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
\nAdditional 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
\n\nSure, 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.