Carhop / Skating Carhop (Server)

Sonic Drive-In; Fort Payne (AL); On-site; USD 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Uniform provided

Job summary

SONIC Drive-In in Fort Payne, AL is hiring Carhop/Skating Carhop staff to deliver a fast, friendly guest experience at our drive-in. You’ll take orders, deliver meals and maintain a clean, safe service area while engaging with guests with a positive attitude.

This role emphasizes flexibility, weekend/evening shifts and the ability to stand and balance while serving customers, with potential skating duties for skating carhop teammates where offered by the store.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service and hospitality mindset.
• Clear communication with guests and team members.
• Basic math and reading skills for transactions and orders.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests warmly and take accurate orders.
• Deliver food promptly and ensure order accuracy.
• Assist in maintaining a clean, safe workspace and dining area.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Math basics

Job description

Looking for a way to apply that boundless enthusiasm you wake up with every morning? We can help. At SONIC, you get great pay, flexible hours and a cool uniform—while doing the job you love.

As a SONIC Carhop, you are part of an elite group, filling a role offered by no other company. Being a Carhop (aka super cool food server) is like being an astronaut, only you work in a drive-in restaurant instead of space, and the food’s way better. You’re responsible for serving and delivering that food safely and efficiently, ensuring our guests have a truly out-of-this-world experience at SONIC Drive-In restaurants.

Carhop/Skating Carhop server duties may include:

• Ensuring that all restaurant menu items meet operational standards
• Greeting all guests in a polite and friendly manner with a smile
• Making accurate change quickly and efficiently for restaurant guests
• Carrying and balancing a tray weighing up to 25 pounds
• Serving our guests in a timely manner
• Clearing trays from our guests’ cars

Depending upon the employment practices of the individual SONIC Drive-In restaurant owner, some SONIC Drive-Ins employ Skating Carhop servers:

• Skating Carhop servers are unique to the SONIC Drive-In restaurant brand and bring a special “surprise and delight” element to the guest experience.
• Skating Carhop servers must complete the SONIC Skating Training Program.
• Upon successful completion of this program, Skating Carhops perform the above duties while roller skating.

In the words of one of our Skating Carhop servers:

“From where I'm skating, working at SONIC is a blast and the tips are great too!”

Carhop/Skating Carhop server requirements:

• Ability to work irregular hours, nights, weekends and holidays
• Ability to be flexible in all situations based on business need
• Effective communication skills; basic math and reading skills
• Willingness to abide by the appearance, uniform and hygiene standards at SONIC

Skating Carhop server requirements:

• Successfully completed assigned SONIC Skating Training Program
• Roller skate proficiently and frequently on various surfaces when delivering food
• Ability to continuously stand, balance and carry a tray, and sweep while roller skating
• General knowledge and understanding of the restaurant industry or retail operations preferred, but not required

Additional Carhop/Skating Carhop server Qualifications…

• Friendly and smiling faces that enjoy providing courteous service to our restaurant guests!
• A willingness to cross-train on all the stations – it never gets boring here!
• A team player keen on cleanliness and safety.

Sure, classic cars and vintage threads may be things of the past, but the Sonic Drive-In experience will always be groovy, right on, awesome, wicked, fab, the bee’s knees, cruisin’ . . . you get the picture! It’s downright sensational!!

SONIC and its independent franchise owners are Equal Opportunity Employers.

Location: Fort Payne AL (Store 2023)

For more than 60 years, SONIC, America’s Drive-In has built a dominant position in the drive-in restaurant business. We did it by sticking to what made drive-ins so popular in the first place: made-to-order American classics, signature menu items, speedy service from friendly Carhops and heaping helpings of fun and personality.