Meritage Hospitality Group, one of the nation’s largest Wendy’s franchisee, and developer of West Michigan restaurant concepts like Stan’s Tacos and Morning Belle, is seeking a full-time Human Resources Business Partner to join our Human Resources team!
What You’ll Do:
The position focuses primarily on being a true Human Resources Partner to help develop the people in our markets and build our future leaders. This position is performed remotely in our markets, so when you aren’t working from home, you’ll be in our restaurants interacting directly with our people.
Responsibilities and Essential Duties:
- Consulting with business leaders to identify needs, analyze metrics and adjust strategy to support business objectives – maintaining a HR Scorecard is a key element/foundation of this consultation
- Talent and development planning – driving workforce/succession planning, identifying gaps in talent, engaging in activities such as management development planning, and maintaining a bench tracker
- Staffing planning and support – partnering with leaders to identify staffing needs, developing strategies to support, and coordinating with the Talent Acquisition team
- Cultivating a strong, positive culture in our restaurants that reflects the Core Values of Meritage and the legacy of Dave Thomas - this includes investigating conduct, performance, and integrity concerns in our restaurants
- Leadership development by conducting training and coaching to build key leadership skills like performance management, positive culture enhancement, and managing conflict
What We Expect From You
The Human Resources team at Meritage is made up of dedicated, hard-working individuals who exemplify the core values of Meritage. This team has high expectations for themselves and anyone who desires to join them. They also have a lot of fun together and truly enjoy working with one another. It is a team where excellence is expected and accomplishments are celebrated. To join this team, you’ll need to demonstrate the same high standards. You’ll also need the following qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field (Master’s degree preferred)
- 3+ years experience in an HR role involving direct contributions to workforce planning, succession planning, and talent management (5+ years preferred)
- SHRM-CP or -SCP, or PHR/SPHR preferred
- Full time residence or the ability to relocate to the Memphis, TN area
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
- Travel to headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI for a few days every quarter
What You Can Expect From Us
As a member of Meritage, you will enjoy the following benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Health plans including medical, dental and vision – HSA plans with company contribution available
- 401k with company match
- PTO and Paid Holidays
- 50% discount at all company owned restaurants
- Short- and Long-term disability
- Life insurance
Who We Are:
Meritage Hospitality Group, headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, is one of the nation’s premier restaurant operators with more than 375 restaurants operating in 16 states. We are one of the largest Wendy’s franchisees. In addition to quick service, we have developed West Michigan casual dining concepts Stan’s Tacos and Morning Belle. Each of our concepts deliver a distinct dining experience for our guests and a work environment rich with opportunity for our approximately 11,000 team members.
At Meritage, we are Inspired by Opportunity and Achieve Success Through Service. We live by our five Core Values – Uncommon Hospitality, Run It Like You Own It, Collective Genius, The Sky is the Limit, and We Love What We Do. Now is the time to join!
