General Manager Starting at $55k+ Bonus

McDonald's

Whiting (IN)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay
Flexible Schedules
Employee Discounts and Free Meals
Paid Time Off
Archways to Opportunity education (90+
Medical, dental, vision benefits
Access to early pay

Job summary

McDonald’s franchisee-operated restaurant in Whiting, Indiana is seeking a General Manager to lead a high-volume store and drive profitability while upholding McDonald’s standards. You will work with a leadership team to set goals, coach department managers, and develop staff for future growth.

The role emphasizes hiring and developing managers, achieving quality, service, and cleanliness targets, and maintaining strong operations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

  • Experience managing high-volume locations in quick-service/hospitality.
  • Must be 18 years or older to be a manager in our restaurants.

Responsibilities

  • Run a profitable restaurant and ensure Quality, Service, and Cleanliness standards.
  • Lead and coach Department Managers to improve their Departments.
  • Hire and develop Department and Shift Managers to build the future team.

Skills

General Manager experience
High-volume locations

Job description

This job posting is for a position in a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee and not McDonald’s USA. This franchisee owns a license to use McDonald’s logos and food products, for example, when running the restaurant. However, this franchisee is a separate company and a separate employer from McDonald’s USA. If you are hired for the job described in this posting, the franchisee will be your employer, not McDonald’s USA. Only the franchisee is responsible for employment matters at the restaurant, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing, and scheduling employees. McDonald’s USA has no control over employment matters at the restaurant. McDonald’s USA will not receive a copy of your employment application and it will have no involvement in any employment decisions, including whether you receive an interview for the job or whether you are hired.

Responsibilities

The General Manager is responsible for running a profitable restaurant and for ensuring 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 their leader to set the restaurant’s goals and creates a plan to achieve the goals. To meet restaurant goals, the General Manager leads a team of Department Managers who have specific responsibilities in the restaurant. The GM helps the Department Managers set their own goals, follows up on their progress, and provides 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 ensure the restaurant has the right team to lead into the future.

Qualifications

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.

Benefits
  • Competitive Pay
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Employee Discounts and Free Meals
  • Paid Time Off
  • Education through Archways to Opportunity (available after 90 days) includes opportunities to earn a High School diploma, college tuition assistance, and English classes as a second language
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
  • Access to early pay
  • And much more!

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.

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

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