Making Dough in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate NY

Tony Harper's Pizza & Clam Shack is a fast-casual restaurant group in the Adirondack Mountains of NY, with four locations. We serve quality, scratch-made food, including pizza made fresh daily and craft cocktails, with live bands on weekends and a fun, energetic vibe.

We like to think of ourselves as pioneers in an increasingly difficult industry. We find solutions together with our staff and move forward — whether it's a pandemic, rising inflation, or supplier shortages. We meet these demands as a challenge, and we always keep our staff and our guests as our main priorities.

We believe maintaining regular, consistent hours of operation and stability is important to our guests and staff during uncertain times. We believe the experience within our walls should be a good one for staff as well as guests. We've learned a lot over the last 22 years about ourselves and our company. We love our guests, but we cherish our staff! Together, anything is possible.

We're looking for full-time seasonal employees. Come live, work, and play with us in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains — if only for a short while! We are currently open to hiring a bartender to finish the summer season at our two busy bars.  If you can't commit for the winter season but can stay until October 15th we are interested.  We are looking to replace a early departure.

Have you heard the expression "work hard, play hard"? We think that sums it up. If you enjoy being busy while the hours fly by, this might be a good fit. If you are called upon to fill multiple positions and enjoy learning new things, this could be the place for you. If you sometimes find it exciting to be pushed out of your comfort zone a little by doing a job you are not familiar with or working with the public when you aren't used to it, then this is where you should be. 

We like to cross-train staff when they are willing. Most of our cooks also know how to take orders, some of our FOH staff like to get involved in the kitchen. We all do dishes occasionally. We are upbeat and guest-obsessed even when our feet hurt. We gather with our coworkers, new friends, often with the regular guests you get to know. It's a small town. We watch the trains and the day-trippers leave and we are left with the most beautiful landscape to call our own. People flock here for a reason. There is much to do and explore. 

Self starter, motivated. People who truly enjoy making a difference. If you like going the extra mile to make a guest happy and enjoy working as a team, this will be a good fit.  

We have staff housing that comes in many forms. We have a house across the street that has two apartments that are both 2 bedrooms. Bedrooms are either single or shared depending on the apartment. We have 6 rooms above the restaurant in Old Forge. These rooms are all different configurations. We also have housing at our Raquette Lake location (summer season only). We have a large apartment at our Lowville location and have housing less than a mile from the restaurant 

There is a fee for housing of $125 per week per person for standard shared housing. $145 per week per person for Premium housing. We have a few locations that are premium either meaning private bedroom or more amenities.  This includes internet and all utilities. Housing is available on a first-come, first-served basis. We try to house friend groups together when possible. All housing is either onsite or within walking distance or a short drive (except Raquette Lake 10 miles from Old Forge) Housing is limited to staff only, working full time for the length of your employment contract.  A few of our locations are pet friendly.

 Free gym memberships to our state of the art gym Old Forge Fitness. We have a few seasonal ski passes for the winter.  You can earn day passes for Water Safari, NY's, Gift Cards (Tony Harpers)  50% discount on food for 1 meal while working(item restrictions apply)  50% off pizza anytime.  Hydration station while working, complimentary soft drinks.  50% off Espresso and coffee drinks from the cafe.

You can fly into NYC and take a train to Utica, NY where you then either get a cab or Uber to Old Forge which is approximately 50 miles. We can arrange transport from Utica if you arrive during daytime working hours. 

We are 50 miles away from the nearest city which is Utica, NY. We are about 2 hours from Syracuse, NY and about the same distance from Albany, NY.  

We are pretty far up north, about 4 hours from Vermont.  We recommend having a car but it's not necessary as you can walk to everything in town. We do not charge for the first week of housing to help offset the cost of transportation. 

We are within walking distance of the beach, shopping, and restaurants. Old Forge has a water park, as well as a ski resort, McCauley Mountain. 

You can swim, boat, water ski, hike, kayak, climb mountains, mountain bike, camp, ride the chair lift, and go white water rafting (summer). 

Winter months you can ski, snowshoe, go sledding, snowmobiling, ice skating, and ice fishing. There are many events during both summer and winter.