General Manager

McDonald's•Paterson, NJ

About The Position

The General Manager is responsible for running a profitable restaurant and ensuring it meets McDonald’s customer standards for Quality, Service, and Cleanliness. Working with their leader, the General Manager sets restaurant goals and develops plans to achieve them. They lead Department Managers by helping them set goals, tracking progress, and providing coaching and direction to improve their departments. The General Manager may also hire and develop Department and Shift Managers to build the restaurant’s future leadership team. This position is with a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee, which is the employer and is solely responsible for employment matters. The posting notes that it is not a complete job description and that restaurant employees may perform other tasks.

Requirements

  • Previous General Manager experience running high-volume locations is ideal.
  • A background in quick-service restaurants is strongly desired; hospitality or retail experience is also relevant.
  • Must be 18 years or older to be a manager in corporate-owned and operated restaurants.

Nice To Haves

  • Previous General Manager experience running high-volume locations.
  • Quick-service restaurant background; hospitality or retail experience is also relevant.

Responsibilities

  • Run a profitable restaurant.
  • Ensure the restaurant meets customer standards for Quality, Service, and Cleanliness.
  • Work with the restaurant leader to set goals and create plans to achieve them.
  • Lead Department Managers, helping them set goals, monitoring progress, and providing coaching and direction.
  • May hire and develop Department and Shift Managers.

Benefits

  • 15–25 days of paid vacation.
  • Education through Archways to Opportunity, including opportunities to earn a high school degree, college tuition assistance, and English classes as a second language.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Pre-tax flexible spending accounts.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance.
  • Life and accident insurance.
  • Service awards.
  • Employee Resource Connection.
  • Adoption assistance.
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