General Manager

McDonald's; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation time

Education assistance through Archways to Opportunity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Paid Leaves of Absence

Service awards

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A major fast-food franchise in Iowa is seeking a General Manager to oversee restaurant operations, team leadership, and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have experience in high-volume restaurant environments and a commitment to improve team performance. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical coverage, paid vacation, and educational opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in quick-service restaurants is preferred.
• Must be 18 years or older.

Responsibilities

• Run a profitable restaurant.
• Set goals and create plans to achieve them.
• Lead a team of Department Managers.
• Hire and develop Department and Shift Managers.

Skills

Previous General Manager experience

High-volume restaurant management

Team leadership

Coaching and direction

Customer service standards

Job description

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Requirements

The General Manager is responsible for running a profitable restaurant and for ensuring the restaurant meets McDonald’s critical customer standards of Quality, Service, and Cleanliness. The General Manager works with a leader to set the restaurant’s goals and creates a plan to achieve them.

To meet these goals, the General Manager leads a team of Department Managers, each with specific responsibilities. The General Manager helps Department Managers set their own goals, follows up on progress, and provides 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 build a strong future team.

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. Applicants must be 18 years or older to be a manager in our corporate owned and operated restaurants.

Benefits

• Paid Vacation time
• 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, and vision coverage
• Short‑ and Long‑Term Disability
• Paid Leaves of Absence
• Service awards
• Employee Assistance Program

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.

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.