General Manager

McDonald's; Asbury Park (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay starting at $45,000 up

Flexible scheduling

Paid sick leave

College tuition assistance

Training and advancement opportunities

Employee discounts and free meals

Up to $3,000 in tuition assistance

Performance bonuses

Job summary

McDonald’s in New Jersey is hiring a General Manager to lead a high-volume restaurant. You’ll manage a team of Department and Shift Managers, ensure Quality, Service and Cleanliness, and drive profitability with strong coaching and people leadership.

Join a franchisee-operated site offering competitive pay, flexible scheduling, tuition assistance, training and advancement opportunities, and employee discounts while you build your career with one of the world's best-known brands.

Qualifications

• Experience leading in high-volume quick-service or hospitality environments.
• Ability to manage multiple departments and shift teams.
• Strong focus on Quality, Service, and Cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the experience: manage all restaurant operations including food production and guest service.
• Plan for success: oversee People processes like recruiting, onboarding, staffing and performance management.
• Be in the know: oversee inventory, budget, and food cost controls.
• Take action first: ensure food safety and safety standards.
• Inspire and empower: maintain high safety and guest experience standards.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Hiring & onboarding

Coaching & development

Operations management

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.

Description

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.

Let’s talk. Make your move.

Requirements

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, and Cleanliness. 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. This means helping the Department Managers to set their own goals, following up on their progress, and providing coaching and direction to improve their Departments. By improving the Departments, the restaurant improves! The General Manager may also be responsible for hiring and developing Department and Shift Managers to make sure that the restaurant has the right team to lead into the future. Ideal candidates should have previous General Manager experience running high volume locations. A background in quick service restaurants is strongly desired, or experience in hospitality or retail. You must be 18 years or older to be a manager in our corporate owned and operated restaurants.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive pay starting at $45,000 up to $65,000 based on experience.
• Flexible scheduling, within certain parameters
• Paid sick leave
• College tuition assistance
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Employee discounts and free meals
• Up to $3,000 in tuition assistance.
• Performance bonuses.
• Up to 2 weeks of vacations

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

• Lead the experience: Manage all aspects within the restaurant, including food production, guest service and experience, and direct crew and manager work
• Plan for success: Proactively lead and manage all People processes including but not limited to:
  • Recruiting, Hiring and Onboarding
  • Staffing
  • Performance Management
  • Train, coach and motivate

• Be in the know: Plan for and make critical business decisions around inventory, budget, and food ordering/costs
• Take action first: Ensure food safety measures are set and achieved to McDonald’s standards of excellence
• Inspire and Empower: Maintain high level of standard for guest and employee safety
• Be results oriented: Oversee all operational needs of the restaurant, including maintenance plans to meet and exceed standards of excellence

To Be a Successful General 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
• To be a food safety expert.

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.