Jobs Available
Positions for the 2025-2026 winter
Please apply for 2025-2026 winter from June 2025.
Live on-mountain. Work with purpose. Make it unforgettable.
We’re looking for incredible humans to help us deliver a next-level ski lodge experience in the Japanese Alps. If you’re positive, capable, and thrive in fast-paced, team environments — this might be the best winter of your life.
What It’s Like
Canopy is not your typical ski lodge. We serve international travelers with beautiful food, warm service, and genuine hospitality. Our lodge is small, intimate, and high-energy — and our team is the same. If you join us, expect to work hard, laugh often, and be part of something meaningful.
We don’t hire backgrounds. We hire exceptional people. People who care — about their team, their work, and the guests.
Season Dates
Start: 1 December 2025
Finish: 31 March 2026
Full availability is essential.
General Requirements
Valid Japanese Working Holiday Visa
Experience in the role you’re applying for
Team-oriented and solution-focused
Confident communicator with guests and teammates
Self-managing, proactive, and happy living in a shared space
Comfortable working in the cold and snow
Ready to fully immerse yourself in lodge life and snow culture
+HEAD CHEF
We’re looking for a professional head chef or experienced kitchen leader to take charge of our evening service. You’ll execute a set menu of either 5 or 11 courses, depending on the guest’s booking, built around seasonal produce, fire cooking, and fermentation.
The menu is already created and the systems are well established — you’re not reinventing the wheel. Instead, as head chef you’ll be responsible for running a tight, efficient kitchen and delivering the experience with consistency, organisation, and care.
Responsibilities include:
Lead and run a small, well-trained kitchen team
Execute our pre-designed 5 or 11-course set menus each night
Maintain quality, timing, cleanliness, and presentation
Follow and uphold established prep systems and workflows
Present dishes to guests and confidently talk about the food
You are:
An experienced head chef or team leader in a professional kitchen
Exceptionally organised, with strong prep and planning habits
Confident in maintaining systems and mentoring others in them
Passionate about flavour, fermentation, and fire-based cooking
Calm under pressure and maintain a fantastic, steady attitude at all times
Comfortable presenting and explaining dishes directly to guests
Shifts:
Start at 2:00pm (sometimes later)
Finish around 10:00pm
5–6 days per week
Average: 40 hours/week
Expect up to 50 hours during peak weeks, and less during quiet periods
Why you’ll love it:
Serve thoughtful, creative food — without the chaos of designing a new menu every day
Work in a systematic kitchen where quality and rhythm matter
Spend every morning however you want — skiing, relaxing, recharging
Join a food culture built on fermentation, fire, and purpose
+ KITCHEN HAND
This role is for someone who loves the energy of a busy kitchen and takes pride in every plate. You’ll work alongside a team of 4 to help prepare and serve a multi-course set menu using locally-sourced, house-fermented, and fire-cooked ingredients.
Responsibilities include:
Assist with prep, cooking, plating, and dish transitions
Help maintain a clean, organised kitchen
Bring strong energy to every shift and support the team with consistency and focus
You are:
Experienced in kitchens or passionate about learning more
Fast, focused, and good at anticipating what needs to happen next
Excited by flavour, technique, and growing your culinary skill
A positive, respectful team player who lifts the kitchen around them
Shifts:
Start at 2:00pm (sometimes later)
Finish around 10:00pm
5–6 days per week
Average: 40 hours/week
Expect up to 50 hours during peak weeks, and less during quiet periods
Why you’ll love it:
Learn from a unique kitchen focused on fermentation, sourdough, and fire
Be part of a high-functioning team with a great rhythm and vibe
Get your mornings free to ski, relax, or explore
+ LOOKING FOR A CAFE JOB?
Join our sister company – KONISU CAFE.
Konisu Cafe is a slope-side cafe serving quality barista coffee, sourdough sandwiches & home-baked pastries.
Konisu is looking for:
– Baristas
– Bakers
– Sandwich Makers
– Servers
Follow this link for more details…
Join us ~
Fill in the form below and include a resumé at the end.
Or email directly hello@canopycortina.com