Talent Acquisition Specialist

At CEC Entertainment, we build careers around great food, family, and fun! Our purpose and our passion is to create the best place for kids and families to eat and play!

Job Description

At CEC Entertainment, we build careers around great food, family, and fun! Our purpose and our passion is to create the best place for kids and families to eat and play!

CEC Entertainment, the global leader in family entertainment and operator of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper restaurants, is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team.  This position is based at our Corporate Support Center in Irving, TX.

The Talent Acquisition “TA” Specialist is responsible for providing a wide range of TA support in acquisition initiatives.  This is not a Recruiter position.

• Collect and analyze front-line worker headcount needs, including identifying the greatest geographical needs.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and greatest local challenges.
• Source candidates and present them to the hiring managers.
• Calculate and track the ROI of the front-line worker recruiting program.
• Data management, reporting, and analysis of other key TA metrics.
• Create standard and ad hoc reports.
• Assist Talent Acquisition Managers with technical and vendor-related issues as needed.
• Provide support to fun center and restaurant locations in the areas of backgrounds, job postings, ATS issues, and candidate updates, etc.
• Provide relocation assistance to transferring employees.
• Administer the employee referral and sign-on bonus programs.
• Provide support to candidates in the various stages of the pre-hire process.
• Provide support to the Sales Center (opening positions through onboarding support).
• Monitor and respond to messages sent to shared email inboxes, from internal and external sources.
• Shared responsibility for the execution of three different monthly audits (backgrounds, texting, and operational support).
• Use PowerPoint to provide key Talent Acquisition data to leadership.
• Become an expert user of Workday, our recruitment system.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.
• Serve on TA project teams and ensure objectives are delivered on time and under budget.
• Serve on the company culture committee, including having ownership for the planning and execution of some social events. 

Essential Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, HR, or other high-volume support role.
• Degree in Human Resources or Business preferred, or combination of education and experience.
• 1+ year of sourcing candidates from various databases highly preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Familiarity with recruitment systems is a strong plus.
• Demonstrated history in creating ad hoc reports.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to analyze key performance data.
• Ability to think through process flows and the end results.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Highly organized, highly detailed, and excellent project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
To perform the duties of this position, the incumbent must have the ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, twist, reach, and carry, lift, pull, push between 1 – 25 lbs. Incumbent must use a computer, with repetitive movement of both hands. Incumbent must be able to work an 8-hour shift, with some overtime. Incumbent must also be available to travel as needed.

NO OUTSIDE RECRUITERS OR AGENCIES
 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

                                                              #Diversity #Equity #Culture

The Company:

CEC Entertainment, LLC ("CEC"), headquartered in Irving, Texas is the nationally recognized leader in family entertainment and dining with its Chuck E. Cheese, Peter Piper Pizza brands and virtual kitchen concept, Pasqually's Pizza & Wings.

As the place where half a million happy birthdays are celebrated every year, Chuck E. Cheese's goal is to create positive, lifelong memories for families through fun, food, and play and is the place Where a Kid Can Be a Kid. Committed to providing a fun, safe environment, Chuck E. Cheese helps protect families through industry-leading programs such as Kid Check. As a strong advocate for its local communities, Chuck E. Cheese has donated more than $19 million schools through its fundraising programs. Peter Piper Pizza features dining, entertainment and carryout with a neighbor-hood pizzeria feel and "pizza made fresh, families made happy" culture.

Peter Piper Pizza takes pride in delivering quality food and fun that reconnects family and friends. Created in 2020, Pasqually's Pizza & Wings offers a distinct, customized eating experience outside of a restaurant environment that amplifies classic pizza and wings and operates out of 400 ghost locations nationwide. The Company and its franchise operate a system of nearly 600 Chuck E. Cheese and more than 120 Peter Piper Pizza venues, with locations in 47 states and 17 foreign countries and territories. For more information, visit chuckecheese.com, pasquallyspizza.com, and peterpiperpizza.com.

Benefits:

CEC Entertainment offers a wide variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) retirement savings plan to eligible U.S. employees as part of their overall employment package. We also offer job training and career growth opportunities. Chuck E. Cheese is a "Work Today, Get Paid Tomorrow" employer.

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At CEC Entertainment, we believe that our workforce should reflect the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of many guests we serve. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ancestry, color, genetics, gender identify, gender ex-pression, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or on the basis of any other federal, state or local protected class.