Tono | HR Manager

Tono•Saint Paul, MN

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a growing restaurant group that includes Tono Pizzeria + Cheesesteaks, Frank & Andrea, SliceCraft, and Gambino's — built on the belief that great hospitality starts with how we treat our own people. We're hiring an HR Manager who gets that: someone who can be in the field with GMs and team members one day and buttoned-up on wage & hour compliance the next. This isn't a back-office role. You'll help build the HR function for a company that's actively growing across Minnesota and Wisconsin, with real ownership over how we support our teams and real say in how things get built — not just maintained. You'll be equal parts people-first partner and compliance backbone: someone who cares as much about a GM having a good week as about getting a wage notice out the door on time. If you like fast pace, real ambiguity, and being trusted to figure things out rather than follow a script, this is your kind of role.

Requirements

5+ years as an HR generalist or HR manager, ideally in restaurants, hospitality, or retail
Multi-location, multi-state experience — you've done this across more than one set of rules before
Comfortable in a growth environment where things aren't fully built yet — you'd rather build the process than wait for one
Strong employment law instincts, especially around wage & hour and tips
The ability to hold two states' rules in your head at once without mixing them up
Field credibility — GMs trust you because you show up, not just because you have a title
A problem-solver's mindset and high follow-through
Genuine care for people, balanced with real business judgment

Responsibilities

Serve as the go-to HR partner for multi-unit and store leadership across all five brands
Conduct regular field visits — this is a role that lives in restaurants, not just behind a screen
Support the full employee lifecycle across every MN and WI location, from onboarding to offboarding
Build and improve HR processes as we grow, rather than inheriting something already fixed in place
Lead employee relations matters and workplace investigations with care and discretion
Coach managers through performance conversations and terminations
Serve as the escalation point for sensitive employee issues — the person people trust to handle it right
Support administration of our performance review process across team member, GM, and corporate tiers
Keep documentation clean, consistent, and audit-ready across brands
Own compliance execution for tip pooling, gratuity, and service charge policies across brands — including Minnesota's ban on tip credits and FLSA-based exclusion rules for management roles
Deliver statutory wage notices on time, every time (Minnesota Wage Theft Prevention Act, plus the Wisconsin-equivalent for our Madison location)
Manage workers' comp reporting under both Minnesota and Wisconsin rules — two different clocks, two different processes, and you'll know the difference cold
Stay ahead of regulatory changes in both states so nothing catches us by surprise
Keep our HRIS (ADP, moving to UKG), scheduling (7shifts), timekeeping (Toast), and applicant tracking (Fountain) data clean and accurate
Catch and correct discrepancies across systems — active/inactive mismatches, duplicate records, name variants — before they become bigger problems
Improve reporting so leadership always has real visibility into the people side of the business