Crew Member

Ontario Trillium Foundation; Taylor (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonic Drive-In in Texas seeks a Restaurant Team Member to join our fast-paced team. You’ll work across Fountain & Frozen, Food Production, Grill, Fryer, and Drive-Thru when applicable, delivering energetic and accurate service to every guest at the window or counter.

The role emphasizes enthusiasm, teamwork, and adaptability in a dynamic environment, with opportunities to learn multiple stations and grow with the team. Expect irregular hours including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• Contagiously positive attitude
• Ability to remain calm, especially in tough situations
• Resilient mindset – bounce back from setbacks
• Eagerness to learn and grow
• Ability to multi-task and switch between tasks smoothly
• Team mentality and willingness to help where needed
• Ability to work irregular hours, nights, weekends and holidays
• Flexible in all situations based on restaurant business needs
• Effective communication, basic math and reading skills
• Adherence to Sonic uniform and hygiene standards
• General knowledge of food service or retail operations preferred but not required

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Positive attitude

Calm under pressure

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Flexibility in schedule

Basic math and reading

Appearance and hygiene standards

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.

Restaurant Team Member duties may include:

• 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:

Restaurant Team Member 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.