Job description

Blue Bottle is dedicated to creating a work place environment that is respectful, encouraging, joyful and engaging. We are looking for highly motivated, self-driven, friendly and diligent people with an instinct and aptitude for hospitality, service and coffee. Blue Bottle Coffee is an equal opportunity employer.

As Blue Bottle’s Career Development Specialist you are motivated and fulfilled by connecting great people with great jobs. You seek to achieve hiring and retention goals through innovation, technology and thoughtfulness. You enjoy teaching hiring managers how to hire for long-term success. You aim to understand the specific talent needs of each department and each team and advocate for the candidate you believe to be the absolute best for the position. You work well in a team environment and understand the value of collaboration and working to make great things happen.

Responsibilities:
* Strategically focused on talent and performance management
* Partner with all groups and departments across Blue Bottle to develop hiring and retention programs that can be measured and validated
* Ensure hiring manager and team preparedness for the interview and onboarding process.
* Utilize an online applicant tracking system that performs according to company standards.
* Build diverse, high quality candidate pipelines across the company with a focus on natural behaviors and talents first. * Identify the difference between “great” and “good” when evaluating work experience and performance.
* Generate reports regularly on turn over and retention rates, labor costs, training costs, etc. 
* Partner with People Ops business professionals to ensure proper attention is given to labor laws and compliance issues.
* Generate, organize and update job descriptions for all positions.
* Welcome all new employees and guide them through their experience from day 1 to day 365 and beyond.
* Attend specialty coffee community events, seminars and workshops to learn and connect with potential candidates.
* Support the company in any way possible to ensure a successful and fulfilling work experience for everyone.

Qualifications:
* 2 years experience in human resources with a focus on hiring and retention.
* Knowledge of the coffee industry and its communities.
* Proven organizational skills and talents

Compensation

this position is: salaried

Application instructions

Deadline

August 12, 2014