Corporate, HR​/Recruitment

Kura Sushi USA is a publicly traded U.S. company established in 2008 as a subsidiary of Kura Sushi, Inc. We are an innovative and tech interactive Japanese restaurant chain serving up the ultimate eater-tainment dining experience with a combination of premium ingredients, advanced technology, and affordable prices to create a one‑of‑a‑kind revolving sushi dining experience.

Come join the Kura Krew!

We have an exciting opportunity for an Employee Relations Specialist to join our growing team. As the Employee Relations Specialist, you are responsible for supporting the day‑to‑day administration of the Employee Relations Dept. by ensuring employee relations issues and related written record processes are handled and completed in a timely and accurate manner for assigned area(s). The duties include conducting full investigations, making sound advice to employees and management, maintaining human resource related records, ensuring Company policies and regulations are administered, and administration/coordination of human resources‑related programs.

Utilizes favorable working relationship with all company employees to foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious working climate which will be conducive to maximum employee morale, productivity, and efficiency/effectiveness.

The selected hire will reside in the local Orange County, CA area within commuting distance to Irvine, CA. They will work a hybrid office schedule and must be able to commute to the office on in‑office days. The selected candidate will need to work one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday). Bilingual in Spanish is required.

• Provides sound advice to employees and management in response to employee concerns and issues. Assists employees with a variety of HR related matters and concerns by making decisions on what needs to be advised in various situations following the Company’s policies and procedures and by advising the employees.
• Conducts full investigations independently with an appropriate judgment in various cases and prepares case summary reports with appropriate recommendations for corrective actions.
• Advises and trains managers and supervisors in best employee relations practices and strategies for managing employee grievances and conflicts.
• Responds to all employee issues concerns at the restaurant level in a timely manner.
• Completes all assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Consistent follow‑up with all employee issues and concerns as assigned.
• Completes all filings in a timely manner and updates the case management system, Navex – Ethics Point regularly.
• Maintains employee corrective action forms and files on the Company Share Drive.
• Prepares termination packets, including termination letters and collecting final wage calculations from the Payroll Dept.
• Administers terminations of employment as needed.
• Must be able to identify violations of Company policies, procedures, and guidelines swiftly and accurately.
• Must schedule and conduct investigation meetings and interviews with current employees as requested.
• Assists Employee Relations Manager or Senior HR leadership by creating reports and collecting information to support investigations and litigations of government affiliations and law firms.
• Maintains data entries in multiple excel spreadsheets.
• Must be able to effectively communicate Company policies, procedures, and guidelines to a variety of restaurant employees.
• Supports administration of Company training programs.
• Supports Employee Relations Manager or Senior HR leadership with developing strong labor/management relations, compliance with internal policies and procedures, including internal complaint processes and State and Federal regulations.
• Ensures Restaurant Managers receive timely notices of HR postings and HR correspondence.
• Assists in researching and auditing HR compliance including forms, labor law posters, and Company policies.
• Files and mails out the documentation of any activities that relate to Human Resources.
• Supports the Operations Department with multiple HR related projects.
• Supports other departments within Human Resources when needed.

• Bilingual in English and Spanish…