What details would you share with someone interested in joining the CPK Team?
- Victor Lopez
I would tell them that it was the best job out there. It’s a family like atmosphere and if you’re motivated and up for a rewarding challenge and want a new beginning with a great future, CPK is for you.
- Carlos Alvarado
It’s a great team to be a part of! If you’re someone who likes to work hard and have fun, this may be the place for you. Positive, goal oriented people who enjoy working with a team are sure to succeed with CPK. CPK Attracts a certain caliber of person; hard working, friendly and caring people who work together to make each day a success.
- Colleen Cusack
Victor Lopez
Start Date: January 2000
Start Position: Dishwasher
Current Position: Kitchen Manager
What does ROCK mean to you?
R.O.C.K. is the foundation of this great company. Everything that I do in my career with CPK begins with R.O.C.K. Without these four key components, this company would not be what it has grown to today. Respecting everyone is a great value for all staff to have with one another. Without the great amount of opportunity that CPK has provided for me, I would not have been able to move from dishwasher nine years ago, into a kitchen manager position today. The communication with all CPK co-workers is important to produce a great team. And kindness is distributed not only among the CPK team but to the community as well. I feel that respect is put at the beginning for a reason. Every relationship that I build with my staff needs to begin with respect. I also try to engage with every guest; I want to see as many guests as possible, become CPK regulars.
Carlos Alvarado
Start Date: October 1993
Start Position: Dishwasher
Current Position: Senior KM, GM
You represent Opportunity in ROCK; which other aspects of ROCK characterize you and why?
This question is simple, it would be communication, and if there is one thing that I have learned since my first day with CPK is that communication makes everything unite together. In the past 15 years I have done 25 store openings as a trainer or a lead trainer. With having limited schooling, I was a little skeptical on how I would be able to make a great living. I will always remember where I came from and I want everyone around me to be just as successful as I have been. I started as a dishwasher making very little money. Within time I was given a lot of opportunities with CPK, beginning with learning every kitchen station then moving up the chain of command into management. CPK really cares about the customer and that is a place I am proud to say I work.
Colleen Cusack
Start Date: April 2003
Start Position: Host
Current Position: General Manager
CPKs 4 Keys to Success are: Make CPK a Great Place to Work, Amaze Every Guest Every Time, Achieve Financial Success and Contribute to Our Communities. Which of these keys do you feel has influenced you throughout your career with CPK? How and why?
I love that ”Contribute to Our Communities“ is one of our 4 keys to success. Participating in the many programs we have is one of the things I enjoy the most about working at CPK. Kids’ tours are my favorite, they are always a lot of fun, and it’s great to see the kids come back in with their families. Through the philanthropic programs we participate in I have had the chance to meet so many wonderful people and build a regular clientele that will often times go out of their way to eat here at CPK. Kindness rubs off, and if you start at the top it will trickle down to the guests. R.O.C.K. has become more than just an acronym posted up on the wall... it has become a way of life.
