General Manager – Quick Service Restaurant

Goodwin Recruiting; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Paid time off

Career advancement

Incentive programs

Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting is seeking an experienced Quick Service Restaurant General Manager to lead a Charlotte-area location. This hands-on leadership role owns people, operations, guest experience, and financial performance.

The ideal candidate has drive to develop staff, improve restaurant performance, and stay actively involved in day-to-day operations, with a strong focus on sales, costs, and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Stable work history with no more than 3 employers in the past 5 years.
• Restaurant management experience in drive-thru QSR.
• Lead, coach, develop, and hold restaurant managers and team members accountable.
• Manage sales, labor, food cost, inventory, staffing, scheduling, and restaurant profitability.
• Maintain strong food quality, service, cleanliness, safety, and guest-experience standards.
• Experience improving restaurant sales and operational performance.
• Hands-on leadership style with a strong presence in the restaurant.
• Strong people-development, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working within established operating systems and performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop, and hold restaurant managers and team members accountable.
• Manage sales, labor, food cost, inventory, staffing, scheduling, and restaurant profitability.
• Maintain strong food quality, service, cleanliness, safety, and guest-experience standards.
• Experience improving restaurant sales and operational performance.
• Hands-on leadership style with a strong presence in the restaurant.
• Strong people-development, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working within established operating systems and performance standards.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Communication

Problem solving

Guest experience

Job description

Quick Service Restaurant General Manager

Charlotte, NC

$55,000 to $65,000 Base + Bonus and Incentives

We are looking for an experienced quick-service Restaurant General Manager to lead a Charlotte-area location. This is a hands-on leadership role with ownership of the restaurant's people, operations, guest experience, and financial performance.

This is a strong opportunity for a GM who enjoys developing people, improving restaurant performance, and being actively involved in the day-to-day operation.

General Manager Compensation, Benefits, and Perks:

• $55,000 to $65,000
• VERY STRONG bonus program that actually pays, up to $11,700 annually
• Additional $$$ performance and incentive programs
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options
• 2 weeks PTO
• Clear opportunity to advance into multi-unit leadership
• Long-term leadership incentive programs

Qualifications and Responsibilities

• Stable work history with no more than 3 employers in the past 5 years
• Restaurant management experience in drive-thru QSR
• Lead, coach, develop, and hold restaurant managers and team members accountable
• Manage sales, labor, food cost, inventory, staffing, scheduling, and restaurant profitability
• Maintain strong food quality, service, cleanliness, safety, and guest-experience standards
• Experience improving restaurant sales and operational performance
• Hands-on leadership style with a strong presence in the restaurant
• Strong people-development, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working within established operating systems and performance standards

JOB ID: 181885#post

Mike Ferrara