Employment Manager
Team JCK | People Operations | Eugene, Oregon
What if your job was helping people find their next opportunity—even when they don't know what that opportunity looks like yet?
At Team JCK, we believe a job should be more than a paycheck. It can be a starting point, a steppingstone, or the beginning of a career someone never imagined for themselves.
We're looking for an Employment Manager who is passionate about finding great people, building meaningful relationships, and helping employees discover what's possible.
This isn't your typical recruiting role.
Yes, you'll lead talent acquisition, strengthen our hiring practices, and build pipelines that keep our restaurants and corporate teams thriving. But you'll also help us bring something bigger to life: a culture where every employee knows we're invested in their future.
Inspired by the Dream Manager philosophy, you'll help employees explore their ambitions, recognize their talents, and connect with opportunities to grow.
Maybe that's a crew member becoming a General Manager. Maybe it's a college student discovering a career in Accounting, Marketing, IT, or People Operations. Or maybe it's someone without a degree who has developed the skills and experience to take on an entirely new challenge.
We want someone who sees potential in people—and knows how to turn that potential into opportunity.
What You'll Do
Find great people and build strong teams.
- Lead recruiting strategies across our restaurant brands, leadership positions, and corporate departments.
- Partner with leaders to anticipate hiring needs and develop talent pipelines before vacancies become challenges.
- Manage recruiting for key positions and help hiring managers make thoughtful, consistent hiring decisions.
- Create a candidate experience that reflects our values and makes people excited to join Team JCK.
Help employees discover what's next.
- Build an internal career pathways program that connects employee interests, talents, and aspirations with real opportunities.
- Help employees explore career possibilities across restaurant operations, our different brands, and corporate departments.
- Partner with leaders to identify skills, experiences, and development opportunities that prepare employees for their next step.
- Celebrate employee growth and success stories, recognizing that not every career journey follows a traditional path.
Take Team JCK into the community.
- Build relationships with schools, colleges, workforce organizations, and community partners.
- Represent Team JCK at career fairs, recruiting events, and community gatherings.
- Partner with Marketing to create engaging employment campaigns and share authentic stories about our people.
- Help position Team JCK as an employer where people can build a future.
Make the new-hire experience better.
- Strengthen onboarding practices so new employees feel welcomed, prepared, and connected from the beginning.
- Give hiring managers practical tools and coaching to improve interviewing, selection, and onboarding.
- Use employee feedback and retention trends to identify what's working and what needs improvement.
Turn great ideas into measurable results.
- Track recruiting effectiveness, internal career movement, onboarding outcomes, and employee engagement with growth opportunities.
- Identify opportunities to simplify and improve how we recruit, hire, and develop talent.
- Collaborate across departments to create programs that are practical, sustainable, and meaningful.
What You'll Bring
We're looking for someone who combines the instincts of a great recruiter with the curiosity, creativity, and heart of a people developer.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, employment marketing, or related HR work, including high-volume recruiting.
- Experience building recruiting strategies, talent pipelines, and strong community partnerships.
- Knowledge of full-cycle recruiting, onboarding, applicant tracking systems, and employment practices.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and presentation skills.
- The ability to influence leaders, connect people with opportunities, and turn ideas into action.
- Confidence navigating a fast-paced, multi-location organization.
- A genuine interest in people's stories, strengths, and aspirations.
Even better if you have
- Experience in restaurants, hospitality, retail, or another high-volume service environment.
- Experience with Culture Index or similar behavioral assessment tools.
- SHRM or HRCI certification.
- Spanish-language skills.
Why Team JCK?
We're a growing family of restaurant brands, including Carl's Jr., Jersey Mike's, The Human Bean, Dave's Hot Chicken, and Hawaiian Bros.
Our purpose is simple: Serving with care, where employees, guests, and communities thrive.
Our values—Leadership, Service, Teamwork, Kindness, and Fun—aren't just words on a wall. They're how we want people to experience working here.
And we're building something special: a workplace where employees know their contributions matter, their potential is recognized, and their future is worth investing in.
As our Employment Manager, you'll have the opportunity to help shape that experience for thousands of employees across our organization.
Position Details
- Location: Eugene, Oregon
- Schedule: Full-time, with approved hybrid flexibility
- Travel: Occasional travel to restaurant locations, recruiting events, and community partnerships
- Reports to: Director of People Operations
- Compensation: [Insert approved salary range]
- Benefits: [Insert applicable benefits]
Ready to Help People See What's Possible?
If you love connecting people with opportunities, believe great talent can come from anywhere, and get excited about building programs that make a real difference, we'd love to meet you.
Come help us build a company where people don't just find jobs. They discover possibilities.
Apply today and grow with Team JCK.
Team JCK is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive workplace. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to protected status, and reasonable accommodations are available throughout the hiring process.
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