{"id":66265,"date":"2026-05-21T11:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=66265"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:20:26","slug":"multiple-food-service-jobs-now-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/05\/21\/multiple-food-service-jobs-now-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Food Service Jobs Now Hiring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The local food service landscape has a wide variety of open positions right now, ranging from independent local spots to large-scale operations. Whether you are looking for a fast-paced kitchen role, a customer-facing front-of-house position, or something with flexible hours, local employers are actively recruiting.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here is a breakdown of prominent food service opportunities currently hiring in the area:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local Cafes & Restaurants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Black & Brew (Downtown \/ South Lakeland):<\/strong> Hiring Fresh Prep Team Members<\/strong> for their back-of-house operations. These full-time roles pay $16 to $17 an hour<\/strong> and include employee discounts. They are looking for team members focused on quality prep work and maintaining a clean kitchen environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Guest Services, Inc. (Florida Southern College):<\/strong> Urgently hiring Food Server\/Prep<\/strong> staff for campus dining operations. These on-site roles combine light cooking functions, ingredient preparation, and guest service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Applebee’s \/ Local Grills:<\/strong> Multiple front-of-house Server<\/strong> positions are open for individuals with strong customer service skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Retail & High-Volume Food Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Sam’s Club (Lakeland):<\/strong> Hiring for multiple specialized food service associates, including Prepared Meals and Rotisserie Chicken Associates<\/strong>, Cafe Associates<\/strong>, and Baker\/Packager Associates<\/strong>. These positions offer competitive starting pay between $17 and $25 an hour<\/strong> along with comprehensive benefits packages (401k, health insurance, and paid time off).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • McDonald’s:<\/strong> Several corporate and franchise locations across Lakeland (including positions on US Hwy 98 N and Bartow Rd) are hiring for Crew Members<\/strong>, Overnight Crew<\/strong>, and Guest Experience Leads<\/strong>. Hourly pay ranges from $14.25 to $16.20<\/strong>, with many locations offering flexible scheduling and tuition reimbursement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Key Details at a Glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      Employer<\/strong><\/td>Open Roles<\/strong><\/td>Estimated Pay<\/strong><\/td>Highlights<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
      Black & Brew<\/strong><\/td>Fresh Prep Team Member<\/td>$16 \u2013 $17 \/ hr<\/td>Full-time, local business, employee discounts<\/td><\/tr>
      Sam’s Club<\/strong><\/td>Prepared Meals, Cafe, & Bakery<\/td>$17 \u2013 $25 \/ hr<\/td>Full benefits, structured environment<\/td><\/tr>
      McDonald’s<\/strong><\/td>Crew, Overnights, Guest Experience<\/td>$14.25 \u2013 $16.20 \/ hr<\/td>Flexible hours, tuition assistance options<\/td><\/tr>
      Guest Services Inc.<\/strong><\/td>Campus Food Server \/ Prep<\/td>Varies by shift<\/td>Stable campus schedule, mixed responsibilities<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The local food service landscape has a wide variety of open positions right now, ranging from independent local spots to large-scale operations. Whether you are looking for a fast-paced kitchen… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"12","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9sYWtlbGFuZGdhemV0dGUuaW5mb1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL0dlbWluaV9HZW5lcmF0ZWRfSW1hZ2VfZHMybHBxZHMybHBxZHMybC53ZWJwP2ZpdD0xMDI0JTJDNTU5JnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiTXVsdGlwbGUgRm9vZCBTZXJ2aWNlIEpvYnMgTm93IEhpcmluZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZG9pcyIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoxNjMwNDA2NjF9.VE7v7ozjJgcJAXoZmHAKFW1yRWfFFoEPVxnwQ5M0HkUMQ"},"version":2,"media_source":"sig","attached_media":[{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/redirect\/?source=sigenerate&query=t%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGFrZWxhbmRnYXpldHRlLmluZm9cL25ld3NcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA1XC9HZW1pbmlfR2VuZXJhdGVkX0ltYWdlX2RzMmxwcWRzMmxwcWRzMmwtMTAyNHg1NTkud2VicCIsInR4dCI6Ik11bHRpcGxlIEZvb2QgU2VydmljZSBKb2JzIE5vdyBIaXJpbmciLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6ImRvaXMiLCJmb250IjoiIiwiYmxvZ19pZCI6MTYzMDQwNjYxfQ.mVqvb5WFtX5um93-0LRvYQKha1v-bHSoc0HPqkM2iyAMQ","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[14663],"class_list":["post-66265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news","tag-multiple-food-service-jobs-now-hiring"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66268,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66265\/revisions\/66268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}