Shift Manager

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This position is in a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee; the franchisee is the employer. McDonald's USA has no control over employment matters at the restaurant.

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.

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Managers lead shifts every week, ensuring customers receive a fast, accurate, friendly experience at each visit. A Shift Manager provides leadership to crew and other managers during a shift to ensure great quality, service and cleanliness for customers.

Shift Managers perform a variety of tasks, which may include planning for each shift, monitoring performance during the shift, taking action to ensure the team meets McDonald's standards, monitoring safety, security and profitability, and communicating with the next Shift Manager to help them run a great shift. Shift Managers may also be responsible for meeting targets during their shifts and for helping their assigned departments meet goals.

• Food Safety
• Internal Communication
• Inventory Management
• Daily Maintenance and Cleanliness
• Managing Crew
• Quality Food Production
• Exceptional Customer Service
• Safety and Security
• Scheduling
• Training

Previous leadership experience is preferred, ideally within a restaurant, retail or hospitality environment. We’re looking for positive team players with a flexible schedule who like to have fun and have the passion to work in McDonald’s famously fast‑paced environment. You must be 18 years or older to be a manager in our corporate‑owned and operated restaurants.

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 each 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 owned and operated by an independent franchisee, not McDonald's USA. I understand that the franchisee is a separate company and a separate employer. 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.

The franchisee alone will make all decisions regarding hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. McDonald's USA will not receive a copy of my employment application and will not be involved in any employment decisions regarding me.

Entry level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Restaurants