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We are a well established, event-based food and beverage company seeking a motivated, people-focused Recruiting, Staffing & HR Coordinator to help recruit, develop, and support our team.
This role is primarily focused on recruiting, staffing, scheduling, onboarding, and training, while also supporting day-to-day HR functions. This is not a senior HR position; however, candidates should have a basic working knowledge of HR principles and employment practices and a desire to continue developing their HR experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle recruiting, including job postings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring.
- Build and maintain a strong candidate pipeline for high-volume event staffing.
- Coordinate event staffing, employee scheduling, and shift coverage.
- Anticipate staffing needs and proactively recruit for upcoming events.
- Manage new-hire onboarding, orientation, documentation, and employee records.
- Serve as a resource for routine employee questions and escalate complex HR matters when appropriate.
- Learn our food & beverage operation from the ground up to effectively support and train employees.
- Assist with new-hire training and track employee training progress.
- Maintain and improve training materials, SOPs, onboarding resources, and operational procedures.
- Support leadership in employee development, engagement, and retention.
Qualifications
- 2–3 years of recruiting, staffing, HR, hospitality, or related experience.
- Working knowledge of HR principles and employment practices.
- Experience recruiting and staffing hourly and tipped employees preferred.
- Hospitality, food & beverage, or event experience is a plus.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Highly organized, proactive, dependable, and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong computer skills, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
Schedule & Work Environment
This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced, event-driven business. The ideal candidate wants to be part of the operation—not simply work behind a desk.
Flexibility is required, including evenings, weekends, and holidays based on event schedules and business needs. Attendance at every event is not expected, but this role requires visibility within the operation to support staffing, training, onboarding, and employee needs and will require live event specific work.
Compensation & Growth
$25–$30/hour based on experience, with performance-based bonus eligibility following a successful 90-day introductory period and opportunity for continued growth within the company
Pay: $25.48 - $30.68 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: In person
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Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Manufacturing
- Construction & Real Estate
- Education
- Automotive
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in people operations coordinator jobs.
- 1-3 years of HR or people operations support experience
- Proficiency in HRIS platforms such as Workday, BambooHR, or similar systems
- Experience coordinating onboarding, offboarding, or benefits administration processes
- Strong attention to detail for maintaining accurate employee records and compliance documentation
- Associate or bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
- Familiarity with I-9 compliance, leave administration, or HR policy documentation
Tips for Your People Operations Coordinator Job Search
Tailor your resume to HRIS tools
People operations teams hire for systems fluency, so name every HR platform you've worked in, even as a user. Vague claims like 'HR software experience' get skipped. Listing specific tools tells hiring managers you can contribute from day one.
Highlight process ownership not just tasks
Coordinators who get callbacks show they owned a process end-to-end, whether that's new-hire onboarding, benefits enrollment, or offboarding. Reframe bullet points to show what you ran, not just what you helped with.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists people operations coordinator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by team size signal
A people operations coordinator at a 50-person startup runs generalist tasks across benefits, compliance, and culture. The same title at a 5,000-person company means deep specialization. Read headcount and HR team structure in job descriptions before applying.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
Interviewers test how you handle confidentiality conflicts, an employee complaint, or a benefits enrollment error under deadline. Prepare two or three real examples where you resolved an ambiguous situation, not just tasks you completed correctly.
Negotiate start date and onboarding access together
Once you have an offer, clarify when system access and benefits enrollment open. Coordinators sometimes start before IT provisioning is complete, which delays your ability to contribute. Confirming this in writing protects your first-week productivity.
People Operations Coordinator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most people operations coordinators?
The companies hiring the most people operations coordinators right now include Levy, Moss, and BJ's Wholesale Club, with the largest share of openings in Texas, California, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Tech companies, healthcare systems, and high-growth startups consistently post the highest volumes of these roles.
How many people operations coordinator jobs are remote?
About 32% of people operations coordinator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though fully on-site roles remain common for coordinators who manage in-person onboarding, office operations, or employee experience programs. Sub-areas like HRIS administration, benefits coordination, and HR communications tend to have the highest share of remote-eligible postings.
How do you become a people operations coordinator?
Start by building foundational HR knowledge through a degree in human resources or business, or an entry-level HR assistant or administrative role. Gain hands-on experience with onboarding workflows, employee records, or benefits enrollment. Earning an HR certification such as the SHRM-CP or PHR strengthens your candidacy, and direct experience with any major HRIS platform significantly improves your odds of landing a coordinator role.
How do you get hired as a people operations coordinator with little experience?
Focus on roles at early-stage companies or nonprofits, where coordinators handle a broader range of tasks and employers are more open to candidates building experience on the job. Internships, HR assistant contracts, or office operations roles that included any HR-adjacent work all count. Demonstrating comfort with spreadsheets, confidentiality, and employee-facing communication closes a lot of experience gaps for hiring managers reviewing entry-level applications.
What does the people operations coordinator interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four stages: an initial recruiter screen covering your HR background and tool experience, a hiring manager interview focused on how you handle sensitive employee situations and process ownership, and sometimes a practical exercise such as drafting an onboarding checklist or responding to a mock employee inquiry. Final rounds often include a panel with HR team members or a cross-functional stakeholder who works closely with people operations.
Where can I find and apply to people operations coordinator jobs?
You can find and apply to people operations coordinator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and preferences, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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