Viejas Casino & Resort, San Diego’s Premier Four Diamond Gaming and Resort destination, is looking for a Compliance Specialist to join our team.
The Compliance Specialist is primarily responsible for providing administrative support to the Compliance Director, performing routine health and sanitation inspections and monitoring construction activities for commercial food facilities, aquatic features, and day spas, to include fire & life safety elements for new construction and remodels. Provides support to the Compliance team, as approved by the Compliance Director, assisting with the access control system(s) and assisting the Slot Department with repairs and installations, while ensuring the integrity of the slot machines and controlled software, primarily during larger projects and downtime.
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We are looking for team members who are reliable, outgoing, and who believe that providing great guest service is the key to success.
Viejas Casino and Resort is a proud recipient of the AAA Four Diamond award. The resort features world class gaming with 2,500 slot machines, exciting table games, bingo and off-track betting. Our multiple hotel towers have more than 230 luxury rooms and 190 VIP suites. Viejas Casino and Resort also features a variety of restaurants including the AAA Four Diamond Grove Steakhouse, Baron Long Bar & Grill, Ginger Noodle Bar, the Café, and the Daily Roast. The Viejas Outlet Center features not only shopping but also a Bowling Alley, Arcade, and Southern California’s largest outdoor roller rink.
Viejas recognizes that its team members and their diversity are vital to our success and invite you to join our Gaming Commission and Compliance team.
Viejas offers its team members:
- Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Medical and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts
- Accident, Critical Illness, and Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k)
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Career Advancement Opportunities and
- Tuition Reimbursement
Required Skills
CORE SCOPE OF POSITION
- Assists with reviewing and updating the environmental health inspection and enforcement program as established in accordance with the Gaming Commission regulations and the adopted health code(s)
- Provides clerical and administrative support to the Compliance Director as assigned, to maintain schedules and records retention
- Performs routine health and sanitation inspections of the food facilities, water features and day spa’s within the jurisdiction in accordance with Gaming Commission regulations to ensure compliance with all local, Federal, State and tribal laws
- Examines plans for commercial retail food facility, aquatic feature, day spa construction
- Issues public health permits to new food facilities within the jurisdiction of the Viejas Reservation, and performs routine health inspections in accordance with the established regulations and state law.
- Distributes daily inspection requests and establish schedules and methods for providing inspection services
- Review and approve special event permit applications relative to food safety/protection
- Maintains a variety of logs and records related to inspection and enforcement activities; prepares recommendations for amendments to codes or regulations
- Enforces applicable environmental and occupational health and safety laws
- Responds to safety complaints and performs investigations in accordance with federal and tribal ordinances and regulations
- Enforces applicable environmental and occupational health and safety laws.
- Keeps a complete record of all essential transactions of the office, including project proposals submitted, projects approved, variances granted or denied, revocation actions, revocation of permits, appeals, court actions, violations investigated, violations found
- Works closely with local Fire Authority and Risk Management to review environmental health and safety, public/ occupational safety requirements along with monitoring for compliance
- Works closely with Commission Inspectors, Compliance, Auditors, Surveillance personnel, as well as appropriate Casino personnel in fulfilling responsibilities
- Assist with maintaining access control for all Viejas Team Members based on jo duties
- Ability to comprehend general gaming compliance roles (e.g. slot machine and software integrity for testing and certification), and provide assistance as needed, where determined by the Director
- Performs all related and compatible duties as assigned
Required Experience
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION OR EXPERIENCE
High School diploma, one-year college education, two years code enforcement, environmental health, inspection, or investigative related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education, and experience, and/or three years of general health and safety or administrative experience.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Operations, services and activities of a commercial retail food, aquatic features, and day spa operations
- Modern and complex principles and practices of building and health inspection
- Pertinent Federal, State and Tribal laws, codes and regulations
- Building related codes and ordinances including Building, Plumbing, Fire, Mechanical, and National Electrical Codes
- Reading and interpreting complex building plans, specifications, and building/health codes applicable to retail food establishments, aquatic features, and day spa’s
- Ability to think strategically and solve problems in a timely manner
- Excellent interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence
- Must be able to work with diverse project teams with members representing many segments and levels of the organization
- Strong leadership, communication and influencing skills
- Ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders
- Excellent time/project management and organizational skills with ability to handle multiple projects
- Inquisitive or curious mindset in order to problem solve
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook
- Must be adaptable to change in a fast-paced environment
- Enthusiastic and determined to learn
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must be able to climb ladders, inspect crawl spaces and false ceiling areas
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk. The employee is required to, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Office and field environment; travel from site to site; exposure to noise, dust, fumes; inclement weather conditions; work with computer and office equipment
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to cigarette fumes. The employee is also exposed to moving mechanical parts, the risk of electric shock, and excessive noise levels
