General Manager Starting at $55k+ Bonus

McDonald's; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Flexible Schedules

Employee Discounts and free meals

Paid time off

Education assistance

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

A major fast-food franchise in Chicago is seeking a General Manager to oversee restaurant operations. Responsibilities include managing a team, ensuring high-quality service, and driving profitability. Ideal candidates have prior experience in fast-food or hospitality and are committed to team development. We offer competitive pay, flexible schedules, and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous General Manager experience in high-volume locations required.
• Background in quick-service restaurants preferred.
• Must be 18 years or older.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the restaurant.
• Lead Department Managers to achieve restaurant goals.
• Hire and develop team members for future leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Customer Service Orientation

Budgeting

Problem Solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

General Manager (Salary Negotiable + Bonus Structure)

• East Hazel Crest, IL: $175,000.00 - $287,500.00 (3 weeks ago)
• Greater Chicago Area: $150,000.00 - $160,000.00 (1 week ago)
• Chicago, IL: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 (1 month ago)
• Chicago, IL: $85,000.00 - $110,000.00 (4 weeks ago)
• Chicago, IL: $125,000.00 - $140,000.00 (1 week ago)
• Chicago, IL: $350,000.00 - $750,000.00 (1 day ago)
• Chicago, IL: $100,000.00 - $105,000.00 (1 week ago)
• East Hazel Crest, IL: $175,000.00 - $287,500.00 (3 weeks ago)

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. Let’s talk. Make your move.

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.

Additional Info

Why join us? Here is what we offer:

• Competitive Pay
• Flexible Schedules
• Employee Discounts and free meals
• Paid time off
• Education through Archways to Opportunity (available after 90 days) include opportunities to earn a High School degree, college tuition assistance and English classes as a second language
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Access to getting paid early is available
• And much more!

Franchisee Information

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 are hired to work for the franchisee. I understand that I need to contact the franchise organization for information about its privacy practices.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Restaurants