Recruiter

Job Position: Recruiter

Hours: Monday to Friday, morning shifts

Wage: $55 K

Location: Lincolnwood, IL

Position Summary:

The Recruiter is responsible for the full-cycle recruitment of hourly employees across multiple departments. This position plays a key role in ensuring the company attracts, hires, and retains qualified team members who align with our organizational values and operational needs. The Recruiter partners closely with hiring managers to identify staffing needs, source candidates, coordinate interviews, and ensure a seamless candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end recruiting process for hourly  and salaried positions (including key executive positions), including job postings, resume screening, interviewing, and onboarding coordination.
• Collaborate with department managers to understand staffing needs, scheduling requirements, and skill profiles.

• Develop and maintain pipelines of qualified candidates using online job boards, social media, community partnerships, and employee referrals.
• Develop a strategy to develop non-traditional sources for qualified candidates
• Coordinate and attend job fairs, open houses, and community outreach events to promote employment opportunities.
• Conduct phone screens and initial interviews to evaluate candidate qualifications and fit.
• Ensure timely communication with candidates throughout the hiring process to maintain a positive candidate experience.
• Partner with HR and Operations to ensure compliance with all federal, state, and company hiring policies.
• Maintain accurate and organized candidate records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Partner with PT HR representative to prepare and extend job offers, and assist with pre-employment and onboarding processes (background checks, I-9 verification, orientation scheduling, etc.).
• Track and report recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, source of hire, and retention trends.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1–3 years of recruiting experience, preferably in high-volume or hourly environments (hospitality, retail, food service, manufacturing, etc.).
• Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and online recruiting tools.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to build rapport with candidates and managers.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills; able to handle multiple open requisitions simultaneously.
• Knowledge of employment laws and hiring best practices.
• High sense of urgency and accountability.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

• Work may involve frequent computer use and occasional travel to recruiting events or locations.
• May require flexibility to work evenings or weekends during peak hiring seasons.

Why We’re the Leaders

Company Benefits & Perks

Company Values & Culture

• Collaboration & Open Communication

• Diverse, Inclusive, Safe, and Motivating

• Our Triple Bottom Line – People, Product and Planet

• A Net Positive Organization

Grow with us! - at Food For Thought, instruction, advice, and assistance are always readily available, which is why our average tenure is 5 years. The U.S. average is 4.3 years, while the Hospitality industry average is only 2 years!

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.

EEO Statement

Food For Thought provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

E-Verify Participation

Food For Thought participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. 

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS.

Salary : $55,000