HR Manager in Evansville, Indiana at Azzip Pizza

About Azzip Pizza

Azzip (pronounced "Ay-Zip") was conceived as an idea by founder Brad Niemeier while in college. As a student, Brad won Purdue's Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition and $20,000 to launch the business. With the help of friend Blake Kollker, an accomplished chef, Azzip's menu and concept went from business plan to reality. With mom as his accountant, dad as his handyman, and brother rolling dough, Azzip sold its first pizza on February 5, 2014, in Evansville, IN. Since opening, Brad has recruited other family members and friends to join the business to help spread Azzip to new pizza-loving customers.

Azzip Pizza is a fast-casual pizza company with 13 company-owned locations across Indiana and Kentucky. At Azzip, we value creativity, a fun work and dining atmosphere, meaningful relationships, and serving delicious pizza. More information on Azzip can be found on the website at www.azzippizza.com.

About the Role

Azzip knows building great restaurant teams sets the foundation for delivering great customer experiences. The Human Resources Manager is responsible for ensuring the foundation is established to enable these great teams to be built at each of Azzip’s 13 company-owned restaurant locations. As such, the HR Manager will have responsibility for team development, benefits and payroll, and other general HR duties. The opening is based in Evansville, reports to the co-CEO, and has no direct reports.

Essential Function

Azzip Pizza’s Human Resources Manager supports the operations and store leadership team in creating great store work environments. The HR Manager ensures each team member at Azzip has the opportunity to grow and develop their skills through their work experience, regardless of their future career path.

Duties

Team Development

● Lead on-going development and promotion of Azzip’s Employer Brand as a leading employer in the restaurant industry.

● Drive effective usage of internal communication platform as a means to engage, train, and inform Azzip’s Home Office and in-store teams.

● Coordinate and analyze annual employee engagement survey and pulse surveys to support store and Azzip leadership in identifying strengths and areas for improvement.

● Support operations leaders in developing and executing training for store leaders.

● Facilitate the talent acquisition process for store leadership and ensure effective processes are in place to recruit, retain, and develop store team members.

Benefits and Payroll

● Responsible for the timely, accurate, and compliant processing of weekly payroll.

● Communicate with new hires and newly eligible employees for Azzip’s benefit programs, including 401k, health, vision, and dental benefit programs.

● Ensure the accuracy of all benefit enrollments and update HRIS and benefit partners with new and changing information.

● Responsible for accurate and timely year-end benefit filing requirements.

General

● Lead employee relations investigations to ensure all team member concerns are fairly and promptly addressed.

● Ensure all required compliance reporting, forms, and posters are up-to-date and maintained accurately.

● Respond to HR inquiries, including employment verifications, unemployment claims, and labor audits.

● Serve as primary resource for managers and employees regarding access, usage, and training for Azzip’s HRIS tools.

● Ensure company policies and procedures are in compliance with applicable state and federal laws, including any reporting requirements.

● Manage Azzip’s Work Comp program, including any injury reporting and needed follow-ups.

Qualifications

● BS/BA in Human Resources, Business, or related field preferred. High school diploma required. HR Certification is not required, but would be a plus.

● Solid knowledge of employment law, policies, and practices as well as benefits, leave of absences, compensation principles, and recruiting practices.

● Minimum three (3) years HR experience.

● Ability to relate to, motivate, and build connections with a diverse team.

● Care deeply about employee well-being and personal success.

● Lead through others and bring out the best in those around them.

● Makes timely, cost-effective, and sound decisions, including under conditions of uncertainty.

● Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills.

● Ability to learn and work with HRIS systems and complete reporting requiring the use of Microsoft tools.

● Flexibility to work approximately 45 hours per week. Work will require occasional travel to support restaurant teams across Indiana and Kentucky. Some evening and weekend work may be required.