General Manager

McDonald's Restaurants Limited; Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation

401k with company matching

Archways to Opportunity education

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Profit sharing

Disability, life & accident insurance

Paid Leaves of Absence

Service awards

Employee Resource Connection

Adoption Assistance

Matching gifts

Job summary

McDonald’s is seeking a General Manager in a high-volume, fast-paced environment in Alabama. The GM will lead a team of department managers and shift managers to achieve restaurant goals, while upholding McDonald’s standards for quality, service and cleanliness.

The role emphasizes coaching, development, and strategic planning with an independent franchisee. The position requires prior GM experience in quick-service or hospitality/retail and a focus on achieving operational excellence.

Qualifications

• General Manager experience running high volume locations.
• Background in quick service restaurants or hospitality/retail.
• Must be 18 years or older to manage in corporate owned locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Department Managers to meet restaurant goals.
• Coach and develop Department and Shift Managers.
• Hire and develop leadership to ensure future staffing needs.
• Maintain McDonald’s quality, service and cleanliness standards.

Skills

GM experience

High volume

QSR experience

Hospitality/retail

Job description

Requirements

The Store 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.

Additional Info

Along with competitive pay, a General Manager at a McDonald’s Corporate owned restaurant is eligible for incredible benefits including:

• Paid Vacation
• 401k with company matching
• 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
• Profit sharing bonus program
• Short- and Long-Term Disability, life and accident insurance
• Paid Leaves of Absence
• Service awards
• Employee Resource Connection
• Adoption Assistance
• Matching gifts 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.

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.