'This month, we are doing three, so it's been challenging.'īrown says with so many industries hiring, people have options, and some have been demanding at times. 'We thought doing one a month, we would slowly bring them in, but now, it's crunch time,' Brown said. The casino needs about 1,000 employees and started with 430 team members.Īfter countless job fairs for a year, they now have 618 team members and employees. We are in the hospitality industry.'īillie Brown's been with the casino for 22 years and says hiring and filling all those new jobs has been more challenging than expected. 'We need servers, bartenders, guest service. 'We are going to have 30 table games, a center bar, a tap house,' says Ador Cardenas. Since then, the focus has been on hiring 500 additional staff members. (KFSN) - The new location of the Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville is nearing a grand opening date.Ĭonstruction crews have been working on the casino inside and outside since the groundbreaking nearly 18 months ago.
