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Cook (Grill Master)

El Pollo Loco

  • Escondido, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • Part-time

Highlights

Competencies: Kitchen, time-management, and customer service skills are preferredFood Handler Card: A food handler card required where applicablePhysical Demands: The Cook regularly stands, talks, hears, uses close and distance vision, tastes or smells and repetitively uses their hands to reach/handle/feel/grasp objects. We offer eligible Employees the following Benefits/Perks:Sick Pay up to 40 hours per yearOpportunity for Advancement/Internal PromotionsFREE shoes twice a year for zero accidents*Flexible SchedulesCompetitive PayEmployee Reviews once a year and merit increase when applicableContinues Training and DevelopmentCook Job Summary:If you're interested in firing up the grills, we'll provide the hands-on training to help you succeed!

Numbers & Facts

LocationEscondido, CA
Job TypePart-time
IndustryRestaurant/Food Services
Company Size5,000 to 9,999 employees
Year Founded1980
Websitehttp://www.elpolloloco.com/careers

Description

Cook (Grill Master)Company & CultureFor over 35 years El Pollo Loco continues to dominate the market in delivering the best citrus-marinated fire-grilled chicken. We opened our first restaurant in 1980 in Los Angeles, and today we are over 450 restaurants strong and still growing! From our products to our people, we're truly amazing! Our Crew Members are the heart and soul of our restaurants. Each and every one of our Crew Member careers plays a meaningful and critical role in the El Pollo Loco familia.What's in it for you!We offer eligible Employees the following Benefits/Perks:Sick Pay up to 40 hours per yearOpportunity for Advancement/Internal PromotionsFREE shoes twice a year for zero accidents*Flexible SchedulesCompetitive PayEmployee Reviews once a year and merit increase when applicableContinues Training and DevelopmentCook Job Summary:If you're interested in firing up the grills, we'll provide the hands-on training to help you succeed! This is a job you can take pride in and gain the grilling expertise which put El Pollo Loco on the map more than 30 years ago.Requirements:Experience: No prior experience is required, but one or more years of restaurant cooking experience is preferred.Education: High school diploma or equivalent (GED) is preferred.Communication: Ability to speak and read English is preferred (second language is a plus). Ability to communicate effectively with external customers required.Competencies: Kitchen, time-management, and customer service skills are preferredFood Handler Card: A food handler card required where applicablePhysical Demands: The Cook regularly stands, talks, hears, uses close and distance vision, tastes or smells and repetitively uses their hands to reach/handle/feel/grasp objects. The position occasionally stoops/kneels/crouches/crawls and may lift objects up to 40 lbs.Job Details:Work Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time hours available.Career Advancement/Career Plan: We promote heavily from within, so from a Crew Member you can develop to become a Shift Leader, Assistant Manager, General Manager, and beyond!Work Attire: EPL logo'd shirt will be provided, black pants or jeans and no-slip shoes required

About Company

At El Pollo Loco, pronounced “L Po-yo Lo-co” and Spanish for “The Crazy Chicken,” we go to crazy lengths for our signature citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chicken. First, we marinate fresh, whole chickens in a special recipe of herbs, spices, fruit juices and garlic. The whole chickens are then fire-grilled, hand-cut, and served with our chicken meals, burritos, salads, soups, tacos and quesadillas. And if that’s not enough, we apply that same passion to our handmade guacamole, salsas and dressings every day. Some say the lengths we go to are crazy. We say it’s Crazy You Can Taste.

It all began in Guasave, Mexico in 1975. El Pollo Loco was originally a roadside chicken stand. Its signature menu item? “Pollo,” of course: fresh chicken marinated in a special recipe of herbs, spices and fruit juices. Needless to say, El Pollo Loco quickly became a local favorite.

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