General Manager

McDonald's; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Paid sick leave

College tuition assistance

Training and advancement opportunities

Employee discounts

Free meals

Bonuses

Paid time off

Job summary

McDonald’s in New Jersey is seeking a General Manager to run a profitable restaurant, uphold McDonald’s standards of Quality, Service, and Cleanliness, and drive the team toward the restaurant's goals.

Ideal candidates have GM experience in high-volume locations, a background in quick service or hospitality, and are at least 18. The role offers flexible scheduling options, tuition assistance, and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• Previous General Manager experience in high-volume locations.
• Background in quick service, hospitality, or retail.
• Must be 18 years or older to be a manager.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Department Managers to set goals and coach performance.
• Hire and develop Department and Shift Managers to build the right team.
• Oversee operations to meet Quality, Service, and Cleanliness standards.
• Manage food production, guest service, and direct crew and manager work.

Job description

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.

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:

• oRecruiting, Hiring and Onboarding
• oStaffing
• oPerformance Management
• oTrain, 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.