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Assistant Manager

El Pollo Loco
Baton Rouge, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/28/2026 CLOSED ON 3/7/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Manager position at El Pollo Loco?

Have you ever envisioned leading a team to success or dared to help manage a million-dollar business? Well here’s your opportunity to live the dream! Put your team-building skills to the test and bring us your passion, energy, and strong customer service skills. We’ll provide you with an awesome training program, great mentors and an exceptional team that will help you launch your career. The rest is up to you!

What’s in it for you!

Job Details:

  • Work Hours: Full-Time schedule, and may work any shift including opening, mid-day, and closing. The great news is that our restaurants are not open 24 hours!
  • Career Advancement/Career Plan: We promote heavily from within, so from an AM you can develop to become a General Manager, Area Leader, Director of Operations, and beyond!
  • Work Attire: EPL logo’d shirt will be provided, and black slacks and no-slip shoes are required

Assistant Manager Job Summary:

  • Supervising assigned shifts, and provides supervision to crew members in the absence of the General Manager
  • Training and developing crew members
  • Completing administrative tasks (e.g. financial and inventory control, schedules, logging maintenance, etc.)
  • Creating and ensuring exceptional guest experiences
  • Ensuring compliance with all security, food safety, quality, and cleanliness standards
  • Maintaining cost controls and contributing to the sales/profit goals
  • Building your skills and leveraging the available tools to prepare yourself for a future General Manager role

Made Fresh. Made by Hand. Made every day.
It all comes down to fresh. Fresh salsas made from scratch, fresh sliced avocados and of course, fresh, never frozen, fire-grilled chicken. Because maximum freshness means maximum flavor.

Salary : $15 - $17

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