Job Title: HR Manager - Restaurant
Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Summary
- The HR Manager is fully accountable for driving the people agenda across the restaurantbusiness, ensuring the attraction, development, engagement, and retention of a high-performing workforce.
- The role partners closely with operations leadership to support business performance through effective workforce planning, strong employee relations, compliance, and a consistent people experience aligned with brand values and operational needs.
Key Responsibilities
HR Operations & Workforce Management:
- Oversee end-to-end HR operations across restaurant outlets, ensuring efficient and compliant people processes.
- Manage workforce planning, staffing levels, and shift structures to support operational demands and productivity.
- Ensure consistent implementation of HR policies, SOPs, and labour standards across all locations.
Talent Acquisition & Onboarding:
- Lead recruitment efforts for restaurant and support roles, ensuring timely hiring of quality talent.
- Oversee onboarding and induction programs to ensure new hires are effectively integrated and brand-ready.
- Build talent pipelines to support growth, expansion, and attrition management.
Employee Relations & Compliance:
- Act as a key point of contact for employee relations matters, including grievances, disciplinary actions, and conflict resolution.
- Ensure compliance with labour laws, employment regulations, health & safety, and company policies.
- Maintain accurate employee records and ensure timely reporting on HR metrics.
Performance Management & Capability Development:
- Drive performance management processes, including goal setting, reviews, and feedback cycles.
- Identify training needs and coordinate learning and development initiatives to build leadership and operational capability.
- Coach line managers on people management, performance improvement, and engagement best practices.
Compensation, Rewards & Engagement:
- Support compensation administration, payroll coordination, and benefits management.
- Implement employee engagement initiatives to improve morale, retention, and productivity.
- Support recognition programs aligned with performance and company values.
Culture, Leadership & Stakeholder Partnership:
- Promote a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture across the QSR environment.
- Partner with Operations Managers and Restaurant Managers to align people strategies with commercial objectives.
- Support change management initiatives related to growth, restructuring, or operational improvements.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5years HR management experience within QSR, hospitality, FMCG, retail, or multi-site operations.
- Strong knowledge of labour laws, employee relations, and HR best practices.
- Experience supporting high-volume, fast-paced frontline workforces.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with operational leaders to drive people and business outcomes.
Core Competencies:
- HR strategy & workforce planning
- Employee relations & labour compliance
- Talent acquisition & retention
- Performance management & people development
- Stakeholder partnership & communication
- Problem solving & decision making
- Change management in fast-paced environments.
Application Closing Date
5th November, 2026.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: tegarecruits@gmail.com using "HR Manager" as the subject of the mail.
