Crew Member

Sonic-Drive--in; Salida (CO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Great pay

Job summary

SONIC Drive-In in Salida, CO is seeking a Restaurant Team Member to deliver fast, friendly service across Fountain & Frozen, Food Production, Grill, Fryer, and Drive-Thru stations. You’ll greet guests, prepare items, and help keep the dining area clean and welcoming.

The role supports cross-training, emphasizes teamwork, and requires working nights, weekends, and holidays with a positive attitude and reliability. Join a lively, guest-focused Sonic team.

Qualifications

• Friendly, energetic attitude and guest-focused service.
• Ability to multitask across stations and roles.
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Taking orders and making accurate changes quickly.
• Providing food service to guests with enthusiasm.
• Packaging menu items and ensuring quality and consistency.
• Preparing drinks and ice cream treats.
• Cooking on grill and operating fry station as needed.
• Cleaning the drive-in, disposing trash, mopping, sweeping, washing dishes, and sanitizing areas.

Skills

Positive attitude

Multitasking

Team player

Excellent communication

Basic math & reading

Flexibility

Job description

Fun. Flexible hours. Great pay. Fantastic people. Professional fulfillment. That uniquely cool SONIC uniform. Can this possibly get any better? YES IT CAN!

Like a Chili Cheese Coney, the SONIC Drive-In Restaurant Team Member position is a savory plethora of food service responsibilities rolled into one. You’ll work Fountain & Frozen, Food Production, Grill, Fryer, Switchboard and, if applicable, Drive-Thru. SONIC Drive-In is a food service mecca, and our Restaurant Team Member is at the center.

• Taking orders and making accurate changes quickly
• Providing food service to our guests with enthusiasm
• Packaging all menu items and checking for product quality and consistency
• Preparing drinks and ice cream treats
• Preparing food orders, cooking on the grill, operating the fry station as needed
• Cleaning the drive-in restaurants -- including trash disposal, mopping, sweeping, washing dishes, wiping counter-tops and sanitizing food areas

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
• Ability to work irregular hours, nights, weekends and holidays
• Ability to be flexible in all situations based on restaurant business need
• Effective communication skills; basic math and reading skills
• Willingness to abide by the appearance, uniform and hygiene standards at Sonic Drive-In restaurants
• General knowledge and understanding of the food service / restaurant industry or retail operations preferred, but not required

Additional Restaurant Team Member Qualifications…

• Friendly and welcoming individuals who enjoy providing pleasant and courteous food service to our guests!
• A willingness to cross-train in all of the stations. It never gets dull here!
• Motivated individuals who are team players and committed to keeping our drive-in restaurants clean and safe.

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.