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Hitianland Ltd is the parent company of Xi'an Street Food and Renao. We operate more than 10 restaurants across Ireland and are rapidly expanding into new markets. We are strengthening the team behind our restaurants and want an experienced, hands-on person who can help us continue to scale. The right person will bring a strong work ethic, sound judgement and a positive attitude. They will take ownership, support restaurant managers, communicate clearly and remain enthusiastic about improving how the business operates.

What we need

Our existing HR lead currently carries most of the company's people administration. We need a dependable administrator to take ownership of recurring day-to-day work and introduce a consistent approach to workplace interviews, records and follow-up. This will give the existing lead capacity for complex employee matters, WRC cases and management support. This is full time office based job with need to travel to various restaurants.

Main responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day recruitment process, from advertising and screening to interview coordination, offers and onboarding.
• Work with restaurant managers to apply consistent hiring standards, interview scorecards and selection records.
• Check employee information before work begins; complete right-to-work, IRP and permit checks and monitor expiry dates.
• Maintain starter details, policy acknowledgements, employee files and other approved workplace records.
• Set up employees on Planday, support managers with rota administration and check digital records against written rotas.
• Track probation, working time, leave, sickness, return-to-work actions, attendance and leavers.
• Standardise recruitment, investigation, disciplinary, grievance, return-to-work and exit interviews.
• Prepare meeting invitations, interview notes, accident records and follow-up actions under approved procedures.
• Maintain onboarding, training and performance trackers and forecast future recruitment requirements.
• Support compliance with Irish workplace record-keeping and approved disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Escalate grievances, proposed terminations, WRC matters and other higher-risk cases to the existing lead or management.

What you will bring

• Experience in HR administration, recruitment or multi-site people operations.
• A strong work ethic, excellent organisation and pride in completing work correctly.
• Sound judgement and discretion when handling confidential employee matters.
• Confidence using Excel, Word, email and shared digital files.
• Clear communication and the confidence to follow up when information is late or incomplete.
• The ability to organise competing deadlines and work independently.
• A positive attitude and genuine interest in growing with Hitianland, Xi'an Street Food and Renao.
• Valid right to work in Ireland.

Helpful, but not essential

• Restaurant, hospitality, retail or multi-site experience.
• Knowledge of Irish employment administration, workplace procedures, WRC processes and work permits.
• Experience with interview scorecards, training plans or performance-review systems.
• Planday, rota planning, interview administration or workforce forecasting experience.

Pay: €35,000.00-€42,000.00 per year

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• Human resources: 2 years (required)
• Restaurant management: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Location:

• DUBLIN 2, County Dublin (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (preferred)

Work Location: In person