Crew Member (Slaughter Ln)

Sonic Drive-In; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Great pay

Job summary

SONIC Drive-In is hiring Restaurant Team Members to perform Fountain & Frozen, Food Production, Grill, Fryer, and Drive-Thru duties. The role emphasizes friendly guest service, accuracy in orders, and maintaining clean, safe work areas.

This position values a contagious positive attitude, ability to handle busy periods, and willingness to learn and grow within a fast-paced, team-based setting. Flexible hours, weekends and holidays are common, with opportunities across various stations.

Qualifications

• Ability to take orders accurately and serve guests with enthusiasm.
• Comfort with multi-tasking across stations and duties.
• Strong teamwork and flexible in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and basic math/reading skills.

Responsibilities

• Take orders and process changes quickly.
• Provide friendly service to guests.
• Package items and check for quality and consistency.
• Prepare drinks and ice cream treats; assist grill/fryer as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness of the drive-in and dining area.

Skills

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Team player

Positive attitude

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.