Please note: While this role primarily works from home, candidates must be Los Angeles-based or relocating to the Los Angeles area.
Are you passionate about restaurants, chefs, and the hospitality community?
Do you love organization, people, and being part of something meaningful?
BMRS Hospitality Recruitment is a premier hospitality search firm representing some of the most respected chefs, restaurants, hotels, restaurant groups, and private clients in the country and internationally. For over 20 years, we’ve built trusted relationships across the culinary world and are proud to represent James Beard Award winners, Michelin-starred restaurants, Food & Wine Best New Chefs, and some of the most dynamic independent restaurant groups in the U.S. and abroad.
We are also the Founder and Producer of the annual LA Chef Conference, a respected industry gathering that supports, connects, and celebrates the hospitality community.
Check us out on Instagram @bmrsfoodjobs and see some of our Candidate Success Stories at https://www.restaurant-solutions.com/success
We’re looking for a Culinary Recruitment Coordinator to join our team and support our culinary searches. This is an entry-level to early-career opportunity with significant exposure to the culinary industry. You will work closely with our Culinary Recruitment Director and team to help manage searches for Executive Chefs, Sous Chefs, Culinary Directors, and other BOH leadership roles.
This role is ideal for someone who:
- Has worked in restaurants (BOH or FOH)
- Loves organization and detail
- Is naturally proactive and communicative
- Wants to build a long-term career in hospitality recruitment
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Be an integral part of an amazing team! Over the last 23 years, we have fine-tuned a very special TEAM structure that is unique to the recruiting industry.
- Screen applicant resumes and coordinate interviews for them with our recruiters
- Write/post job ads and manage different job boards that we utilize
- Create job templates that we use to share details of open positions with our candidates
- Creatively source candidates
- Support culinary-focused social media and industry outreach
- Assist the team with checking references as needed, as well as communication with job seekers – informing them of new positions, discussing opportunities and scheduling interviews for them with our clients
- Administrative duties/data entry, utilizing our ATS (Applicant Tracking System)
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Passion for and knowledge of the hospitality industry, restaurants and the Chef community
- Genuine interest in people and the satisfaction that comes with helping them
- Exceptional organization and attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Professionalism and discretion
- Responsible and self-motivated individual with effective time management and prioritization skills
- A TEAM-oriented mindset is essential as we work in a very collaborative environment.
- Proficient in use of computers and Microsoft Office
- NO PRIOR RECRUITING OR HR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. We are open to a rising star! We are also open to someone with Recruiting or HR experience.
- Experience working in restaurants in any capacity highly preferred
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- $20-23/hour + bonus eligible
- Overtime eligible (45-48 hour workweek)
- Medical allowance
- PTO
- Paid major holidays
- Cell phone and home office allowance
- Profit-sharing
- 401k
WHY BMRS?
We are a tight-knit, high-performing team that functions collaboratively and takes pride in the long-term relationships we build. We are deeply passionate about the industry and committed to operating with integrity, transparency, and heart. If you love chefs, restaurants, and the energy of the hospitality world, this is a rare opportunity to build a career inside it, without being on the floor or on the line.
This role is Los Angeles based. Applicants must be based in the Los Angeles area or relocating to the Los Angeles area.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status