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Sonic Drive-In Careers and Jobs

Carhop Night Shift

As a SONIC Carhop, you are part of an elite group, filling a role offered by no other company. Being a Carhop (aka super cool food server) is like being an astronaut, only you work in a drive-in restaurant instead of space, and the food’s way better. You’re responsible for serving and delivering that food safely and efficiently, ensuring our guests have a truly out-of-this-world experience at SONIC Drive-In restaurants. You are the face(s) of the company and we want you to take pride in that. It should reflect in your appearance, your speed, and your personality. You will utlize math skills to count back change to customers without the use of a calculator, hold converstations with customers, use reading and thinking skills to help solve and understand issues with customer orders and help solve problems if they arise.


As a SONIC Drive-In Carhop, your primary responsibility is to provide every guest with a SuperSONIC experience by:

  • Delivering a warm, friendly, and fast experience to every guest
  • Being a menu genius and helping SONIC customers navigate all customizable combinations
  • Being empowered to resolve customer concerns, guaranteeing every guest leaves satisfied
  • Maintaining SONIC safety and sanitation standards

Depending upon the employment practices of the individual SONIC Drive-In restaurant owner, some SONIC Drive-Ins employ Skating Carhop servers:

  • Skating Carhop servers are unique to the SONIC Drive-In restaurant brand and bring a special “surprise and delight” element to the guest experience.   
  • Skating Carhop servers must complete the SONIC Skating Training Program.  
  • Upon successful completion of this program, Skating Carhops perform the above duties while roller skating.

Requirements:

Carhop/Skating Carhop server requirements:

  • Must show and demonstrate a positive attitude in and out of the Drive In
  • Ability to remain calm, especially in tough situations
  • Being friendly both to customers and other staff
  • Need to be able to hustle, no slow walkers, to and from cars
  • Small talk and know when and how to engage with customers
  • Take pride in your appearance and understand you represent the company at all times
  • Ability to be on time and ready to work
  • Must be reliable and have reliable transportation
  • Eagerness to learn and grow
  • Team mentality and willingness to help where needed
  • Effective communication skills; basic math and reading skills
  • Weekends will be required
  • Willingness to work flexible week day hours and some holiday shifts

Qualifications:

Additional Carhop/Skating Carhop server Qualifications…

  • Friendly and smiling faces that enjoy providing courteous service to our restaurant guests.
  • A willingness to cross-train on all the stations – it never gets boring here.
  • A team player keen on cleanliness and safety.

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.

Work schedule

  • 8 hour shift
  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift
  • Weekend availability
  • Monday to Friday
  • Holidays
  • Day shift
  • Overtime

Supplemental pay

  • Tips

Benefits

  • Flexible schedule
  • Referral program
  • Employee discount
  • Paid training

Sonic Drive-In - South Bowen #2

4111 S Bowen Rd, Arlington, TX 76016, USA
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