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.

Only the franchisee is responsible for employment matters at the restaurant, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervisions, staffing, and scheduling employees. McDonald’s USA has no control over employment matters at the restaurant. McDonald’s USA will not receive a copy of your employment application and it will have no involvement in any employment decisions, including whether you receive an interview for the job or whether you are hired.

General Manager

Starting at $56,500-$65,000

Sterling, CO

Vary, 45+ hours per week

Please apply at  or submit your resume to Kerri Coburn at

The General Manager is responsible for running a profitable restaurant and for making sure the restaurant meets McDonald’s critical customer standards of Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value. These standards are high, so this is a big job! The General Manager works with his/her leader to set the restaurant’s goals and creates a plan to achieve the goals. To meet restaurant goals, the General Manager doesn’t work alone.

He or she leads a team of Department Managers that has specific responsibilities in the restaurant. The General Manager is responsible for developing Department and Shift Managers to make sure that the restaurant has the right team to lead into the future. General Managers lead by the organization’s values of excellence, serve, inclusion, integrity, community, and family.

• Create and build a restaurant business plan that focuses on Quality, Service, and Cleanliness
• Establish a good relationship with the community
• Oversee proper execution of promotions to maximize sales building potential
• Follow-up on the cleanliness and organization of the restaurant weekly
• Monitor and report progress on department goals and objectives
• Prepare for and participate in weekly manager's meeting
• Verify that food safety daily/monthly checklists are completed
• Ensure all managers are Serv Safe certified, and all staff are fully trained
• Write and conduct performance reviews for assigned managers and crew
• Participate in and support company initiatives
• Ensure Labor Laws, Health Department Regulations, and OSHA requirements are being followed
• Maintain and retain a crew and manager staffing level appropriate for the restaurant's sales level
• Create and verify the accuracy of the schedule to optimize sales and profitability
• Verify accuracy of weekly and monthly food inventory
• Investigate safety incidents and make

• Previous General Manager experience running a high-volume quick-service restaurant
• HU Graduate
• Serv Safe Certified
• Communicates clearly and empathetically with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborates well with all job levels, individuals, and situations.
• Honest and Trustworthy
• Highly motivated and a self-starter
• Open Availability
• Bi-lingual preferred

• Paid vacation
• 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, vision, and life insurance coverage
• Savings Plan
• Bonus Eligible

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.