Cook (Parmer Ln)

Sonic Drive-In; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Employee discount

Paid training

Job summary

SONIC Drive-In in Austin is seeking a Restaurant Cook to oversee multiple stations (Food Production, Grill, Fryer) and support daily kitchen operations. You’ll prepare and portion food, maintain quality, and ensure items are dressed and packaged accurately for customers.

The role requires flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays, strong teamwork, and good communication. Training is provided and the environment emphasizes cleanliness and safety.

Qualifications

• Ability to work irregular hours, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Willingness to cross-train on all stations.
• Motivated team player committed to cleanliness and safety.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and cooking food orders to meet product quality standards.
• Food preparation and portioning.
• Cooking on the grill and operating the fry station.
• Dressing items to order and packaging menu items.
• Cleaning and sanitizing the food area.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to work irregular hours

Team player

Appearance standards

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 area

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

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!!

SONIC and its independent franchise owners are Equal Opportunity Employers.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule

• Employee discount

• Paid training