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Senior HR Generalist

The Chefs' Warehouse
Columbia, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 12/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/23/2026
About The Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 40 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 4,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 50,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Entrepreneurial

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Salary-80-90K

Are you interested in being part of an HR organization that focuses on living our purpose by:

  • Assuming ownership and taking accountability for our commitments to one another
  • Collaborating across functions in a clear, concise, and timely manner
  • Being consistent and fair
  • Being compassionate, mindful and empathetic
  • Supporting one another and celebrating our successes

If this sounds exciting to you, then consider joining our Chefs’ Warehouse HR Team as a Sr Human Resources Generalist!

POSITION SUMMARY: The Sr HR Generalist supports HR Leadership to successfully implement local, regional, and corporate initiatives. The role will help to create an environment to attract, develop, retain and engage talent to deliver business goals.

Successful candidates will be approachable, action-oriented, flexible problem solvers with great verbal and written communication skills and exceptional attention to detail.

What you’ll do:

  • Support HR Leadership to administer/execute tasks related to human resource programs including but not limited to compensation, benefits and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management
  • Support HR Leadership and train in all areas of Employee Relations, Worker’s Compensation, and Compliance. Start to learn about program rollouts, change management, and data judgement. In this role, you will start to work independently to move towards a human resources business partner role, where little supervision is needed.
  • Support hiring managers, HR Leaders, and Talent Acquisition on recruitment and retention efforts/plans.
  • Support Human Resource Leadership to drive an inclusive and diverse culture.
  • Provide technical, customer relations, and general support for major initiatives and projects.
  • Track data and/or consolidate responses as requested and follow-up with others as needed to obtain information and identify insights.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan and organize your work activities.
  • Must possess excellent interpersonal, communication, business writing, grammar, and verbal communication skills.
  • Able to handle several tasks at the same time, with numerous interruptions, and must be able to keep the information confidential.
  • Proficient in the use of PC including Windows, Microsoft Office, and Excel.
  • Capable of working independently.

About you:

  • Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent work experience
  • 2-3 years of progressive human resources experience.
  • Experience in retail, distribution center, or manufacturing environment. Experience with a sales team or working knowledge of commissions.
  • Demonstrated experience managing and leading employees.
  • Proficiency with HRIS System
  • Human Resources experience with companies supporting 250-500 or more associates.

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

  • Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
  • Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
  • Weekly pay
  • Life Insurance
  • 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
  • Employee discounts for travel and events
  • 401k
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Salary : $80,000 - $90,000

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