---
title: "El Pollo Loco"
canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/company/el-pollo-loco"
language: "en"
industry: "Restaurants"
website: "https://www.elpolloloco.com/"
open_roles: 56
---

# El Pollo Loco

From Sinaloa to Alvarado Street, El Pollo Loco's history grew from a dream and a love of fire-grilled chicken into a SoCal staple and nationally adored brand.

## Open roles

- [Food Management Systems & Data Manager](https://www.metaintro.com/job/food-management-systems-and-data-manager-at-el-pollo-loco-be5872e3-e56d-5950-a86d-b9a89ccc0a77) — Costa Mesa, California, United States, Hybrid
- [SR. DIRECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE](https://www.metaintro.com/job/sr-director-quality-assurance-at-el-pollo-loco-5e384ffc-e115-5d8a-9b2a-539ce66adf8b) — Costa Mesa, California, United States, Hybrid
- [Area Leader](https://www.metaintro.com/job/area-leader-at-el-pollo-loco-559da0b8-6a48-54b9-aa95-3a49e6f7f10c) — Anaheim, California, United States, Brea, California, United States, Orange, California, United States, Yorba Linda, California, United States, Garden Grove, California, United States, Fullerton, California, United States, Hybrid
- [Area Leader](https://www.metaintro.com/job/area-leader-at-el-pollo-loco-751f009c-ce9d-5a19-8148-788a183df7d6) — Los Angeles, California, United States
- [Cashier](https://www.metaintro.com/job/cashier-at-el-pollo-loco-5998a8f1-aefe-5418-925b-a40bbdb07c60) — Carlsbad, California, United States
- [Cashier](https://www.metaintro.com/job/cashier-at-el-pollo-loco-220c6a4b-bea9-5e03-92fd-4a5345d31a1a) — Ventura, California, United States
- [Shift Leader](https://www.metaintro.com/job/shift-leader-at-el-pollo-loco-e96e1eb8-d459-5e8b-afa3-1ad351e6ce1e) — Ventura, California, United States
- [Sr. Data Engineer - Loyalty & Customer Analytics](https://www.metaintro.com/job/sr-data-engineer-loyalty-and-customer-analytics-at-el-pollo-loco-0e10e85c-3070-529d-9e11-911ec65731df) — Costa Mesa, California, United States, Hybrid

[View all 56 roles](https://www.metaintro.com/company/el-pollo-loco/jobs/all)

## Skills they ask for

Most frequent across open postings.

### Most requested skills

- Customer service
- Food preparation
- Food safety
- Cash handling
- Inventory management
- Sanitation
- Suggestive selling
- Order handling
- Order processing
- Team training
- Communication
- English communication

### Tech stack

- **Analytics:** Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics 4
- **CDN:** Cloudflare, cdnjs
- **Libraries:** Font Awesome
- **Security:** Osano

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## Questions about El Pollo Loco

### Is El Pollo Loco hiring?

Yes. As of November 5, 2026, El Pollo Loco has 56 open roles on Metaintro. 232 were posted in the last 30 days. The most are in Operations Management (20), Hospitality and Tourism (14), and Customer Support (11).

### Where is El Pollo Loco hiring?

El Pollo Loco is hiring in Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Agoura Hills, Oxnard, Ventura, and Covina, with the most open roles in Los Angeles.

### Does El Pollo Loco offer remote or hybrid work?

2% of open roles are hybrid and 0% are remote.

### What is the interview process at El Pollo Loco?

El Pollo Loco describes it this way: “One of our responsive Talent Acquisition team members will contact you if your experience and skills closely match the position specifications.”

### What skills does El Pollo Loco look for?

Its open roles most often ask for Customer service, Food preparation, Food safety, Cash handling, and Inventory management.