RESTAURANT COOK II

Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee; Immokalee (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals during shifts

Weekly pay

Bonus eligibility

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

A prominent entertainment venue in Immokalee, Florida, is seeking team members with engaging personalities to enhance player experiences. Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent and experience in customer service. The role involves maintaining a fun environment, addressing guest needs, and ensuring facility cleanliness. Opportunities for advancement with a comprehensive benefits package make this position appealing.

Qualifications

• Understanding of food preparation techniques is essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills for guest interaction are required.

Responsibilities

• Create an entertaining environment for guests.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety for guests at all times.
• Handle guest concerns professionally.

Skills

Knowledge of sanitation

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Culinary apprenticeship or AOS degree

Job description

SEMINOLE CASINO HOTEL IMMOKALEE

Hiring smiling faces and happy personalities! Only a 30-minute drive from Daniels & SR 82, a 25-minute drive from LaBelle, or a 40-minute drive from I-75 and Immokalee Rd. At Seminole Immokalee Casino and Hotel, we have 3 restaurants, 4 bars, 24/7 hours, no last call, the party never stops!

• All employees eat free on shift in our dining room!
• Weekly pay, bonus eligibility, and the best benefit package in SWFL!
• Advancement and training opportunities galore, where 1 out of every 12 employees are promoted each year!

Job Location(s): US-FL-Immokalee

Seminole Hard Rock has been selected by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal as a 2025 U.S. Best Managed Company Gold Standard Winner. The program honors and recognizes outstanding private companies around the globe and the achievements of their management teams on an annual basis. In 2021, Seminole Hard Rock became the first privately-owned gaming company to earn the designation of a U.S. Best Managed Company. Gold Standard winners are reserved for those who have won the distinction for four or more consecutive years.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE

We don’t have customers, we have Guests. Each visitor is our Guest, just as you have a Guest in your home. You take a certain level of pride when you have an invited Guest in your home. You should take the same pride with every Guest who visits one of our properties. Unparalleled Service isn’t just a part of our mission statement at Seminole Gaming; it’s a commitment to each and every one of our current and future Guests.

Responsibilities

• Create and ensure a fun-filled, entertaining and exciting environment with the five F’s - Fast, Fun, Friendly, Fresh and Focused
• Treat Guests with a sense of caring and individuality while effectively identifying their specific needs
• Inform Supervisor of Guest needs which may require special accommodations
• Show special recognition of frequent Guests
• Maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for Guests at all times
• Consistently welcome Guests, thank them for their patronage, seek ways to make them comfortable and express the desire to have them return
• Present a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance at all times
• Maintain constant awareness of services, promotions, and events offered at the facility and inform Guests
• Handle Team Member and Guest concerns/dissatisfaction and disputes timely and professionally to the Team Member/Guest satisfaction, while maintaining financial responsibility
• Promote positive public relations and create an enjoyable atmosphere for all
• Inspect and ensure a clean, safe working environment, notify appropriate departments to handle deficient situations
• Maintain a professional and positive relationship with vendors, Guests and co-workers
• Create a work environment that is safe, professional, friendly and conducive to a high level of morale, productivity and performance
• Exhibit conduct in accordance with all Gaming Commission Regulations and Seminole Tribe of Florida departmental policies and procedures
• Demonstrate a commitment to ensuring responsible gaming and responsible alcohol service by discretely notifying appropriate management of concerns
• Ensure prompt and discrete notification to management and/or the Ethics Hotline of any observation of illegal acts or internal ethics violations

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and/or a culinary apprenticeship or an AOS degree from a culinary institution is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• Must possess a knowledge of sanitation and quality food preparation techniques.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, team member is regularly required to stand, walk, and demonstrate high-mobility for a majority of the shift.
• Will also regularly: speak and listen to internal and external customer directions or orders in an atmosphere of varying background noise; transit across surfaces that may alternate between carpeted and hard surfaces; walk through slippery surfaces and/or sloping floors or stairs; use hands to finger, handle or feel small objects such paper or cloth; and reach with hands and arms overhead and from side to side.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, peripheral vision and depth perception. Will often transit between brightly lit and dimly lit areas, including flashing lights and computer or TV screens.
• Position requires bending, lifting and carrying supplies and equipment up to 20 pounds, will be required to use, push and pull wheeled hand-carts or other equipment weighing in excess of 100 lbs.
• Will regularly bend, stoop, kneel, and twist at the waist. May occasionally be exposed to bodily fluids, pet or service animals, and strong odors.
• Will regularly be exposed to tobacco and other second hand smoke.
• May occasionally use de-escalation techniques to resolve customer conflict.
• Will be required to assist in customer evacuation in case of emergency.

CLOSING

The Tribal Council gives preference in all of its employment practices to Native Americans. First preference in hiring, training, promoting and in all other aspects of employment is given to members of the Seminole Tribe who meet the job requirements. Second preference is given to members of other federally recognized Native American Tribes who meet the job requirements.

As Part Of Seminole Gaming’s Employment Process, Final Candidates Will Be Required To Obtain Gaming Licensure By Completing a Background Check With Seminole Gaming Compliance And Regulations, Prior To An Offer Being Extended. These Background Checks May Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• Credit Check
• Criminal Background Check
• Drug Screen

DISCLAIMER

While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).