Lead Barista

FireKeepers Casino Hotel; Battle Creek (CO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Volunteer Time Off

Generous PTO

Incentive programs

Team member dining discount

NOMI network access

Job summary

FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, MI seeks a Barista/Lead Food & Beverage Attendant to guide and train team members, ensuring compliance with company policies and top-tier guest service.

Open shifts on weekends; starting wage is $16.59 per hour with potential annual increases. The role emphasizes teamwork, efficiency, and maintaining a clean, organized dining environment across the F&B operations.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in written and verbal English required.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Six months of Barista or Lead Attendant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and training to baristas and attendants to ensure policy adherence and guest service.
• Train new team members and maintain service standards.
• Ensure cleanliness and sanitation of all areas.
• Maintain attendance and confidentiality as required.

Skills

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Step into a workplace that’s as exciting as it is rewarding!

FireKeepers Casino Hotel delivers a high-energy environment with vibrant entertainment, a strong team culture, and real opportunities to grow. Recognized as one of Michigan’s Top Employers by Forbes, GlassDoor, and Michigan Works, we’re proud to invest in our Team Members every step of the way.

Why join us?

Grow your career with development programs and opportunities to advance from within.
Comprehensive medical benefits, including exclusive access to the NOMI network, providing a “no copay” advantage.
Give back through Volunteer Time Off (VTO).
Generous PTO plan to recharge and reset.
Incentive programs that recognize your contributions.
Low-cost Team Member dining, provided by our award-winning culinary team.

SHIFTS AVAILABLE:

Open availability required, weekends a must.

PAY:

Starting at $16.59 per hour, with opportunities for annual increases

SCOPE OF POSITION:

Responsible for providing guidance and training to baristas/food & beverage attendants making certain approved company policies, procedures and standards are adhered to in order to maintain the highest level of guest service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The following is a list of the main duties and responsibilities. However, other duties may be assigned as deemed necessary by management. All duties must be performed in accordance with Tribal, Federal, and other applicable requirements, organizational specific policies, procedures and practices.

• Ensures the cleanliness and sanitation of all assigned areas to include: guest seating areas, guest ordering/delivery areas, display areas, work stations and storage/back-room areas. All to be maintained to the company standards.
• Monitors and ensures that all retail and food items are inventoried, ordered and stored properly at the required temperatures. Responsible for FIFO and proper dates on all products ordered and made by the team members including bakery products.
• Continuously monitors all assigned areas of operation to ensure team members are in their assigned areas. Checks to make sure Team Members have the proper supplies and equipment needed to successfully execute their job.
• Trains all baristas/food & beverage attendants on how to properly use all coffee grinding, brewing equipment, and other food equipment.
• Assists with the training of all new Team Members.
• Monitors and maintains cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of all assigned work areas.
• Assist baristas/food & beverage attendants with their job functions when needed ensuring FireKeepers Casino Hotel service standards are upheld.
• Maintains the highest level of confidentiality.
• Responsible for maintaining a consistent, regular attendance record as outlined in the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Attendance Policy.
• Outstanding example of and a credit to FireKeepers Casino Hotel.
  

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

An applicant’s education, training and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the ability to successfully perform each of the essential duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. FireKeepers reserves the right to verify the sufficiency of a candidate’s education, training and competencies through the interview process, testing and methods.

The requirements listed below are generally representative of the education, experience, and skills and/or abilities required to enable one to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities:

The requirements outlined below represent the education, experience, skills, and abilities necessary for success in this role:

Proficiency in both written and verbal English communication is required.

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Six months of Barista or Lead Food and Beverage Attendant experience.

GENERAL OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

One year of supervisory experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instruction, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimal, and work with mathematical such as probability and statistical inference.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

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

While performing the duties of this position, a Team Member is regularly required to talk or to hear. The Team Member is also regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls. A Team Member is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work is performed throughout all areas of the facility where the noise level varies from quiet to loud depending upon business.

INDIAN PREFERENCE

Indian preference will be applied in the selection of qualified applicants in accordance with the NHBP Indian Preference in Employment Code, which affords employment preferences to NHBP Tribal citizens, parents or spouses of NHBP citizens and other Native Americans. For purposes of this preference, NHBP law defines “Native American” as: (a) an enrolled member of any other federally-recognized Indian tribes; (b) an enrolled member of a Canadian Indian tribe or First Nation; or (c) an enrolled member of the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians or the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians.

FireKeepers Casino Hotel reserves the right to make changes to the above job description as necessary.

Minimum experience (years): 1

Required degree: HIGH_SCHOOL