Cook-Sonic Drive In

Sonic Drive-In; Midlothian (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible hours

Full-time opportunities

Job summary

Sonic Drive-In in Midlothian, VA is hiring a Restaurant Cook to oversee the Appetite Satisfaction Department, operating stations like Food Production, Grill, Fryer, and more. The role offers pay with flexible hours and a casual team environment.

You will prepare and cook food orders to quality standards, maintain cleanliness, and support cross-training across stations. Candidates should be reliable, able to work weekends, and comply with appearance and hygiene standards.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to follow directions and maintain hygiene standards.
• Good communication and math/reading skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food orders to meet product quality standards.
• Food preparation and portioning.
• Cook on the grill.
• Operate the fry station.
• Dress items to order.
• Package all menu items and check product quality.

Skills

Irregular hours

Effective communication

Basic math & reading

Follow directions

Job description

Cook

$13.75-$15.00

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 areas

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 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.

• Must be available to work weekends
• Must be energetic
• Looking for part and full time in all positions
• Health Benefits for full time employees
• We offer flexible hours and schedules for all positions