Cook

Sonic Drive-In; McMinnville (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonic Drive-In is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join as a Cook. This role involves preparing and cooking food to high-quality standards, while ensuring a fun and safe environment. Ideal candidates will have a positive attitude, effective communication skills, and a willingness to learn and grow with the team.

Qualifications

• Ability to remain calm in tough situations.
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• General knowledge of the restaurant industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and cooking food orders.
• Operating grill and fry stations.
• Maintaining cleanliness and sanitizing food areas.

Skills

Positive attitude

Effective communication

Team mentality

Multi-tasking

Job description

Who says FUN and RESPONSIBILITY can’t hang together? At SONIC Drive-In restaurants, you’ll have all that, along with great pay, flexible hours, a cool uniform and the camaraderie of fantastic co-workers.

As a SONIC Drive-In restaurant Cook, you will oversee the Appetite Satisfaction Department, which involves operating the following stations: Food Production, Grill, Fryer and other tasks if applicable.

Cook tasks in the restaurant may include:
- Preparing and cooking food orders to meet product quality standards
- Food preparation and portioning
- Cooking on the grill
- Operating the fry station
- Dressing items to order
- Packaging all menu items and checking for product quality and consistency
- Cleaning including trash disposal, mopping, sweeping, washing dishes, wiping counter-tops and sanitizing food areasSONIC Drive-In Restaurant Cook Requirements:

•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
- 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 requiredAdditional 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, so APPLY TODAY!
SONIC and its independent franchise owners are Equal Opportunity Employers.