General Manager: Path to Franchise Ownership

Steak 'n Shake - S. Campbell - Springfield; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Training

Associate Emergency Foundation

Job summary

STEAK ’N SHAKE is seeking a General Manager with an owner mindset to join our Franchisee Partner Program in Springfield. This full-time role offers a path to partnership, a competitive base up to $80,000, and a chance to own the store you build.

The successful candidate will lead from the floor, drive guest satisfaction, maintain brand standards, and recruit a high-performing team while controlling costs and ensuring quality. This is a partner opportunity for dedicated leaders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of QSR or fast-casual GM experience.
• 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

QSR GM experience

P&L management

Hands-on leadership

Stable work history

Owner mindset

Job description

STEAK ’N SHAKE is seeking a General Manager with an owner mindset to join our Franchisee Partner Program in Springfield. This full-time role offers a path to partnership, a competitive base up to $80,000, and a chance to own the store you build.

The successful candidate will lead from the floor, drive guest satisfaction, maintain brand standards, and recruit a high-performing team while controlling costs and ensuring quality. This is a partner opportunity for dedicated leaders.