Cook & Server needed at Historic Montana Dude Ranch near Yellowstone ~ Summer (May-Oct)

Parade Rest Ranch

Email

[email protected]

Location

West Yellowstone, MT

Job Type

Seasonal
(May - October)

Salary

Monthly Base Pay + Tips

Posted

May 2, 2026

Housing Offered?

Yes

Experience

0-2 yrs

Sponsoring Work Visas?

How to Apply

Via Email

We’re on the hunt for upbeat, motivated people who love making others feel welcome. Our goal? Creating a fun, safe, relaxing environment for every guest who comes to the ranch. Around here, coworkers become family, and hard work is noticed and appreciated. We aim to deliver the best service in the industry – so if “doing the bare minimum” is your life motto, this probably isn’t your jam. But if you’re self-motivated, high-energy, great at solving problems on the fly, and passionate about both people and the outdoors, we want to meet you! Bring your positive attitude. We’ll bring the adventure. We are the closest dude ranch to Yellowstone National Park, just 10 minutes from the West gate in West Yellowstone!

All team members must work well with others and enjoy being part of a hardworking team! Must be a self starter and be able to think outside the box and maintain a presentable image.

Our Season runs middle of May through mid-October, and we operate 7 days a week every employee gets 1 day off per week. Housing and 3 meals per day is part of the compensation package.

Breakfast/Lunch Cook Duties include (but not limited to):

Cook will be responsible cooking food for the breakfast buffet and getting food out to buffet and completing basic food prepping tasks for a restaurant.
Breakfast is buffet style.
Lunch is ordering from a menu of approx. 10 items.
Communication with servers is required.
Must be familiar with dietary restrictions and can handle all aspects of the kitchen including doing the dishes, and keeping the kitchen organized.
Main duties include preparing and cooking food in a specific station, cleaning up prep areas and making sure the kitchen is stocked.
Help with weekly food orders with manager.
Help with dish washing when necessary.

We have 2 cooks (one does Breakfast and Lunch shift and the one does Dinner shift)

Waitstaff Server

Wait staff duties include but are not limited to attending to the buffet during mealtimes, helping the cook with getting the food out and letting the cook know when the food is running low. Taking orders and serving of food if the guest orders something off the menu, serving beverages and desserts to guests, clearing after meals, cleaning of dining room. Helping with outdoor meals for the Western Cookouts three evenings a week; preparing and packing food to the cookout, serving and cleaning up after. Some food preparation may also be involved. If not needed in the kitchen, you may be working in the yard, doing grounds maintenance, watering flowers, or any other duties assigned. We expect our property to be kept very clean, and meals to be exceptionally presented. We count on staff to be detail-oriented and to provide excellent service and hospitality to our ranch guests.

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