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, and sport a cool uniform.

As a SONIC Drive-In restaurant General Manager In Training, 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:

• Executing the store operations through your team, on your scheduled shifts and on your days off making sure opening, close and weekends are covered by yourself and your team members.
• Assess the store environment and key business indicators to identify problems, concerns, and opportunities for improvement, providing coaching and direction to the store leadership team to achieve operational goals.
• Manages, trains, monitors, and coaches Crew/ Team members, Carhops, and Skating Carhops
• Directs and assigns drive-in restaurant employees as needed to ensure all aspects of food service meet operational standards
• Adheres to and monitors employee compliance with the drive-in employee handbook, policies, and practices
• Performs restaurant opening and/or closing duties
• Prepares employee work schedules; monitors and makes appropriate adjustments to restaurant staffing levels
• Monitors and maintains restaurant inventory levels. Places orders for food, paper, and other supplies within cost control procedures
• Completes and maintains all drive-in restaurant employment-related records and payroll records
• Reinforces a customer service mentality and ensures all employees are focused on serving the customer at all times.
• Immediately and respectfully resolves guest requests. Reports guest complaints to immediate supervisor and assists in resolving such complaints
• Interview and hire restaurant crew and management team members to achieve proper staffing levels
• Prepare all necessary operational reports. Develop appropriate action plans to resolve unfavorable financial and/or sales trends
• Develop and implement a marketing plan

Additional General Manager Requirements:

• Advanced studies in business, restaurant management, or related fields are preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years of restaurant management experience (QSR preferred), experience running shifts without supervision
• Required to work a minimum 5-day workweek including irregular hours, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Knowledge of recruiting, interviewing, and selection practices
• Knowledge of federal and state labor laws as well as local health and sanitation laws and regulations
• Leadership and supervisory practices and skills; effective verbal and written communication skills
• Basic accounting and computer skills
• Ability to follow directions and work with autonomy once given directions; ability to multi-task and successfully solve problems
• Problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills
• Willingness to abide by the appearance, uniform, and hygiene standards at SONIC

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

SONIC and its independent franchise owners are Equal Opportunity Employers.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $48,562.00 - $55,498.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends

Experience:

• Customer service: 2 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Keller, TX (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Keller, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person