Drive-In Kitchen Cook - Flexible Hours, Great Pay, Vibe

Sonic Drive-In; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

SONIC Drive-In restaurants are hiring a Cook to oversee stations such as Food Production, Grill, and Fryer, with responsibilities across food prep, cooking, packaging and sanitation. The role emphasizes teamwork, attention to quality, and adaptability to busy shifts.

The position requires flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays, along with strong communication and basic math/reading skills. Prior restaurant knowledge is a plus; uniform and hygiene standards must be followed.

Qualifications

• Ability to work irregular hours, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Flexible in all situations based on business need.
• Effective communication skills; basic math and reading skills.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Willingness to abide by appearance, uniform and hygiene standards at SONIC Drive-In restaurants.
• General knowledge of the restaurant or retail operations preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Food prep

Grill operation

Team player

Job description

SONIC Drive-In restaurants are hiring a Cook to oversee stations such as Food Production, Grill, and Fryer, with responsibilities across food prep, cooking, packaging and sanitation. The role emphasizes teamwork, attention to quality, and adaptability to busy shifts.

The position requires flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays, along with strong communication and basic math/reading skills. Prior restaurant knowledge is a plus; uniform and hygiene standards must be followed.