Department Manager

McDonald's; Somerville (NJ); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible scheduling

Paid sick leave

Tuition assistance

Training and advancement

Employee discounts

Free meals

Tuition support

Paid vacations

Performance bonuses

Job summary

McDonald’s in New Jersey is seeking a Department Manager to lead shifts, supervise departments, and drive fast, friendly service. You’ll guide training, food safety, and inventory management while reporting to the General Manager to meet performance goals.

The role requires 18+ and prior restaurant/retail leadership. You’ll hire, train, and schedule staff, ensure exceptional guest experiences, and help maintain high safety and quality standards across operations.

Qualifications

• Previous managerial experience is preferred, ideally within a restaurant, retail or hospitality environment.
• Must be 18 years or older to be a manager in our corporate owned and operated restaurants.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts each week to ensure fast, accurate, friendly service for every visit.
• Lead departments such as Training, Food Safety, and Inventory Management; set goals and delegate tasks.
• Hire, train, and schedule restaurant staff to meet sales and profit goals.
• Support the General Manager to achieve restaurant performance and quality standards.
• Directly supervise kitchen, people and service operations to deliver a memorable guest experience.

Skills

Managerial experience

Customer service

Team leadership

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, 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.

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.

Requirements

Managers lead shifts every week, making sure customers get a fast, accurate, friendly experience every visit. But some managers also lead Departments. These managers’ responsibilities may include managing assigned Systems, like 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. Previous managerial experience is preferred, ideally within a restaurant, retail or hospitality environment. We’re looking for positive team players with flexible schedules who like to have fun, with the passion to work the famously fast paced McDonald’s environment. You must be 18 years or older to be a manager in our corporate owned and operated restaurants.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive pay starting at $17.00/ hour up to $22.00/ hour based on experience.
• Flexible scheduling
• Paid sick leave
• College tuition assistance
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Employee discounts and free meals
• Up to $3,000 in tuition assistance.
• Paid vacations.
• Possible performance bonuses.

This role is vital to the operations within the restaurant because you’ll:

• Take action first: Lead important internal functions including Employee Training, Food Safety, and Inventory Management
• Be results oriented: Effectively delegate tasks to team members and report back results
• Lead the experience: Directly support the General Manager to achieve restaurant performance and quality standards in three areas:
• Kitchen- supervise food quality, safety, cost, and new menu items
• People- hire, train, and schedule restaurant staff to meet sales and profit goals
• Service- deliver a memorable guest experience by ensuring all staff is trained and organizing key service areas within the restaurant to provide the best service
• Understand that teamwork is key: Partner with restaurant team to ensure safe and efficient operations of the restaurant

To Be a Successful Department Manager, You’ll Need

• A commitment to excellence and safety in the workplace
• Strong customer service and support focus;
• The ability to communicate effectively and anticipate customer needs; and
• To provide solutions and make decisions in a fast-paced environment

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 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.