love of the outdoors is a plus!

How to Apply

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Contact Info

McKinley Creekside Cabins, Café & Bakery

McKinley Creekside Cabins, Café, & Bakery is a boutique Alaskan lodge privately owned and operated in Denali National Park, with million dollar views in an unique small community setting. Catering to Alaskans, independent visitors and small groups. Our highly rated cafe & bakery proudly serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner including an espresso/service bar with beer/wine and specialty cocktails.

Location
Alaska
Season
Summer
Staff size
50
Housing
Whether included in the compensation package or provided at a cost, housing is provided for staff.
Housing details
The BEST in denali ...2 room suites sharing a bathroom, with common areas including a employee fire pit on the creek with a karaoke bus :) Private rooms are reserved for managers/leads and returning employees depending on availability
Family housing available
No
Single occupancy housing available
Yes
Pet friendly
No
Meals
Some meals / discounts
Cell phone service
Some, ask for details
Internet access
Good
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