Cook 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 preferred
• Food Handler Card: A food handler card required where applicable
• Physical 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