Jaggers Restaurant Recruiter

Job Description:

The Jaggers Restaurant Recruiter is responsible for overseeing the recruitment for our growing Jaggers restaurant chain. The role of this position involves collaborating with Jaggers leadership, and restaurant management, to staff the company-owned restaurants throughout the United States. They will work with restaurant leadership to meet hiring goals by filling open positions with talented and qualified candidates. The ideal candidate for this position would live in Indianapolis, Indiana area, but frequent travel would be required to the restaurants that have a high concentration in Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and Texas. Hours will vary to include some nights and weekends, especially around new store openings. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Responsibilities

• Work with the Jaggers Market Partner to plan the needs of a growing restaurant concept
• Partner with restaurant managers to understand business needs, and their local community, to develop and implement recruitment strategies
• Utilize various platforms to source potential candidates
• Work with the marketing team to develop recruitment material and campaigns
• Source, evaluate and interview candidates for management and hourly positions, identify top candidates, make hiring recommendations and offers 
• Stay up to date with industry trends
• Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience from initial contact through the onboarding process
• Train store managers on proper interviewing skills and the recruitment process
• Partner with leadership team on new store openings
• Maintain accurate and organized candidate information to include the scheduling of interviews in the stores
• Develop metrics to measure hires, retention, recruitment sources, etc.
• Participation in leadership meetings to understand operational needs
• Understanding and application of labor laws

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, hospitality or related field preferred, high school diploma or GED required.  Extensive experience as a manager in a restaurant with responsibilities in staffing the restaurant may be substituted for education. 

• Minimum of 5 years of restaurant industry experience to include two years at the restaurant management level with responsibilities in staffing and recruitment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

This job description includes essential functions and basic duties and is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as appropriate. This document is not a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, or any other legally protected status. We encourage and welcome all applicants to apply.