(Eagle Mountain Casino, Porterville, CA 93257) – Eagle Mountain Casino will hold a job fair on Wednesday, February 22nd, at the Employment Development Department office in Porterville from 8:30 am-10:30 am. The hiring event will be a joint effort with the Employment Connection. The Eagle Mountain Casino team will collect resumes, so applicants are encouraged to dress to impress and have resumes in hand. A career at Eagle Mountain Casino means longevity, great benefits, and a wide variety of positions and schedules with the opportunity to advance. Over 100 positions will be available to join the Eagle Mountain Casino team at the hiring events, including new casino relocation positions opening soon. Positions include revenue auditors, card dealers, cashiers, maintenance workers, bartenders, cocktail servers, barbacks, servers, steakhouse servers, steakhouse cooks, cooks, prep cooks, hosts, and dishwashers, and there will be some part-time custodial positions, slot attendants, and many more. “We currently have 665 team members with about 50 in backgrounds, we need to hire 1000 so looking for about 250-300 more. Mostly food and beverage positions. All positions will be open on the website”, said Billie Jo Brown, Recruiting Coordinator at Eagle Mountain Casino. All available jobs are posted on Eagle Mountain Casino’s website. Bradford Hamilton is the Food and Beverage Director at Eagle Mountain Casino provided a preview of new beverage services and team member benefits. When the new property opens in 2023, it will be the first time Eagle Mountain Casino will serve alcohol.“We will have full cocktail service throughout the casino floor, in our River Steakhouse, and our Redwood Taphouse at the new property,” said Hamilton.Hamilton also provided a preview of what to expect from the new property’s food and beverage venues.“Our Redwood Taphouse will feature 208 seats with 24 slot machines in the bar. 60 TVs will be visible throughout the whole restaurant. We will be very barbeque centric as we have a large smoker in our kitchen. It won’t be your typical pub food, more gourmet burgers and large platters. I will be introducing some mid-western and southern dishes like our Cajun queso and looking at doing some exotic meats like fried alligator as well”, said Hamilton.The Center Bar will be situated in the middle of the new property’s gaming floor; Hamilton says it will feature 24 slots and 74 seats and be accessible to anyone playing on the gaming floor.Eagle Mountain Casino always shows appreciation to its team members, and the new property will be no different. Hamilton says team members will have a private restaurant where they can relax and enjoy their breaks.“They can get grab-and-go salads and sandwiches, bring their food, but they can also order a cheeseburger or get some chicken fingers. We will also have a blue-plate special line where team members can walk up for a themed meal like spaghetti and meatballs on a Monday”, said Hamilton.If you want to join the Eagle Mountain Casino team, Hiring Events will be held on February 22nd from 8:30 am-10:30 am at the Employment Development Department office at 1063 W. Henderson Ave, Porterville, CA 93257. For more information and an updated list of available positions, please call 559-788-1877 or go to www.eaglemtncasino.com/careers. Currently, Eagle Mountain Casino is located 17 miles east of Porterville and is a full-service casino owned and operated by the Tule River Tribe. Guests must be 18 years of age to enter. The casino is open 24/7. In addition, the Grizzly Food court is open 24/7, and the River Steakhouse is open Friday – Sunday from 5pm – 10pm. Eagle Mountain Casino is a short drive from Bakersfield or Visalia. The new casino property is scheduled to open in 2023, off Highway 65 in Porterville, CA, next to the Porterville Fair Grounds. The new property will double in size, growing to over 100,000 square feet, featuring new dining options, 1750 slot machines, 20 table games, and a state-of-the-art event center.