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Hospitality Lead

Paintrock Canyon Ranch · 2027 Season

Job Description

Hospitality Lead

Paintrock Canyon Ranch is seeking a Hospitality Lead, the main representative of Ranchlands and Paintrock Canyon Ranch for guests at Camp. The Hospitality Lead is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations, presentation, and overall guest experience at Camp and is proactive, detail-oriented, and takes pride in creating an exceptional hospitality experience, maintaining high standards, and ensuring that every aspect of Camp runs smoothly.

This is a seasonal role that may lead to future opportunities within Ranchlands, its hospitality operations, or partner organizations for suitable candidates. We're looking for people interested in agriculture, conservation, education, and hospitality.

Season

mid-May – early October, 2027
Full-time, seasonal

Compensation

$2,800 + a portion of the tip pool

Housing & Meals

Shared housing provided. Two to three nights per week are spent at Camp in staff tents. Meals provided for any mealtime shifts worked.

About the Role

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Take ownership of the overall guest experience, ensuring guests feel welcomed, comfortable, and well cared for throughout their stay.
  • Coordinate with the Programs Director, Chef, Collective staff, and Camp Hand so guest needs, schedules, dietary requirements, and special requests are communicated and exceeded.
  • Assist with guest pre-arrival communication, check-ins, check-outs, and preparing accommodations for arrivals.
  • Monitor guest satisfaction, respond promptly and professionally to concerns, and use guest feedback to improve the experience.
  • Continuously work to elevate guest experience and comfort, as well as the appearance of Camp.
  • Educate guests about Ranchlands, Paintrock Canyon Ranch, its mission, ranch operations, conservation efforts, and surrounding environment, and connect guests with interests beyond Camp to the right Ranchlands team member.
  • Oversee and execute breakfast and dinner service, ensuring meals are served on time, presented beautifully, and delivered to a consistently high standard.
  • Represent Ranchlands’ food program by educating guests about the meat, produce, sourcing, and philosophy behind the food served.
  • Keep dining spaces, table settings, linens, glassware, bars, and the coffee station clean and thoughtfully presented, and complete post-meal cleanup, dishwashing, food storage, and resets to food safety and sanitation standards.
  • Conduct daily Camp walkthroughs, complete minor repairs to tents, furniture, kitchen equipment, and lighting, and follow larger maintenance needs through to completion.
  • Develop and maintain inventory and restocking systems for bathroom amenities, cleaning supplies, beverages, kitchen supplies, lighting, and other Camp essentials.
  • Clean and restock bathrooms and showers daily, including lighting the shower donkey to provide hot water, and safely light, maintain, and extinguish the campfire.

Characteristics for Success

  • Maintain a positive attitude at all times.
  • Exceed guests’ expectations; go above and beyond to deliver an outstanding guest experience.
  • Have an aesthetic eye and strong attention to detail for uplifting the visual appearance of Camp.
  • Build meaningful relationships with people of all demographics and ages, and be a dependable member of a hardworking team.
  • Engage with guests both during and between activities to consistently be guest-oriented.
  • Be proactive, self-starting, and able to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Problem solve at Camp and in the field using good sense, practical knowledge, and good judgment.
  • Identify safety risks, communicate hazards to other staff, and try to avoid potential risks whenever possible; address conflict or issues promptly, directly, and professionally.
  • Be safety-oriented when driving on ranch roads, operating tools such as chainsaws or other power tools and equipment, and handling fire.
  • Comfortable living outdoors while guests are present in Camp, and able to live well in shared housing.

Skills & Qualifications

  • At least one year of experience in the service or hospitality industry.
  • Excellent conversationalist and communicator, able to converse with guests and other ranch staff.
  • A can-do attitude and excellent, thoughtful problem solver.
  • A keen eye for detail.
  • Ability to recognize when tasks must be done and take initiative to complete them, even if outside of their role.
  • Friendly and warm personality.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
  • 6 months of previous physical labor experience.
  • Ability to perform physically demanding tasks and work long hours, including weekends and holidays.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule that may vary weekly depending on the needs of the business.
  • A valid driver's license is required for operating ranch vehicles and equipment.
  • Ability to live on a Ranchlands property in a shared housing arrangement.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

  • Work is primarily performed outside in varying and extreme weather conditions for extended periods of time. Work may be performed inside buildings or barns in unregulated temperatures.
  • Physical effort may be required to perform heavy manual labor in conjunction with other ranch staff.
  • Ability to climb ladders, bend, reach, and stand for long periods of time.
  • May be exposed to dust, odors, and noise associated with livestock and machinery.
  • Ability to mitigate risks or physical hazards from machinery or livestock.
  • Capable of lifting objects and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

How to Apply

To apply, please send your resume and a short essay titled “What Matters Most to Me in Life” to jobs@ranchlands.com.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Ranchlands is unable to provide or assume sponsorship for an employment visa now or in the future.

Ranchlands is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

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