General Manager - Path to Franchise Ownership

Steak 'n Shake - North Glenstone - Springfield; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Training

Associate Emergency Foundation

Job summary

STEAK ’N SHAKE in Springfield, MO is seeking a General Manager partner to lead operations and work toward Franchise Partner ownership. This full-time role offers competitive wages up to $80,000 and a path to ownership, with franchisee partner eligibility.

You’ll manage from the floor, recruit and train teams, uphold brand standards, and use data to drive performance. The company emphasizes real food, hospitality, and family-friendly benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of QSR or fast-casual GM experience. Required.
• Fluency in P&L management—you can quote your food cost, labor %, and comp trend from memory.
• Hands-on leadership style. Comfortable on the grill, in the window, wherever you’re needed.
• Consistent work history. We want builders, not job-hoppers.
• An owner’s mindset: every dollar, every guest, every team member matters—because soon, it’s your name on the door.

Responsibilities

• Improve people’s lives!
• Provide the gold standard in service – provide the most hospitable experience in the world to all our guests
• Live by the golden role – we treat others the way we want to be treated
• Lead team from the floor – production line, drive-through, dining room. We are seeking to provide the best to our customers and therefore we seek the best managers in the country.
• Build and keep a high-performing team through recruiting, training, and real accountability.
• Uphold Steak ’n Shake’s brand, food safety, and hospitality standards without exception.
• Use data to drive decisions: speed of service, guest scores, and cost targets.
• Don’t just watch things happen, make things happen

Skills

GM experience

P&L management

Hands-on leadership

Consistent work history

Owner mindset

Job description

STEAK ’N SHAKE in Springfield, MO is seeking a General Manager partner to lead operations and work toward Franchise Partner ownership. This full-time role offers competitive wages up to $80,000 and a path to ownership, with franchisee partner eligibility.

You’ll manage from the floor, recruit and train teams, uphold brand standards, and use data to drive performance. The company emphasizes real food, hospitality, and family-friendly benefits.