General Manager

Position Overview

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This role is for a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee. The franchisee is a separate company and the sole employer for this position. The franchisee is responsible for all employment matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing, and scheduling.

McDonald’s Works for Me.

I’m going places. I want a satisfying career with good benefits and great opportunities for advancement. I have a lot to offer and I want to grow.

The Job for Me – Get a job that inspires your best and moves you forward. Choose your hours. Pursue your education. Build your skills and be yourself.

The Team for Me – Our people want to say YES — to working with energy and purpose, finding new talent, providing coaching and direction, honing their leadership skills, and helping to run a business that serves up delicious food and feel‑good moments. Does this sound like you? You’ll fit right in.

The Company for Me – From here, you can go further than you thought possible. Reach your goals and build your future with college tuition assistance, valuable job training, and retirement benefits.

• Run a profitable restaurant and ensure it meets McDonald’s critical customer standards of Quality, Service, and Cleanliness.
• Set restaurant goals with leadership and develop plans to achieve them.
• Lead a team of Department Managers, helping them set goals, monitor progress, and providing coaching and direction.
• Assist in hiring, developing, and retaining Department and Shift Managers to build a strong future team.

• Previous General Manager experience running high volume locations.
• Strong background in quick‑service restaurants, hospitality, or retail desired.
• Must be 18 or older to be a manager in our corporate‑owned restaurant.

• 15–25 days paid vacation
• 10 paid holidays, anniversary splash and 8‑week sabbatical every 10 years
• Education through Archways to Opportunity, including opportunities to earn a high school degree, college tuition assistance, and English classes as a second language
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Pre‑tax flexible spending accounts
• Short‑ and long‑term disability, life and accident insurance
• Paid leaves of absence
• Service awards
• Employee Resource Connection
• Adoption assistance
• Matching gifts program

This job posting contains some information about what it is like to work in a McDonald’s restaurant, but it is not a complete job description. People who work in a McDonald’s restaurant perform a number of different tasks every day, and this posting does not list all of the essential functions of this job.

By applying to this position, I understand that I am applying to work at a restaurant that is owned and operated by an independent franchisee, not McDonald’s USA. I understand that this franchisee is a separate company and a separate employer from McDonald’s USA. Any information I provide in this application will be submitted only to the independent franchisee, who is the only company responsible for employment matters at this restaurant.

I recognize that the independent franchisee alone will make all decisions concerning employment matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. By applying for a job at a franchisee operated restaurant, I understand that the information I provide will be forwarded to the franchisee organization in order for that organization to reach out to me and process and evaluate my application.

I acknowledge that McDonald’s USA will not receive a copy of my employment application and will have no involvement in any employment decisions regarding me, including whether I receive an interview or whether I am hired to work for the franchisee. I understand that I need to contact the franchise organization for information about its privacy practices.