Recruiter

BHC

65d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is not a typical recruiting role. At BHC, the recruiter is a steward of our standards and a trusted talent advisor who helps shape the culture, quality, and guest experience of the organization. This role carries meaningful influence and is central to team building. The ideal candidate believes hiring is a consequential decision and wants to play a meaningful role in shaping those decisions. BHC is a purpose-driven collection of hotels, restaurants, and cultural landmarks in Charleston, South Carolina, operating The Charleston Place, The Cooper, and Sorelle, among other ventures. The people who work here are the experience, and every hire impacts the organization's standards. The recruiter is responsible for identifying, assessing, and advocating for talent, making this one of the most important roles in the company.

Requirements

Three (3) or more years of full-cycle high-volume recruiting experience with significant responsibility for hospitality, culinary, food and beverage, luxury service, or other operational hiring environments.
Related backgrounds in talent acquisition, sourcing, or hospitality operations with a genuine transition into talent work will be considered.
Bachelor’s degree in human resources, hospitality, food and beverage management, or similar degree.
Demonstrable knowledge of behavioral interviewing, talent assessment, candidate calibration, employer branding, and passive candidate sourcing.
Demonstrable knowledge of the culinary and F&B talent market: career structures, compensation norms, key feeder institutions, and what drives mobility.
Experience holding candidates accountable to a real standard, not just qualifying them against a job description.
Demonstrated success sourcing passive candidates and building talent pipelines in competitive labor markets.
Comfort working with technology and applicant tracking systems like Workday and maintaining pipeline data with accuracy and discipline.
Real fluency in the culinary world, understanding kitchen structures, career progression, and what makes a professional valuable.
Confidence to make consequential judgments about people, trust one's own point of view on talent, and defend it clearly.
Clear, prompt, and professional communication skills, adapting approach while maintaining credibility, composure, and conviction.
Taste and an understanding that sensibility is crucial in a luxury hospitality environment.
Operational discipline: organized, proactive, and rigorous about pipeline management, capable of holding complexity without losing quality.
Understanding that recruiting is a business function connected to labor costs, retention, guest experience, operational performance, and long-term organizational success.
A long-term view on relationships within the culinary and F&B community, understanding that reputation is key.
Curiosity about Charleston and genuine investment in what BHC is building.

Nice To Haves

Experience in luxury or fine dining hospitality is an advantage.
Experience working at any standard where quality was genuinely non-negotiable.
Charleston knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

Evaluate every candidate for culinary or F&B roles at BHC, providing candid recommendations and maintaining hiring standards across the portfolio.
Develop and consistently apply a clear point of view on quality at each level and property, understanding that not every role needs the same profile, but every role needs the right one.
Build and maintain active sourcing relationships with culinary schools, hospitality programs, and community organizations to create a warm talent pipeline before needs are urgent.
Identify and track emerging talent in the Charleston culinary scene and beyond, understanding market mobility drivers.
Build a bench of candidates familiar with and positive towards BHC for efficient hiring when openings occur.
Direct-source passive candidates through networking, referrals, industry events, social platforms, and competitive talent mapping.
Create talent communities for future culinary and F&B opportunities.
Own the full candidate experience from first contact through offer, ensuring it reflects BHC's discerning, warm, and confident brand.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the Workday applicant tracking system.
Serve as an ambassador for the BHC brand, ensuring candidates understand the culture, standards, and opportunities.
Manage time-to-fill, candidate conversion rates, hiring manager satisfaction, candidate experience, offer acceptance rates, and quality/retention of hires.
Run multiple searches simultaneously without compromising quality or candidate experience.
Conduct structured intake conversations with hiring managers to calibrate on profile, pace, and priorities.
Build trusted relationships with chefs, restaurant leaders, and hotel operators across the portfolio.
Consult with hiring managers on labor market conditions, candidate availability, compensation trends, and talent strategy.
Influence hiring decisions through thoughtful assessment, market intelligence, and candid feedback.
Participate in workforce planning discussions and proactively identify talent risks and opportunities.