Shift Manager

McDonald's; Newton (NJ); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible scheduling

Paid sick leave

College tuition assistance

Training and advancement opportunities

Employee discounts and free meals

Up to $3,000 in tuition assistance

Paid vacations

Job summary

McDonald’s in Newton, NJ is seeking a Shift Manager to lead daily operations, coach crew, and deliver fast, friendly service. You’ll plan shifts, monitor performance, ensure quality and safety, and help the restaurant meet its goals.

This role offers flexible scheduling, competitive pay, and opportunities for training and advancement within a franchisee-operated team. Join a team that values service excellence, teamwork, and a positive work environment while contributing to a well-known brand in

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a restaurant, retail, or hospitality setting.
• Strong customer service and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and team-player abilities.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts weekly to ensure fast, friendly, accurate service.
• Plan each shift, monitor performance, and guide team.
• Meet targets and safeguard food quality, safety, and cleanliness.
• Coordinate with departments to run efficient shifts.

Skills

Leadership experience

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility schedules

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, supervisions, 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.

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.

Requirements

Managers lead shifts every week, making sure customers get a fast, accurate, friendly experience every visit. A Shift Manager provides leadership to crew and other managers during a shift to ensure great Quality, Service and Cleanliness to customers.

Shift Managers perform a variety of tasks, which may include planning for each shift, monitoring performance during the shift, taking action to ensure the team is meeting McDonald’s standards, monitoring safety, security, and profitability, and communicating with the next Shift Manager to help prepare him/her to run a great shift, too. Shift Managers may also be responsible for meeting targets during their shifts and for helping their assigned Departments meet their goals

Previous leadership experience is preferred, ideally within a restaurant, retail or hospitality environment. We’re looking for positive team players with a flexible schedule who like to have fun, with the passion to work the famously fast paced McDonald’s environment. You must be 18 years or older to be a manager in our corporate owned and operated restaurants.

PERKS & BENEFITS

• Competitive pay starting at $17.00/ hour up to $20.00/ hour based on experience.

• Flexible scheduling

• Paid sick leave

• College tuition assistance

• Training and advancement opportunities

• Employee discounts and free meals

• Up to $3,000 in tuition assistance.

• Paid vacations.

This role is vital to the operations within the restaurant because you’ll:

• Take action first: Lead important internal functions including Employee Training, Food Safety, and Inventory Management

• Be results oriented: Effectively delegate tasks to team members and report back results

• Understand that teamwork is key: Partner with restaurant team to ensure safe and efficient operations of the restaurant

To be a successful Shift Manager, you’ll need:

• A commitment to excellence and safety in the workplace

• Strong customer service and support focus;

• The ability to communicate effectively and anticipate customer needs; and

• To provide solutions and make decisions in a fast-paced environment

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.

McDonald’s provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.