Slots - Slot Technician I

Valley View Casino & Hotel; Valley Center (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley View Casino & Hotel in Valley Center, CA is seeking a Slot Machine Technician responsible for maintaining and cleaning all slot machines to meet department guidelines. You will perform preventative maintenance, test functions, and replace worn parts while upholding standards of excellence and guest service.

The role requires basic electronics knowledge, the ability to read and interpret English safety instructions, and a commitment to regular attendance.

Qualifications

• Must obtain Gaming License from Tribal Gaming Agency.
• Must pass drug screening and auditions/skill tests.
• Must read and interpret safety rules and guidelines in English.
• Must maintain regular attendance and conduct duties ethically.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and clean slot machines according to guidelines.
• Provide courteous guest service and resolve complaints.
• Perform preventative maintenance on electrical and mechanical components.
• Test machine functions and replace nonfunctioning parts.
• Troubleshoot damaged slot machine electronics (bulbs, inserts, glass).
• Record parts and cosmetics of machines.
• Assist with breakdown, relocation and setup of machines.

Skills

English proficiency

Report writing

Reading comprehension

Math skills

Good judgment

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent

Tools

Electronic testing equipment

Job description

Description of the Position:

Responsible for maintaining and thoroughly cleaning all slot machines ensuring all slot machines meet department guidelines. Team Member carries out responsibilities while relying on instructions and pre-established guidelines and good judgment to perform the functions of the job.

Primary Duties, Responsibilities, and Tasks:

• All team members are obligated to support and uphold the Valley View Casino & Hotel’s Standards of Excellence, Mission and Vision Statements as outlined in the Team Member Guide to Success.
• Maintain positive guest relations at all times, resolving guest complaints and ensuring guest satisfaction. Greet guests in a courteous and caring manner using personalized service.
• Responsible for the preventative maintenance and cleaning of all electrical and mechanical slot machines in accordance with gaming regulations.
• Responsible for reporting and replacing any part or insert needing to be replaced.
• Responsible for testing all functions on a slot machine and replacing or repairing nonfunctioning equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair damaged slot machine electronic devices such as light bulbs, inserts, glass etc.
• Records and identifies parts and cosmetics of a slot machine.
• Assists with the breakdown, relocation and reset-up of machines and stands to be relocated.
• Maintains a working knowledge of company facilities, as well as special events on property, in order to advise guests and fellow Team Members of same, whenever possible.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
• Responsible for conducting all responsibilities in a professional and ethical manner
• Responsible for maintaining a consistent, regular attendance record.
• Adheres to performance standards, company policies and procedures, as they relate to the department.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Knowledge of cleaning supplies.
• Basic electronic knowledge
• Ability to identify worn or damaged slot machine part to property standards.
• Ability to speak and understand the English language.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret documents such as safety rules, instructions, guidelines, operating and maintenance instructions, and policies and procedure manuals written in the English language.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form referring back to established guidelines and policies and procedures.
• Ability to define problems involving several concrete variables, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to carry out primary duties, responsibilities and tasks.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Must use good judgment when providing information to our guests and maintain positive guest relations at all times.
• Responsible for maintaining a consistent, regular attendance record.
• Responsible for conducting all responsibilities in a professional and ethical manner.
• Must apply for, receive, and maintain a Gaming License from the Tribal Gaming Agency.
• Must be able to successfully pass applicable auditions or skill testing and a drug screening test.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience working in a gaming environment.
• Ability to understand oral and verbal communication while using Valley View Casino & Hotel’s communication tools which include but are not limited to radios, phones, and or email.

Physical Requirements of the Position:

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

• Clear vision (close, distant, peripheral, and depth perception) is needed for navigating office and casino environments, reading and reviewing reports and policies, operating data processing equipment and other essential job functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The Team Member may be required to stand, walk, and sit and use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel.
• The Team Member is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
• The Team Member must frequently lift and/or move 100 pounds and hand truck up to 250 pounds.

Other Information:

• Native American hiring preference applies.
• This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be instructed by management to perform other tasks or functions.
• You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description and your ability to commit to the Standards of Excellence.
• Management has the right to revise this job description at any time.
• The job description is not a contract for employment.