Portland
Job Description Salary: $2,964 per month Schedule: Part-time, Monday-Friday About Elephants Locally owned since 1979, Elephants Delicatessen pioneered the gourmet food industry in the Pacific Northwest. Today, we operate seven Portland-metro retail locations and a thriving catering business—all focused on serving great local food made from scratch. As a certified B Corporation, we meet higher standards of transparency, accountability, and sustainability. We believe business should be a force for good—for our people, our community, and our planet. About the Job We’re seeking an HR Generalist to join our supportive and solutions-focused HR team. This role offers the chance to make a real impact across the organization and is well-suited for someone with strong technical skills, a sharp eye for detail, and the ability to collaborate across departments. If you're a proactive and people-centered HR professional with experience in onboarding, compliance, data management, and advanced Excel reporting, we’d love to connect with you. What You'll Do: • Oversee onboarding and offboarding for new and returning employees, ensuring a welcoming and seamless experience, • Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records across multiple platforms (ADP, Toast, 7shifts), • Conduct monthly and quarterly HRIS audits to ensure data accuracy and compliance, • Create, manage, and present Excel-based HR reports and dashboards, • Support recruiting efforts, including job postings, candidate screening, and interviews, • Assist in employee relations, policy development, and implementation, • Lead and maintain our company-wide employee recognition program, • Ensure confidentiality and legal compliance with all local, state, and federal employment regulations, • Partner with managers and teams across the organization to keep HR operations smooth, proactive, and people-centered Minimum Qualifications: • 2–4 years of direct HR experience in roles such as HR Generalist, HR Coordinator, or HRIS Specialist, with proven ability to manage core HR functions independently, • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, formulas, formatting) and strong skills in Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, • Experience with ADP Workforce Now, 7shifts, and Toast (or similar HRIS, scheduling, and payroll platforms), • Solid knowledge of HR compliance, onboarding, benefits administration, and leave tracking, • Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities, • Fluency in Spanish and English (preferred), • Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Accounting, or related field (preferred) Elephants Delicatessen is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. What we offer: • Paid vacation and sick time, • Mental Health Services, • 401(k) with 4% company match, • Training that will fast-track your culinary/hospitality career, • Free counseling and financial services, • Opportunities for advancement, • Discounts on our delicious made-from-scratch food, • Pet insurance, • Chance to win employee raffles, • Discounts at Sketchers, Shoes for Crews, Verizon, Sprint, select B Corporations, and many more, • A commitment to inclusion, diversity, community involvement, employee well-being, and environmental protection Elephants Delicatessen provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Elephants Delicatessen participates in the E- Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Please see the following notices for more information: E-Verify Participation Poster (English/Spanish) Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish)