General Manager

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This job posting is for a position in a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee and not McDonald’s USA. This franchisee owns a license to use McDonald’s logos and food products, for example, when running the restaurant. However, this franchisee is a separate company and a separate employer from McDonald’s USA. If you are hired for the job described in this posting, the franchisee will be your employer, not McDonald’s USA.

The franchisee is responsible for employment matters at the restaurant, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing, and scheduling employees. McDonald’s USA has no control over employment matters at the restaurant.

Aggressive compensation within a family‑run organization. Come join our team!

Minimum $62 k and up, depending on experience. McDonald’s experience is a plus! Monthly bonus potential.

McDonald’s Works for Me.

I’m going places. I am seeking a fulfilling career with competitive benefits and excellent 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 and valuable job training.

Let’s talk. Make your move.

The General Manager is responsible for running a profitable restaurant and for ensuring the restaurant meets McDonald’s critical customer standards of Quality, Service, and Cleanliness. The General Manager works with their leader to set the restaurant’s goals and creates a plan to achieve them.

To meet restaurant goals, the General Manager leads a team of Department Managers. They help the Department Managers set their own goals, follow up on progress, and provide coaching and direction to improve their departments. By improving the departments, the restaurant improves.

The General Manager may also be responsible for hiring and developing Department and Shift Managers to ensure the restaurant has the right team.

Ideal candidates should have previous General Manager experience running high‑volume locations. A background in quick‑service restaurants is strongly desired, or experience in hospitality or retail. You must be 18 years or older to be a manager in our corporate‑owned and operated restaurants.

Along with an aggressive and competitive pay and bonus plan, a General Manager at a McDonald’s Corporate‑owned restaurant is eligible for incredible benefits including:

• Paid vacation and sick/personal time
• 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

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 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.

McDonald’s USA will not receive a copy of my employment application and will have no involvement in any employment decisions regarding me. I understand that I need to contact the franchise organization for information about its privacy practices.