We're now hiring an experienced team. Want to join it?
We're BloNo's home for craft pizza & craft beer, and have been named the Best Overall Restaurant in the Pantagraph Readers' Choice Awards for 5 straight years (2020-24). So come join the Flingers team and serve the Best Pizza to the best customers in Bloomington-Normal! (And who knows, you might even appear in upcoming episodes of our social media features like Free Pizza Friday.)
Below is a list of common positions at Flingers, as of January 2025.
If we’re hiring for one of them, you’ll see the Apply Now button beneath the description!
Delivery Drivers: Flingers in Bloomington, IL is looking to hire experienced Delivery Drivers, with starting pay from $15 - $17/hr plus tips. (And the tips are good.) If you know all the best routes around BloNo, drive safely, and enjoy saying hello to great customers at the door, you’re a prime candidate! Come join the team and deliver the city's best pizza to the city's best customers.
DETAILS: Night and/or weekend availability is required, but there might be occasional day shifts available too. Candidates must provide their own vehicle and have proof of insurance. Must be at least 19 years old (to deliver alcohol).
Kitchen Crew & Pizza Makers: Flingers in Bloomington, IL is looking to hire experienced candidates to join our Kitchen Crew. The ideal applicants will have multiple continuous and consecutive years' experience working "back of house" in a commercial kitchen setting, and be seeking longevity and stability from this position. Starting pay range is $16-$18/hr, based on experience. We're looking for applicants who would have the ability and desire to become long-term, core fixtures of the Flingers universe. If that's your stage of life, come join the team and make the Best Pizza in BloNo.
DETAILS: Must be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time; evening and/or weekend availability is preferred. Roles may include: general kitchen prep, cut line & pizza making.
Dishwashers: Flingers in Bloomington, IL is looking to hire Dishwashers in the kitchen, with starting pay from $15-$17/hr,. If you're reliable and hardworking, this is a great opportunity to get your foot in the door with a great team at one of the best local businesses in BloNo.
DETAILS: Must be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time; evening and/or weekend availability is preferred, but we're looking for daytime staff too.
Bartenders: Flingers in Bloomington, IL is looking to hire experienced Bartenders to join our team! The ideal applicants will have multiple continuous and consecutive years' experience working "front of house" in a bar setting, with extensive knowledge of both craft beer and mixed drinks. Starting pay range is $9.50-$10.50/hr, plus tips. If you’re naturally outgoing, personable, attentive, smile a lot, make great eye contact, and don’t hesitate to initiate conversations, you’re a prime candidate! If that's you, come join the team and serve the best customers in BloNo.
DETAILS: Must be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time; evening and/or weekend availability is preferred. In addition to making drinks, additional roles may include serving customers in the bar or pickup window.
Servers: Flingers in Bloomington, IL is looking to hire Servers to join our team! The ideal applicants will have experience working "front of house" in a restaurant setting. Starting pay range is $9.90/hr, plus tips. If you’re naturally outgoing, personable, attentive, smile a lot, make great eye contact, and don’t hesitate to initiate conversations, you’re a prime candidate! If that's you, come join the team and serve the best customers in BloNo.
DETAILS: Must be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time; evening and/or weekend availability is preferred.
Hosts: Flingers in Bloomington, IL is looking to hire Hosts to join our team! Starting pay range is $15-$17/hr. Generally, the best candidates for this position are naturally outgoing, personable, attentive, accommodating, and eager to be helpful. Your job as a host is to make customers feel heard, seen, and welcome when they walk in, with your attentiveness reassuring them that their name isn’t going to get lost on a long wait list (especially on busy nights). So if you smile naturally, make great eye contact, and don’t hesitate to initiate conversations, you might be a prime candidate.
This is an entry-level position in the Flingers structure, but it comes with tremendous opportunities for growth and advancement. Many of our best servers and bartenders began as hosts, so if you’re reliable, hard-working, and prove yourself to be a superstar behind the host stand, promotions and pay increases are certainly possible.
Experience isn’t necessary; we’ll train you. So if you’re ready to join the Flingers team, the best way to get your foot in the door is by standing right inside the door …at the host stand.
DETAILS: Must be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time; evening and/or weekend availability is preferred.
Managers: Flingers in Bloomington, IL is looking to hire experienced candidates to join our Management team. The ideal applicants will be seeking longevity and stability from this position, and will have multiple continuous and consecutive years' experience working in a restaurant setting, with strong skills in managing inventory, systems, processes, team members, and customers. Starting pay range is $18-$21/hr, based on experience. We're looking for applicants who would have the ability and desire to become long-term, core fixtures of the Flingers universe. If that's your stage of life, come lead a team at one of the best restaurants in BloNo.
Benefits: The following benefits apply to all open jobs listed above.
401(k) matching after 12 months
Employee meal & beverage discounts
Paid time-off for employees working an average of 32+ hrs/wk
Paid training
Flexible schedule and flexible hours
