Kitchen Helper/Housekeeper – On Call

NMS

On-Call Remote Kitchen Helper/Housekeeper responsible for sanitation and cleaning in remote camp locations. Assists in food preparation and supports kitchen staff in a commercial kitchen environment.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeRemote • Alaska • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assists cooks and others as needed and coordinates activities within a food service area.
Prepare food and cook vegetables, entrees, coffee, sauces, meats, etc.
Maintains a variety of products at certain levels in preparation, serving, or storage areas including service machines.
Stocks various food service areas with various products and materials.
Cleans dishes, utensils, pots, pans etc. and places in assigned storage areas in an organized and orderly manner.
Washes objects by hand or with cleaning equipment.
Cleans, sweeps, wipes down, etc. all general dining, kitchen, or storage areas.
Cleans, sweeps, vacuums, mops and restocks hallways, stairways, offices, laundry rooms, clinics, living areas, off-site areas, common areas, restrooms and other similar areas.
May perform very light facility maintenance.
Assists with various periodically scheduled large cleaning projects and laundry duties.
Removes garbage from assigned areas.
Sets up, breaks down, and cleans tables, snack bars, display cases, serving lines, etc.
May occasionally prepare food or cook vegetables, entrees, coffee, sauces, meats, etc.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
At least one (1) year of work experience in a commercial kitchen or documented vocational training sufficient to demonstrate a knowledge of industrial cleaning equipment, restaurant food preparation, and general commercial cleaning processes.
At least one (1) year of work experience in commercial housekeeping.
Must have or obtain an Alaska Food Workers Card and/or ServSafe Certification upon hire.
Must pass all pre-employment contract requirements which may include but are not limited to: drug test, physical and fit for duty assessment and hearing test.
Must be able to cooperate and work as part of a team with fellow employees, customers and clients.
Must be able to make decisions in the moment with little to no supervision.
Must be able to be on your feet for 12 hours per shift for the scheduled rotation.
Must be able to live in dormitory style settings and meet cleanliness requirements of the remote camp.
Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

All employees are responsible for all expenses related to reporting to point of hire (Anchorage, AK) for scheduled trips paid for by the company for remote locations.

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Hard Skills & Tools

food preparationcookingcleaningindustrial cleaning equipmentcommercial cleaning processeslight facility maintenancefood service coordinationstockingdishwashinglaundry duties

Soft Skills

teamworkdecision makingcommunicationorganizationtime managementadaptabilityattention to detailcustomer serviceproblem solvingreliability

Certifications

Alaska Food Workers CardServSafe Certification