- Wages/Pay
- $52,000.00 - $65,000.00 / year + tips
- Experience Level
- Previous experience required
- Job Start Date
- Aug 29, 2026
Winter caretaker/Full-Time Maintenance
Come join our full-time team and live in Saltery Cove Alaska. Housing and utilities, including high-speed Starlink internet. Is included in this job.
Your duties will be full-time care and supervision of our fishing lodge and all its buildings, management of the generators and all equipment. Taking care of the building to ensure no damage or moisture damage accrues. Tasks such as organization and inventory list of all equipment, small construction jobs such as painting, flooring, cleaning, trim work, plumbing and electrical work will be assigned. Also, Maintenance of our boats that are left at the lodge.
You will also have to have boating experience, construction experience in most fields, and fabrication experience, use of welders, and metal working tools.
Also, use of chain saws and cutting firewood is a must; use of all hand tools is also a must.
The ideal candidate will be a person who has lived in or worked in the backcountry of Alaska for long extended periods of time and has the creativity and ingenuity to solve problems off-grid.
Knowledge of off grid life is a must for this job.
You will be able to hunt, fish and enjoy the serenity of Alaskan life in your free time and days off.
During the summer months you will be a full-time maintenance caretaker of the facility and help keep the grounds, facility and all its water and swages systems in order, as well as all maintenance issues at the lodge. You will run a small staff during the summer months to help during peak summertime when our guests are present.
Management and being able to work with small and medium-sized teams are a must!
From May to September, food will also be included in your salary.
Accommodations are spectacular and very comfortable.
There will be boats available to make it to town to supply as well as charter air services. If you have any questions, please reach out to the general manager.
How to Apply
Apply online. A driver’s license must be uploaded to be put into the candidate pool.
Contact Info
- Clifford Smith
- clifford@sportsmanscovelodge.com
- (907) 247-7252
- www.sportsmanscovelodge.com
Sportsman's Cove Lodge
Sportsman’s Cove Lodge is a highly acclaimed, saltwater fishing lodge located a 20 minute floatplane ride west of Ketchikan in the pristine wilderness of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. We are looking for hard working, service-oriented individuals to further our vision of offering our guests the trip of a lifetime.
- Location
- Alaska
- Season
- Summer
- Staff size
- 25
- Housing
- Whether included in the compensation package or provided at a cost, housing is provided for staff.
- Housing details
- Some private rooms/bathrooms, some communal bathrooms
- Family housing available
- No
- Single occupancy housing available
- Yes
- Pet friendly
- No
- Meals
- Provided
- Cell phone service
- Some, ask for details
- Internet access
- Good
