Recruiter

The Alinea Group is a house of best-in-class culinary brands, headquartered in Chicago, IL. They are seeking a Recruiter to manage the full-cycle hiring process across various positions, ensuring a high-quality candidate experience while driving hiring strategies and maintaining candidate pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting including sourcing, screening, interviewing, coordinating stages (working interviews), skills assessments, and extending offers
• Maintain accurate candidate records and HRIS updates throughout the hiring process, including applicant tracking, stage hours, and employee profiles
• Recruit across FOH, BOH/Culinary, and Support roles while ensuring alignment with The Alinea Group standards and values
• Source talent through job boards, social media, referrals, industry networks, and other proactive sourcing methods
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current hiring needs and future growth
• Partner with culinary schools, universities, and external organizations to support ongoing pipeline development
• Represent The Alinea Group at recruiting events and job fairs (minimum of 2 per quarter), with a focus on candidate conversion
• Support onboarding coordination, new hire communication, and general HR administrative tasks as needed
• Run and distribute weekly recruiting updates and pipeline reports to leadership
• Ensure compliance with hiring processes including I-9/E-Verify and internal documentation
• Maintain and update internal hiring trackers, open roles, and stage checklists
• Collaborate closely with HR leadership and hiring managers to align on staffing needs and priorities
• Participate in weekly HR/recruiting meetings and ongoing process improvements
• Travel as needed for recruiting events
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with extended hours as needed (approx. 50 hours/week)
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 0–2 years of experience in recruiting, HR, hospitality, customer service, or a related field (internships or campus recruiting experience a plus)
• Strong interest in recruiting, talent acquisition, and hospitality
• Ability to learn quickly and grow in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail and time management
• Comfortable multitasking and prioritizing competing deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build relationships
• Positive, proactive, and “can-do” attitude with a willingness to take on both administrative and people-facing work
• Demonstrated ability to be resourceful, take initiative, and work independently with guidance
• Interest in sourcing talent and learning how to identify strong cultural and performance fit
• Collaborative team player who thrives in a high-performance environment and is eager to develop professionally
• Exposure to recruiting processes (sourcing, scheduling, or candidate coordination)

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental and life benefits available on the 1st of the month following full-time employment paid by the company 100%
• Paid time off
• Sick time off
• 401(K) with a company match up to 4% of deferred earnings
• CTA/Ventra discount available after 1 month of full-time employment
• Employee Dining Discount, 20% to any Alinea Group restaurant
• Referral Bonus Program Available

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