Anyone applying for jobs for our Team for the 2025 Season
Please complete the following:
1. Fill out the application (link below). All returning employees are required to fill out a new application.
2. Send a resume along with a simple letter stating why you would like to work on the Ranch and what you would bring to our Ranch Team. It does not have to be fancy, just informative.
3. Please also consider sending in a photo of yourself, as we like to put a face to the name!
4. Email the application form, letter, resume and photo (optional) to
ATT: Hiring Manager: hfbaremployment@gmail.com
We begin the hiring process in November. If you do not hear back from us within a week please send a follow-up email. We have a lot of applications and do not want anyone to slip through the cracks. Our Management Team reviews all applicants. Final decisions are be made by late January-early-February. Even if you have worked for the Ranch previously, you must resubmit a complete application. Thank you!
Click Here for Application.pdf
Employment Qualifications:
Applicants must be 19 years of age.
A positive ‘can-do’ attitude is expected of all employees.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage both men and women work
as employees in all of our departments.
Employment Timing:
Guests reservations begin on June 1st and reserve through the months of
June, July, August into early September. Employees who can stay from May 15th until September 15th will be prioritized. Employees who can stay from May 15th until August 24th have the next best chance of receiving a job offer. If you have to leave before August 20th there will be little chance of a job offer.
Employees will be trained and help open the Ranch. Preference will be given to anyone who can work through August. We hire a select crew through September 15 to help close down the Ranch. Please let us know the latest date you are available.
General Employment Information:
All employees work 6 days per week, with an assigned day off. We try to arrange days off compatible with others when possible. Along with your salary, the Ranch provides housing, food, wireless internet and coin-operated laundry services.
The experience of a summer at the HF Bar Ranch can be life-altering!
General Job Descriptions:
You will hear often "Flexibility is key to all employee success at the HF Bar Ranch". This means you "roll with it". You may be asked to do any job or chore by Management. It's worked as a successful way of keeping the Ranch flowing for years!
So, please be ready to help in any area needed!
KITCHEN STAFF:
While working in our Kitchen does not require previous experience , it is recommended. The kitchen is the main hub of our Ranch. We put out approximately 600 meals daily including all guests and staff. A love of food and creativity are required with an organizational attitude. You do not have to be a trained cook unless you are applying for a specific chef-centric position.
Positions in our Kitchen that are available include:
Chef, Sous chef, Baker, Salad Chef, Sandwich/Picnic Prep, Breakfast Cook, and Staff Cook. Depending on your level of experience, you will be placed into an appropriate position upon employment. Kitchen Staff will be required to abide by all State and Federal laws in regards to sanitation and safety within the Kitchen, as well as general kitchen duties, including: proper culinary apparel and head coverings, daily cleaning of each work station, unloading weekly food trucks, and general overseeing of our staff eating area. Kitchen hours vary depending on position, starting anywhere from 6:00 a.m., and ending around 9:00 p.m.
HASHER:
A Hasher’s primary responsibility is to serve our guests in our Dining Room. (The term hasher comes from the early-1800s days of "slinging hash".) This includes greeting guests as they arrive for meals, serving three meals daily, a rotating breakfast dishwashing schedule, cleaning of the Dining Area and general Ranch House area before and after each meal. Hashers begin work at approximately 6:30 a.m., and work through until 9:00 p.m., with small breaks between breakfast and lunch and a large break between lunch and dinner service.
KEEPER:
Job responsibilities include making sure all occupied cabins are cleaned before noon on a daily basis, deep cleaning of cabins between guests visits, a nightly turndown service, and various other chores/tasks. Other responsibilities of this co-ed Team include lawn care, delivering ice and wood to all cabins, driving guests to and from the airport, trash/recycling management and various grounds work. Additionally, Keepers lead Paintball Games twice a week, manage private dinners at our "Mountain Cabin", help bartend, and much more! All keepers will be a part of the rotating lunch and dinner dishwashing schedule. All vehicle drivers must be 21 year of age and have no driving violations on their record.
WRANGLER:
Responsibilities include general horsemanship and wrangling duties–morning and afternoon wrangling rotations, saddling horses, daily cleaning of the Corral and Barn, assisting guests with familiarizing themselves with the surrounding countryside and their horses, leading out most rides when needed. Rides will include any and all of the following: Morning Rides, All-Day Picnic Rides and after dinner Evening Rides. Good experience with horses and people is a must! Wranglers, usually start work at 7:00 a.m., and work until all evening rides are in, around 9:00 p.m., with a break after lunch every day.
** If possible, please include a 10 min. video that demonstrates you riding.
KID TEAM:
Our Kid Team is responsible in assisting, organizing, coordinating, and supervising FUN activities for children. You will be responsible for watching the under-5 younger children in the morning (while families are on rides) with simple craft projexts, a morning snack and led horseback rides assisted by the wranglers. This team, also, coordinates all-age activities for the afternoons and evenings for some of the older aged kids and teens. Kid Team activities begin at 9:00 a.m., and continue throughout the day, ending sometime between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. .
OFFICE/STORE/BARISTA:
Our Office is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Office team will be responsible for checking guests in and out including presenting their prepared final bill, showing guests to their cabins or the Ranch House as needed, answering telephones, responding to guest requests and inquiries, and other administrative duties as needed. Store and office staff are responsible for keeping the Store and Office clean, stocked, and organized. Assisting guests and employees with purchases and espresso drinks. Barista experience and retail experience is strongly recommended, but not required.
Our store is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
BARTENDER:
You will be responsible for working bartending shifts, beginning mid afternoon and often late into the night. You will work in coordination with other bartenders and should be prepared to work in other areas of the Ranch, as needed. Other responsibilities will include ordering alcohol, managing inventory, cleaning the bar and ensuring that all systems and protocols are followed. You must be 21 or older for this position.
Also, you will be a part of the rotating lunch and dinner dishwashing schedule.
SHOOTING DEPARTMENT:
Our clay-shooting program is a Ranch favorite amongst our guests, and we are looking for individuals who are incredibly patient, outgoing, organized, self-starters, etc. You will be under the direct supervision of Richard Platt, who has been the head of our Shooting Program for the last 23 years. We offer 5 different time slots daily for our guests to go shooting, and you will be asked to do other tasks around the ranch as needed. Certification is not required, but strongly recommended.
Also, you will be a part of the rotating lunch and dinner dishwashing schedule.
FISHING GUIDES:
The Ranch works in partnership with Rock Creek Anglers, and if you are interested in a position as a fishing guide, please contact them through their website: www.rockcreekanglers.com
Because we offer room and board to the separate fishing staff, you will have some Ranch responsibilities.