Category: Venues/Promoters/Festivals

Summary
The Human Resources and Onboarding Generalist will play a central role in ensuring smooth and efficient operations across our Taproom and Theatre. This position oversees HR and administrative functions, supporting employee onboarding, payroll, and day-to-day operational processes, while collaborating closely with the Operations, Finance, and Hospitality teams. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and skilled at balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced hospitality environment.
Essential Functions
• Drive the employee onboarding process, including managing new hire paperwork, verifying identification, distributing training materials, and introducing staff to company policies and culture
• Support employee retention by fostering positive employee experiences, providing HR guidance, and assisting with benefits administration
• Conduct on-site intake for new hires and ensure accurate, timely entry of employee information into HR and payroll systems
• Support bi-monthly payroll, ensuring accuracy for new hires, terminations, and pay adjustments
• Maintain organized and up-to-date employee files, ensuring smooth communication of HR-related information between management and staff
• Assist with maintaining job postings, updating job descriptions, and supporting recruitment efforts
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment, payroll, and wage laws; recommend and implement policy updates to maintain best practices
• Reconcile POS-reported tip revenue with employee hours to support accurate financial reporting
• Provide HR support to staff and management, contributing to a positive workplace culture and the operational needs of the organization
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
• Minimum 2 years of Human Resources experience
• Experience with payroll systems; Toast experience preferred
• Experience with POS reporting systems; Toast experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong attention to detail with excellent time management skills
• Restaurant or hospitality experience preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently and collaboratively
• Thorough and detail-oriented approach to administrative work and documentation
Background 
Ramova Theatre & Off Hours Beer Co. is a community- and artist-owned multi-use destination housed within a beautifully restored historic movie theater on Chicago’s South Side. Anchored by a 1,800-capacity live performance venue, the footprint also features a 200+ capacity event space, beer garden, and the independently operated Off Hours Beer Co. brewery and taproom. Together, Ramova and Off Hours offer more than live music, food, and beer — they cultivate a space where culture and community intersect, bringing national touring acts and local artists together with thoughtfully crafted lagers, ales, and welcoming neighborhood gatherings, all designed to connect people and create memorable shared experiences.
At Ramova Theatre and Off Hours we work hard to create a culture that embodies our values. One of the ways we accomplish this is through our commitment to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We make employment decisions by removing bias or prejudice against any employee or applicant’s race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.