People Operations Partner | High-End Japanese Restaurant

A Japanese company operating a high-end Japanese restaurant in Brea, California, is seeking a People Operations Partner.}

<Overview>
The People Operations Partner supports the full employee lifecycle with a primary focus on high-
volume recruitment for our restaurants. This role combines hands-on recruiting, on-site hiring
support, HR operations, and ongoing partnership with Unit Managers.
The ideal candidate has restaurant or hospitality operations experience and understands the
realities of openings, market-based hiring challenges, and front-line staffing needs

**This position requires travel of approximately one month to the designated hiring areas (Los Angeles – West Hollywood / Las Vegas – The Las Vegas Strip).

<Essential Duties>
Talent Acquisitions & On-Site Hiring Support:
• Lead full-cycle recruitment for hourly, supervisory, and management roles across multiple locations.
• Visit units to conduct on-site hiring events, interviews, and community recruiting
outreach.
• Build strong pipelines for high-turnover and new-store opening roles.
• Partner with Unit Managers to understand staffing needs and ensure decisions align with Company hiring standards.
• Create job postings, screen candidates, conduct interviews, and coordinate hiring decisions.
• Track recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance rate).
• Work with local universities, community organizations, and job fairs to strengthen talent pipelines.
• Support store openings by coordinating hiring, orientation, and onboarding.
Onboarding & HR Operations:
• Coordinate pre-employment steps including background checks, I-9 verification, and onboarding documentation.
• Support and occasionally lead new-hire orientation sessions.
• Maintain accurate HRIS records and assist with employee file compliance.
• Collaborate with payroll and benefits teams to resolve employee questions.
• Assist with scheduling, onboarding logistics, and new store support.
People Support & Policy Guidance:
• Serve as a point of contact for Unit Managers on HR processes, hiring best practices, and employee life cycle questions.
• Provide guidance on consistent interview practices, documentation, and employment law basics (wage & hour, meal/rest periods, non-discrimination, etc.).
• Serve as a point of contact for employee relations issues for the units.
Provides additional People Operations and/or HR support as needed, including flexible assistance across the department based on business needs.

<Required Skills and Qualifications>
• Recruitment experience in the restaurant industry (fine dining experience preferred).
•Strong communication and customer service skills, with the ability to work effectively
with frontline staff, managers, and senior leadership.
• Bilingual in Japanese and English.
• Experience in restaurant operations, hospitality management, or multi-unit operations.
• Strong experience with fast-paced, high-volume hiring environments.

<Preferred Qualifications>
• Experience in Japanese restaurants or the food wholesale industry.
• Experience supporting new store openings or pre-openings activities.
• Prior multi-location or franchised operations experience

【Keywords】
①Restaurant industry recruitment
②Restaurant operations, hospitality management
③Japanese bilingual