Part Time Cook

Border Foods started from a simple idea between two brothers to open a Mexican restaurant and has grown into one of the largest privately held Taco Bell franchisees in the United States. The company operates with a people-first approach, emphasizing the core values that unite everyone from cooks and cashiers to restaurant managers and beyond. Border Foods fosters a family-oriented culture that prioritizes learning, growth, and continuous evolution, all focused on the mission of "Making Lives Better." Their establishments are known for providing a great environment where employees aspire to work, guests enjoy dining, and the spirit of Live Más truly comes to life.

The position available is for a Part-Time Cook, offering flexible scheduling and competitive pay ranging from $10 to $20 per hour. This role plays a critical part in the team by preparing delicious food and delivering excellent customer service to keep guests coming back. As a team member, you represent the Border Foods brand in everything you do, contributing directly to the company’s mission. The role includes numerous benefits, such as education programs including GED and tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, medical, dental, and vision benefits available even for part-time employees, free food during shifts, paid vacation time, and a vacation donation program. The working environment encourages career advancement and provides robust support for personal and professional development.

In this role, the Part-Time Cook is responsible for preparing food ingredients, assembling orders accurately, packaging the products appropriately, and maintaining a clean and safe working environment. Knowledge about menu items and ongoing promotions is essential for delivering exceptional guest service. Serving customers is a key part of the job, which involves greeting guests warmly, taking orders, handling payments, thanking customers, and ensuring a clean and safe dining space. The job's priority sequence emphasizes safety first, followed by customer service, cleaning, and restocking.

Physically, this position requires the ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently throughout the working hours. Reasonable accommodations can be made to support these physical requirements. The responsibilities of the position may evolve over time, but all duties will align with the company’s standards and operational objectives. Border Foods also takes pride in being an Equal Opportunity Employer, welcoming minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities without discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. It’s important to note that this role is with a franchisee of Taco Bell, not Taco Bell Corporation itself. Franchisees are independent business owners who establish their own wages and benefits, which can vary, and the franchisee will be the sole employer for this role.