Recruiter

Position Summary

Pei Wei is looking for an energetic, forward thinking Talent Acquisition and Outreach Recruiter to elevate recruitment across all our brands: Pei Wei, Pei Wei Express, Pick Up Stix, and Leeann Chin. This is not a traditional behind the desk recruiting role. Your primary focus will be identifying and prescreening top tier salaried restaurant leaders to fuel our operational growth.

At the same time, you will bring a fresh, innovative approach to our hourly recruiting, building grassroots pipelines, driving community outreach, and engaging younger audiences with flexible work options. If you thrive on identifying high impact management talent while bringing creative sourcing strategies to the restaurant industry, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

Salaried Leadership Recruitment and Prescreening (Top Priority) Salaried Screening and Selection: Lead the full prescreening process, including detailed resume evaluations and phone screens, for salaried store management positions and select Restaurant Support Office roles. Pipeline Management: Proactively source, build, and maintain strong candidate pools for salaried restaurant leaders to ensure smooth management transitions and support expansion.

Hiring Manager Partnership: Collaborate closely with field leaders and business executives to align candidate capabilities with location needs and company culture. Interview Experience: Develop modern interview guides, check candidate references, facilitate background checks, and assist with offer extensions and onboarding.

Innovative Hourly Sourcing and Community Outreach Younger Audience Engagement: Develop creative campaigns targeting first time job seekers and younger demographics, promoting competitive entry level wages, flexible scheduling, and shorter shift options. Grassroots and Community Partnerships: Build local relationships with high schools, vocational programs, community colleges, youth organizations, and regional networks to drive consistent hourly applicant flow.

Modern Sourcing Tactics: Leverage social media, targeted digital outreach, employee referral programs, and local pop up hiring events to attract high volume hourly applicants. Campus and Event Presence: Plan and host dynamic hiring events and community presentations that position our brands as top employers of choice.

Recruitment Operations and Continuous Improvement Applicant Tracking System (ATS): Maintain strict data accuracy in the ATS, tracking candidate pipeline metrics and efficiently managing open requisitions. Process Innovation: Pilot new recruiting tools, platforms, and strategies to continually modernize our hiring process and increase speed to hire across all positions.

Qualifications

1 to 3 years of recruiting experience, with a focus on prescreening and evaluating salaried candidates. Background in hospitality, restaurant, retail, or multi-unit service environments preferred. Sourcing Skills: Proven ability to evaluate management resumes, conduct structured phone interviews, and assess candidate fit quickly.

Outreach and Innovation Mindset: Demonstrated passion for community networking, social media recruitment, and creative candidate attraction tactics. Tech Savvy: Comfortable navigating ATS software, digital job platforms, and modern recruiting tools. Drive and Energy: Self-motivated, collaborative, and eager to experiment with fresh strategies to fill pipelines at all levels.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Excellent verbal and written communication skills Detail oriented with strong organizational skills Ability to establish rapport with candidates and to represent the company in a professional and positive manner Ability to maintain confidentiality Ability to communicate and deliver a positive candidate experience Strong ability to collaborate with business stakeholders Physical Requirements Work is performed primarily in an office setting, and occasionally in a restaurant environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs, talk, hear, and see Must be able to travel moderately in the local area Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 10 pounds) during the course of the workday Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Pei Wei Asian Kitchen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law The Company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions Disclaimer This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position.

It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, qualifications, or working conditions. Management reserves the right to modify job duties as business needs require and in accordance with applicable law.