Location: Icy Strait Point, Hoonah, Alaska
Reports To: Facilities & Maintenance Manager
Category: Seasonal | Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $20.00 per hour

Position Summary

The General Laborer provides hands-on support to the Facilities & Maintenance team at Icy Strait Point, assisting carpenters, public space crews, and heavy equipment operators. This role is essential to maintaining safe, clean, and functional guest and employee areas in a high-volume tourism and marine environment. The position requires consistent physical labor, flexibility, and the ability to work safely in all weather conditions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist carpenters with construction, repair, and maintenance projects.
• Support public space teams with cleaning, upkeep, and preparation of guest and employee areas.
• Assist equipment and machine operators by staging materials, guiding equipment movement, and maintaining safe work zones.
• Perform heavy lifting, carrying, loading, and unloading of materials up to 75 lbs on a regular basis.
• Chop, stack, and move firewood and construction materials.
• Move furniture, equipment, tools, and supplies as needed across the property.
• Perform basic maintenance tasks such as debris removal, minor repairs, and site cleanup.
• Maintain clean and organized work areas.
• Follow all safety procedures, OSHA standards, and company policies.
• Respond to urgent operational needs during peak cruise days.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Regular lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 75 lbs.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb, and work on uneven surfaces for extended periods.
• Work performed indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions, including rain, cold, and variable coastal environments.
• Exposure to heavy equipment, hand tools, noise, and marine conditions.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods.
• Comfortable working around heavy equipment and construction environments.
• Strong work ethic, reliability, and attention to safety.
• Ability to follow directions and work as part of a team.
• Construction, maintenance, or outdoor labor experience preferred but not required
• Valid driver’s license preferred.

Icy Strait Point is a Native-owned and operated enterprise and offers Native Preference under P.O. 93-638. Applicants must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.