General Manager

Sonic Drive-In; Durant (OK); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known fast-food chain is looking for a General Manager to lead their team in delivering an outstanding dining experience. You will be responsible for hiring, training, and managing employees while ensuring compliance with safety standards and financial performance. If you are a motivational leader with a positive attitude, apply today!

Qualifications

• Prior management experience; restaurant or retail industry highly preferred.
• Positive attitude, especially during rushes or stressful situations.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Hiring, training, managing, and supervising restaurant employees.
• Managing profit and loss statements and resolving employee concerns.
• Maintaining and enforcing safety and sanitation standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-Solving

Team Management

Adaptability

Eagerness to Learn

Education

Associate’s degree in Business or related field preferred

Job description

It’s the dream job you never have to wake up from. At SONIC, you’ll whistle while you work, gaining a sense of accomplishment along the way. You’ll interact with fantastic people, earn great pay, sport a cool uniform.

As a SONIC Drive-In restaurant General Manager, you are indeed a general—leading your troops in a never-ending campaign to give America an infinitely more delicious food service experience. You will be involved in training and supporting drive-in restaurant employees, ensuring that food is delivered in a clean, safe and efficient manner and our customers have an excellent experience.

Essential General Manager restaurant job duties are listed below:
•Hiring, training, managing, supervising, directing, and developing Great People ready to serve a SuperSONIC experience to every guest
•Demonstrating a Fair, Firm, Fun leadership approach, and leading by example
•Managing a profit and loss statement to exceed expectations every week, month, and year
•Swiftly resolving employee concerns with a thoughtful approach
•Celebrating team successes and coaching for better performance
•Setting expectations and providing clear and continuous feedback
•Creating an upbeat positive atmosphere during the shift that makes work fun
•Helping employees understand the big picture and their role by sharing the “why” behind tasks
•Understanding how to use metrics to evaluate Drive-In performance and make necessary improvements
•Getting out in the community, making a difference, and growing sales for your Drive-In and the brand
•Maintaining and enforcing SONIC safety and sanitation standards
•Relentlessly complying with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations
Additional General Manager Requirements:
•Prior management experience; restaurant or retail industry highly preferred (subject to franchise discretion)
•High standards for self and the team
•Positive attitude, especially during rushes or stressful situations
•Resiliency – trying different approaches to solve a problem; working to get better every day
•Eagerness to learn and grow professionally and personally
•Ability to prioritize and complete tasks accordingly
•Excellent leadership and communication skills
•Associate’s degree in Business or related field preferred (subject to franchise discretion)
•Willingness to work irregular hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
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!!

All that’s missing is you, so APPLY TODAY!

SONIC and its independent franchise owners are Equal Opportunity Employers.