Join our team in Remote South East Alaska! 41st year, Well-Seasoned Sport-Fishing Lodge!
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Join our team in Remote South East Alaska! 41st year, Well-Seasoned Sport-Fishing Lodge!
Dynamic Leader with a flare for Customer Service sought for a Remote Charter Fishing Desination!
Fish On! Guide in one of Alaska's most productive/beautiful fisheries June thru mid September in AK!
Scrub it up and away in Southeast Alaska! Salary + tips, private room and delicious meals!
Fish On! Guide in one of Alaska's most productive/beautiful fisheries June thru mid September in AK!
Slicing, Dicing and Docking in Remote Southeast Alaska!
Summer Seasonal Positions vary in length from June through September and are based at Whaler's Cove Lodge, on Killisnoo Island, in Alaska. All employees must commit to an entire season. Check out our detailed Job Ads for available opportunities! We look forward to working with you.
Salary is DOE + Tips. Room and Board included. Flight reimbursement upon completion of full season.
In addition to filleting fish, you’ll also be cleaning and trimming the carcasses to prepare them for the rest of the processing operation. You will be responsible for checking the fish for any defects or abnormalities, tracking the fillets for each guest, following our processing procedures to ensure each guest receive the fish that they caught, putting the carcasses into the gut buckets and labeling goods. You’ll be working with a variety of hand tools including knives, banding machine, box stapler, and vacuum packagers. You will not only use the knives but also sharpen them, and maintain other pieces of equipment. You will be responsible for excellent customer service.
Technique
Filleting technique depends on whether you're filleting a flat fish or a round fish. To fillet a flat fish, you cut off its head, tail and fins, cut it down the center and cut the flesh off of the bone. This process is repeated three times, until the three fillets have been separated from one another. Filleting a round fish involves slicing around one side of the fish’s head, slicing the fish from head to tail and cutting the fillet away from the body. The filleter then turns the fish over to repeat the process, this time starting from the tail end and working upwards. The fillets are then trimmed, meaning the fins at the bottom are removed. We process over 60,000lbs of fish per season.
Work Conditions
Our fish filleters work on our fish processing dock. You will spend most of your day standing up and are likely to have to spend extended periods of time working in the rain and in the cold. Our freezers are below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. A fish filleter is also be required to do heavy lifting as part of his job. Each of our packed and wrapped fish boxes weighs 50 pounds.
Requirements
Submit Cover Letter and Application to wclapplicant@gmail.com.
Juneau Expeditor (Must live in Juneau). The Juneau Expediter will be responsible for driving company vehicles including a Box Truck, Flatbed and/or trailers to pick up all supplies needed for lodge operation. Expediter will work 5-6 days per week, with varied and sporadic schedule based on lodge needs. Must be customer service oriented.
Weekly Operations include:
Salary starts at $3150 per month, DOE. Employee will be based out of Juneau, and be responsible for own room and board.
Required Skills:
Training begins mid-May and Season concludes on the 3rd week of September. Must be able to complete the entire season.
Please go to www.whalerscovelodge.com and click on "Employment Opportunities" for more information on how to apply.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Facilities Manager/Foreman - Summer Seasonal. 10 years in applicable building trades management - general contracting experience preferred. Travel benefit and room & board provided.
Facilities Water & Wastewater Technician - Summer Seasonal. State of Alaska Level 1 Water & Waste Water Operators Certificate Required. Travel benefit + room & board provided.
To create a positive guest experience from first point of contact, through the reservation process, travel, arrival & welcoming, friendly departures, daily activities, processed fish shipments, and gift shop sales for up to 48 Guests per day, for an 74 day operating season. The lodge is located in Southeast Alaska, on Killisnoo Island, just off of Admiralty Island National Monument, near the City of Angoon. This is a remote wilderness lodge specializing in salt & fresh water fishing and ecotourism.
Responsibilities
Skills Required*
Qualifications
Dates of Employment
Crew must be available for the entire season. Guest Services crew will fly to Alaska approximately June 19th and training begins onsite immediately. Opening day is June 25th and guests are at the lodge, every day, through September 7th. [A1] We have a 18 week operating season/74 of those days are concurrent with guests. Flights home will be schedule September 13th through September 20th, depending upon individual contracts.
Considerations
Professionalism ~ We require our Guest Services Crew to present themselves in a professional manner at all times. We always have guests at the lodge (from June into September) with turnover days on Saturdays (every week) and Tuesdays or Wednesdays (alternating every other week). Because of our remote location, it is very difficult to replace any of our crew. We expect a commitment to stay the entire season or agreed upon length of contract. It is important that our applicants understand the operation and what responsibilities will be required of them.
Attitude ~ Our Guest Services crew have a position with very high guest exposure. It is important that our personnel enjoy people and enjoy showing the guests a good time. We are looking for individuals who can share the joy of hospitality. We require our team to have a positive attitude, show extraordinary manners, and be courteous at all times.
Safety & Medical ~ Our guides are our eyes and ears on the water. Guides are expected to keep tabs on other vessels from the lodge, including self-guided boats. At times our guides act as radio relay stations if a boat is trying to contact the lodge and is out of VHF range. Guided vessels are required to lend assistance to vessels in emergency situations where life or property is in danger. Guest Service crew staff the VHF radios 24/7 (in shifts) and are required to assist with any communications necessary.
Operating in the Alaskan environment is inherently dangerous and all of our employees are required to be aware and responsive to any potentially dangerous situation that may arise.
If a situation arises that requires medical attention, crew is to contact the lodge immediately and render any assistance possible. The community of Angoon has a medical clinic with emergency staff available; response time may be delayed. Regional scheduled sea plane service or charters may be available to transport patients to adequate medical care facilities in Juneau or Sitka (this is a minimum 40 minute transport, 90 minutes from time of call to arrival back to emergency services). In addition the U.S.C.G. Air Station in Sitka has the capability to medevac serious injuries. In any case, the lodge management is to be contacted immediately to ensure a coordinated and timely response.
Guest Services crew must be healthy, physically fit, maintain a clean appearance, be drug-free (pre-employment drug testing and random seasonal drug testing is company policy at company discretion), and be a non-smoker. Anyone who cannot maintain themselves in a professional manner regarding alcohol consumption need not apply.
Company Policy ~ Employees of Whaler’s Cove Lodge are to abide by the most current version of the Employee Handbook (provided at time of hiring). The duties and policies described in this job description are in addition to, and an integral part of, the employee policies set forth in the Employee Handbook.[A2]
Guest Services Meetings ~ Whaler’s Cove Lodge facilitates training meetings and a weekly Guest Service meeting. The time and place of these meetings is established at the beginning of the season. All Guest Service crew are required to attend these meetings.
Compensation
Salary: $2,600 to $2,850 per month DOE to start – plus the following:
Tips: Our guests stay for 3+days, and may tip crew directly or specify tip allocation at checkout. The tip pool is distributed every two weeks with payroll.
Transportation: First year employees are responsible for their transportation to and from Juneau, however, upon a successful completion of the season, the employee will be reimbursed the travel cost, with a cap of costs determined upon hire. Transportation is provided from Juneau, to Whaler’s Cove Lodge and back to Juneau.
Room & Board: Approximately a $1,500 per month value.
Accommodations: While at the lodge, the guides/crew will be housed in private rooms. Only very few crew rooms have private baths, all others will share bath facilities. Laundry facilities (including detergent) are provided for the crew along with bedding and bath linens.
Meals: Our staff enjoys hearty meals served buffet-style in the lodge dining room. There is no obligation for crew to share their meals with guests; crew is welcome to enjoy their meals in the privacy of their rooms, etc.
Personal Items: Your only living expenses while at the lodge will be personal items: i.e. toiletries, medicines, etc.
Together, the Job Description, Offer of Employment, and Employee Handbook constitute the expectations of our Guest Service crew and are considered a mutual agreement between employee and the lodge.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Whaler’s Cove Lodge is a permit holder in the Tongass National Forest and Admiralty Island National Monument. All rules and regulations are expected to be followed.
We are NOT set up to accept H2B or J1 visas.
Applicants must email their resume and cover letter to wclapplicant@gmail.com. We would appreciate it if you took the time to detail within your cover letter, why you are interested in working with Whaler's Cove Lodge.
Captain and guide applicants need to provide Merchant Mariner documents (OUPV 6 Pack, with Near Coastal endorsement) at the time of application in order to be considered.
Only applicants that submit a resume and cover letter will be reviewed. Interviews begin pending available positions and qualified candidates. Please go to our website for full job descriptions, professional requirements, and company requirements or call 907-723-3901 with questions.