El Pollo Loco Team Member

El Pollo Loco; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 2,066,400 - 2,617,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Medical + Dental + Vision Insurance

Meal Discounts

Ticket Discounts

Bonuses

Hiring immediately

Job summary

El Pollo Loco in Los Angeles is seeking Team Members to join our restaurant crew. You may serve as cashier, work the drive-thru, or assist with cooking, salsa prep, and marinating our chicken.

No prior experience required; we welcome reliable, friendly individuals. We offer full-time and part-time hours, with opportunities for growth and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• No experience required, but 1+ year in restaurant or customer service preferred.
• Strong communication and friendly demeanor.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and take orders with a smile.
• Operate drive-thru and assist in fast, efficient service.
• Assist in grilling, salsa preparation, and marinating chicken.
• Learn and perform tasks across positions as needed.

Skills

Customer Service

Time Management

POS System

Kitchen

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

POS System

Job description

About El Pollo Loco

A LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED FAMILY COMPANY. Operating El Pollo Loco Inc. restaurants in California, Colorado, and Utah. Leemar United Group is commited to delivering best in-class experience to its customers and employees.

Job Description

Our Team Members are the heart and soul of our restaurants. Each and every one of our Team Members careers play a meaningful and critical role in the El Pollo Loco familia by providing excellent customer service daily to our guests!

Company & Culture

For over 35 years El Pollo Loco continues to dominate the market in delivering the citrus-marinated fire-grilled chicken. We opened our first restaurant in 1980 in Los Angels, and today we are over 450 restaurants strong and still growing! From our products to our people, we're truly amazing!

Job Summary

As a Team Member you may have multiple opportunities to learn different positions from being a Cashier where you will provide friendly courteous service by greeting each guest with a smile and making them feel welcome or you may be asked to run the drive-thru station and work with a team to deliver fast and efficient service. Maybe you will even have the opportunity to fire up the grills and help cook our chicken fresh or even learn how to prepare our delicious salsa and marinate our chicken.

Job Detail

• Work Hours: Full-Time and Part-Time hours are available
• Career Advancement/Career Plan: We promote heavily from within, so from a Team 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 nonslip shoes are required

Requirements

• Experience: No experience is required, however, one or more years of experience in a restaurant or customer service position and/or one or more years of restaurant cooking experience is preferred
• Education: No education is required, however a High School diploma or equivalent (GED) is preferred
• Communication: Ability to speak and read English is preferred (second language is a plus). Ability to speak efficiently with external customers is required.
• Competencies: Kitchen, customer service skills, time-management and experience entering orders into Point-Of-sales (POS) system is preferred.
• Food Handler Card: A Food Handler Card is required where applicable.
• Physical Demands: A Team Member regularly stands, talks, hears, uses close and distant vision, tastes, or smell, and repetitively uses their hands to reach/handle/feel/grasp objects. The position occasionally stoops/kneels/crouches/crawls and may be required to lift objects up to 40lbs.

Benefits/Perks

What's in it for you!

We offer eligible Employees the following Benefits/Perks:

• Flexible scheduling: Full-Time or Part-Time
• Medical + Dental + Vision Insurance
• Meal Discounts
• Ticket Discounts
• Bonuses
• Hiring immediately!