Skating Carhop: Fast, Friendly Drive-In Service

Sonic Drive-In; Normal (IL); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Sonic Drive-In in Normal, IL is seeking a Carhop to serve product to guests while skating optional. This role delivers friendly, quick, and polite service, ensuring items meet quality standards and are presented well.

As a Carhop you’ll handle payments, assist guests, respond to requests, and maintain clean, safe drive-in conditions. The job emphasizes flexible hours, teamwork, and a willingness to skate and cross-train across stations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of general restaurant or retail operations preferred
• Basic math and reading skills required
• Effective verbal and written communication skills essential
• Ability to follow directions and provide customer service
• Strong multitasking abilities and friendly demeanor

Responsibilities

• Ensure that product meets operational, quality, and appearance standards before being delivered to guests
• Deliver product to guests by carrying and balancing a tray weighing up to 25 pounds
• Provide friendly, quick, and polite service to guests
• Promptly respond to guest requests
• Report customer complaints/issues to MOD
• Assist guest with payment
• Make accurate change quickly and efficiently
• Clear trays and trash from guests’ vehicles, patio, drive-thru, and parking lot
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and operational standards
• Perform regular cleaning and sanitation duties – including trash disposal, mopping, sweeping, washing dishes and food preparation tools, wiping counters, sanitizing food preparation areas, cleaning equipment, and emptying used grease – pursuant to operational standards
• Regular attendance
• Move and stock food product weighing up to 50 pounds
• Complete Skating Carhop training requirements
• Perform duties while on roller skates
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned or required

Skills

Basic math

Reading skills

Verbal and written communication

Customer service

Multi-tasking

General restaurant knowledge

Ability to follow directions

Job description

Sonic Drive-In in Normal, IL is seeking a Carhop to serve product to guests while skating optional. This role delivers friendly, quick, and polite service, ensuring items meet quality standards and are presented well.

As a Carhop you’ll handle payments, assist guests, respond to requests, and maintain clean, safe drive-in conditions. The job emphasizes flexible hours, teamwork, and a willingness to skate and cross-train across stations.