Cocktail/ Bar Server

Server for Dining Room/Lounge

Holiday Inn Lakefront - Detroit Lakes, MN

Working somewhere you’d rather not be?  Are you looking for your next opportunity?

We offer a fun place to work, an extraordinary team with decades of service and stability, and the ability to grow your career.  Position starting at $11.50/hour

The Holiday Inn Lakefront - Detroit Lakes, MN is a franchised hotel, managed by First Call Hospitality.  As an established hotel management company, First Call Hospitality has developed, owned or managed over 50 properties that offers its employees great training, development opportunities, and a long-term home-base for those who like to work hard with and for a quality organization. 

We are known for the great care we take with our hotels as well as for the owners, the guests and associates alike.

• We know we work in an increasingly competitive industry and guests and associates have more options than ever before.  We also know that our success is directly tied to the performance and behaviors of our associates. You are more than an employee! Our unique culture gives you the opportunity to impact our continuously evolving company but most importantly we give you room to be yourself!


• We believe in “Bringing Our Best” every day and “Know that we work better when we work together” – which are two of our core values.


• Finally, we work hard – and CELEBRATE our success together!!

The Position:  We’re looking for a Server for the Dining Room and/or Lounge at our hotel. This opportunity combines working for this hometown business with the benefit of working for a larger management company with all of its support and assistance to managing the hotel.  The pay range we’re offering is competitive and commensurate with experience as a tipped employee..

The Perks:  In return for your hard work we offer a competitive benefits package which can be tailored to your needs.

• We Invest in Your Future Success! Training and development programs available.


• Enjoy the Holidays! We offer Six (6) holidays a year that are paid at time and half for hours worked


• Employee Rates at all Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) hotels worldwide.


• Employee Social Events!  Who can’t use a great party!?


• Exceptional benefits including elective Medical, Dental, Vision and Supplemental Insurance.


• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual starting on your first day of work.

The Responsibilities:

Restaurant Servers attend to diners in a restaurant during a meal, helping them place their order and making sure they get their food and beverages in a timely manner. They greet diners and engage in friendly conversation with them to cultivate a hospitable, welcoming environment. Restaurant Servers are knowledgeable about the food and beverages on the menu so they can explain dishes to guests and clarify any concerns about allergies or styles of food preparation.

Restaurant Servers submit orders to the kitchen and bring food out to guests when it is ready, filling their drinks and checking on other tables in the meantime. They help their tables pay their bill and make correct change, keeping track of receipts and tips. In addition to caring for guests, Restaurant Servers help maintain a clean and sanitary environment by bussing dishes, sweeping floors, wiping menus and completing other closing tasks.

Guest Service Representatives perform the various functions of hotel reception including; registration, guest accounting, telephone and concierge services to deliver an exceptional experience for our guests.  Additionally, Guest Service Representatives contribute to the overall safety and security of the hotel by reporting damage, following safety rules, and assisting in emergency situations.

The Requirements:  Must have the strong ability to:

• keep a professional, warm and approachable disposition


• communicate effectively in all situations


• fluently read, write and speak English


• to remain level-headed in hectic and tense situations.

The Location: This Holiday Inn Lakefront is located in Detroit Lakes, MN. This location is a great place to live and work, with the city being a large enough community to have great activities and restaurants, etc., but small enough where you can make friends and feel at home.

Why Should You Apply?

• We offer those competitive salaries and benefits.


• We are small enough to be like family…and large enough to be the support you need in what can be a challenging position!


• We have multiple hotels that offer endless advancement and professional development opportunities.

Apply…come on…this could be YOUR next big opportunity?