General Manager

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McDonald's Works for Me.
We offer a satisfying career with attractive benefits, growth opportunities, and a focus on building community. We’re looking for leaders who inspire, coach, and drive results while enjoying the fast‑service experience.

The General Manager is responsible for running a profitable restaurant, ensuring that it meets McDonald’s critical customer standards of Quality, Service, and Cleanliness. The General Manager works with leadership to set restaurant goals and develops plans to achieve them, leads a team of Department Managers, coaches and directs to improve each department, and may also hire and develop Department and Shift Managers.

• Previous General Manager experience running a high‑volume location.

• Background in quick‑service restaurants (or hospitality/retail) is strongly desired.

• Minimum age 18 for managerial positions in corporate‑owned restaurants.

• 15‑25 days paid vacation
• 10 paid holidays, anniversary splash and an 8‑week sabbatical every 10 years
• Education opportunities: high school completion, college tuition assistance and ESL classes
• 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. The franchisee is a separate company and employer from McDonald’s USA. All employment decisions, including hiring, discipline, and scheduling, are made by the franchisee. McDonald’s USA will not receive a copy of my application and has no involvement in my employment decisions.

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