Cook

dlr-sonic; La Grange (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

SONIC Drive-In is seeking a Cook to prepare, assemble, and package menu items and contribute to a fast‑paced team. You’ll aim to beat personal records and stay proactive in a busy setting.

You’ll work with teammates to maintain safety, quality, and efficient service while adhering to sanitation standards and flexible scheduling requirements.

Qualifications

• Contagiously positive attitude
• Ability to remain calm in tough situations
• Resilient mindset with quick recovery from setbacks
• Desire to learn and grow within the role
• Ability to switch tasks smoothly and efficiently
• Strong teamwork and willingness to help
• Clear communication; basic math and reading
• Willingness to work nights, weekends and holidays

Responsibilities

• Cook, create, and package delicious menu items
• Strive to beat your best record in performance
• Be proactive and stay engaged when busy or not
• Maintain ongoing communication with teammates
• Observe SONIC safety and sanitation standards

Skills

Positive attitude

Calm under pressure

Resilient

Willingness to learn

Multi-tasking

Team player

Effective communication

Basic math and reading

Flexible hours

Job description

The Job:

As a SONIC Drive-In Cook, your primary responsibility is to provide every guest with a SuperSONIC experience by:

• Cooking, creating, and packaging delicious menu items
• Trying to beat your best record, every time
• Being proactive (If you’re not busy now, you may be in 5 minutes!)
• Continuously communicating with team to help motivate
• Maintaining SONIC safety and sanitation standards

What You’ll Need:

• Contagiously positive attitude
• Ability to remain calm, especially in tough situations
• Resilient spirit – knowing everyone makes mistakes and can bounce back from a set-back
• Eagerness to learn and grow
• Ability to multi-task, switching from one task to another with ease
• Team mentality and willingness to help where needed
• Effective communication skills; basic math and reading skills
• Willingness to work flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts

The Fine Print:

As required by applicable law, SONIC Drive-In franchise organizations will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Each franchise organization is an independent employer and thus responsible for making its own employment-related decisions. Nothing in these materials should be construed as the franchisor being involved in or having control over a franchise employee's essential terms and conditions of employment.

Requirements:

SONIC Drive-In Restaurant Cook 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
• Ability to follow directions
• Willingness to abide by the appearance, uniform and hygiene standards at SONIC Drive-In restaurants
• General knowledge and understanding of the restaurant industry or retail operations preferred, but not required

Additional Info:

Additional SONIC Drive-In Restaurant Cook Qualifications...

• Friendly and smiling faces that enjoy providing quality products for our guests!
• A willingness to cross-train on all the stations – it never gets boring here!
• Motivated individuals who are team players and committed to keeping our drive-in clean and safe.

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

SONIC and its independent franchise owners are Equal Opportunity Employers.

You are applying for work for a franchisee D.L. Roger Corp of Sonic, not Sonic Corporate, or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who set their own wage and benefit programs that can vary among franchisees.