Copy - Assistant/Department Manager

McDonald's; Avondale (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Education assistance

Medical insurance

Disability & life insurance

Service awards

Employee Resource Connection

Adoption assistance

Job summary

McDonald's Avondale, AZ is hiring a Restaurant Manager for a franchisee‑operated location. You will lead shifts, ensure fast, accurate, friendly service, and manage daily operations across training, food safety, inventory, and guest experience.

The role requires previous managerial experience in hospitality or retail, a flexible schedule, and the ability to train staff. You must be 18 or older to supervise a team in locations with a franchisee employer.

Qualifications

• Previous managerial experience is preferred, ideally within a restaurant, retail, or hospitality environment.
• Positive team player with flexible schedule and willingness to work in a fast-paced McDonald’s environment.
• Must be 18 years or older to be a manager in corporate owned and operated restaurants.

Responsibilities

• Managing assigned systems, such as Training, Food Safety, and Inventory Management.
• Setting goals, delegating tasks to their teams, following up, and reporting results back to their team and other managers.
• Ensuring the Guest Service Department delivers a great customer experience, sales promotions are performed correctly, all service staff are trained in procedures, and the Front Counter McCafé and Drive‑Thru areas are organized for best service.
• Ensuring the Kitchen Department delivers high‑quality food quickly, food safety is maintained, food cost is controlled, and all kitchen staff are trained in production procedures, including new menu items.
• Ensuring the People Department hires qualified crew, trains them well, schedules them to meet sales and profit goals, and provides recognition and motivation throughout their tenure.

Skills

Managerial experience

Team leadership

Fast-paced environment

Job description

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, supervision, 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.

Responsibilities

Managers lead shifts every week, making sure customers get a fast, accurate, friendly experience every visit. Some managers also lead Departments. These managers’ responsibilities may include:

• Managing assigned systems, such as Training, Food Safety, and Inventory Management.
• Setting goals, delegating tasks to their teams, following up, and reporting results back to their team and other managers.
• Ensuring the Guest Service Department delivers a great customer experience, sales promotions are performed correctly, all service staff are trained in procedures, and the Front Counter McCafé and Drive‑Thru areas are organized for best service.
• Ensuring the Kitchen Department delivers high‑quality food quickly, food safety is maintained, food cost is controlled, and all kitchen staff are trained in production procedures, including new menu items.
• Ensuring the People Department hires qualified crew, trains them well, schedules them to meet sales and profit goals, and provides recognition and motivation throughout their tenure.

Qualifications

• Previous managerial experience is preferred, ideally within a restaurant, retail, or hospitality environment.
• Positive team player with flexible schedule and willingness to work in a fast‑paced McDonald’s environment.
• Must be 18 years or older to be a manager in corporate owned and operated restaurants.

Benefits

• Paid vacation after 1 year.
• Education assistance 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.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability, life and accident insurance.
• Service awards.
• Employee Resource Connection.
• Adoption assistance.

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.