Thanks for your interest in joining Barracuda!While we don’t have any openings on the Baton Rouge team right now, we invite you to join our Talent Community so we can reach out directly once new roles become available.THE JOBS //We typically hire for five main roles on the team.
- Front-focused
- Counter*
- You're the first person Barracuda guests meet: you'll take orders, explain the menu, and control the pace of service. Confidence and strong menu knowledge sets you up to succeed here. Strong people skills - and sincerely enjoying talking to people - is crucial for this role.
- Bar*
- Counter and Bar work hand-in-hand. Our fresh margaritas (on tap!), delicious fruit beverages, and/or an ice cold Mexican Coke are essential to rounding out the ultimate taco experience. Accuracy and consistency are a must!
- Support
- Support does it all! Depending how busy we are, you may be running food and packing to-go orders, running the dips station (chips + queso, guacamole, and salsa), and maintaining the yard (tidying tables, stocking napkins and bathrooms, etc.).
- Kitchen-focused
- Line cook
- Our kitchen line is all high volume, repetitive, and assembly-based, whether you're on Plancha, Mid, or Garnish. This is the perfect role for someone who's great at multitasking, is a strong communicator, and thrives at any pace. Shifts are available all day since we're open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Prep cook
- Food preparation: making lots of the stuff, lots of the time. Strong knife skills are a must, as is efficiency and a high standard of excellence. These shifts are early morning or afternoon, since all of our food is prepped to be served the same day.
Note: all Counter and Bar employees must be 18 years of age or older, due to state laws regarding alcohol sales.
WHAT WE'RE ABOUT //
- Quality & Integrity – Fresh ingredients, honest work, and respect in everything we do.
- Connection – Hospitality that’s laid-back, thoughtful, and genuine.
- Growth – Building strong teams and strong communities as we expand.
- Team Strength – Showing up for each other, owning mistakes, and keeping things moving forward.
If these values resonate with you, we’d be excited to keep you on our radar. Please apply to this posting so we can stay connected and reach out as soon as the right opportunity opens up!BENEFITS //
- Competitive base hourly rate + tips shared equally among the team
- Paid Time Off & Sick Pay (after 60 days)
- Medical / Dental / Vision (full-time employees, after 60 days)
- 50% team discounts, all the time
- Mental Health & Wellness Benefits
- Referral Program
- Opportunities for Advancement
REQUIREMENTS //
- Personable and enjoys working with customers and a diverse team
- Personal interest and enthusiasm for food and proactive hospitality
- Ability to stand for long periods of time (6 or more hours per shift)
- Ability to lift heavy objects (25+ pounds) and work in various weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold
OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIONBarracuda does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. Job duties may change to accommodate business needs.
MISSION
Barracuda is a neighborhood taco stand & margarita garden, serving high quality tacos on fresh tortillas. We believe that great food and drinks should be prepared simply - at an accessible price point - and foster fun and memorable experiences for a diverse community of people.
WHAT WE DO
Quality, fresh tortillas are the foundation of our menu, and the first thing we consider when thinking of new dishes. We aim to keep things similarly accessible & unfussy, so every guest can have a great taco. We make our tortillas fresh daily. We do this because it tastes better and allows us to make this staple food using great-quality, whole ingredients. We serve well sourced meats, vegetables, and seafood. Our margaritas and other refreshments are always made with fresh squeezed juices and 100% agave tequila.
VISION
- Barracuda's vision is rooted in accessibility, aiming to expand our presence, bringing the essence of a neighborhood taco stand to diverse markets. We believe that everyone deserves the joy and convenience of having a local taco stand in their community, fostering a sense of togetherness through shared culinary experiences. Our focus on growth is not just about expanding geographically but also about making connections in the immediate communities we serve.
- Our customers deserve great tacos and well made drinks at a great value, along with an accessible and easy-going vibe.
- Our role is to facilitate great customer experiences through food, drink, music, and laid back but proactive hospitality - not too much, just enough - creating an environment of service and teamwork so that the needs of each other and our customers are always met
- Our customers shouldn’t have to “hack” the menu to have a satisfying meal: so we must be experts at accommodating and guiding them efficiently to what will make a uniquely great meal for them - and executing their order consistently - so they can enjoy the best version of what we work hard together to create. Consistency & “Predictability” is the name of the game.
- Operate with Respect, Transparency and Integrity as a Business and Individuals. Together we are building an empowered workplace of people who have the ability to affect creative and positive outcomes in and outside this workplace through transparent business practices and open communication.
VALUES
- Be energetic and purposeful
- Work with energy and purpose to serve our team and customers passionately and enthusiastically, no matter how small or large the crowd may be during any given service.
- Go first
- Take initiative, just do it and trust in yourself to get it done! Be the first to share a thought or idea, anticipate what our customers might need, before they need it.
- Be patient and direct
- The ole' "it's not what you say, it's how you say it" goes a long way! Reinforce positives and seek solutions for negatives- Building resentment isn't good for anyone. Being negative is our way of paying attention to potential problems, so reframe your negative! Communicate frustrations as they come along and offer up a solution. When we work together, it's always better and there's always a way.
- Be willing to hear and teach "The Why"
- Taking the extra 10-15 seconds to hear and teach "the why" we do what we do creates a culture of respect, learning and understanding.
- Recover with style
- Set yourself up for success! If we are properly prepared and focused, mistakes are few and far between - but when we do fail, it's all about recovering in style by learning and growing from our mistakes!
- Appreciate the team and customers we have
- It takes two to tango! Our customers need the team and the team needs our customers. We all work hard to make this thing go! Believe in our vision, yourself, our team, and always look for the best in people - we can accomplish anything as long as we believe we can.
- Stability & Growth for our Team- Profits and cash flow are essential to reinvesting in our people, our experiences, and our future.