Department Manager

McDonald's Career Opportunity

Are you looking for a job that becomes a career? McDonald's restaurants are driven by a team of leaders that include shift managers, department managers, and general managers. Are you dedicated to excellent hospitality management and have a passion for leadership? If so, then we have an outstanding opportunity for you at one of our 11 locally owned and operated McDonald's restaurants.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to : ensuring excellent operations in quality, service, and cleanliness throughout each shift without supervision; managing restaurant controls such as labor cost, inventory, cash procedures on a daily basis; following and enforcing all restaurant safety and security policies and procedures; coaching and following up on crew to ensure excellent operations; assisting in continuing growth and development of employees inside the restaurant; supporting the general manager with setting and achieving store goals; successfully managing a department such as kitchen, people, or guest services; creating and completing goals for individual department; assisting with quality hiring, staffing, and retention.

We provide great training and development, but there are some skills you need to bring with you!

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.

Managers lead shifts every week, making sure customers get a fast, accurate, friendly experience every visit. But some managers also lead departments. These managers' responsibilities may include managing assigned systems, like training, food safety, and inventory management, setting goals, delegating tasks to their teams, following up, and reporting results back to their team and other managers.

The guest service department manager's responsibilities may include making sure crew and managers deliver a great customer experience, that sales promotions are done well, that all service staff are trained in service procedures, and that the front counter McCaf and drive-thru areas are organized for the best service.

The kitchen department manager's responsibilities may include making sure the restaurant delivers great quality food to customers, and fast, that food is always safe, that food cost is controlled, and that all kitchen staff are trained in production procedures, including new items that are added to the menu.

The people department manager's responsibilities may include making sure the restaurant hires qualified crew, trains them well, and schedules them to meet restaurant sales and profit goals. This manager's responsibilities may also include making sure crew get off to a good start at the restaurant and that they are recognized and motivated throughout their time working there.

Previous managerial experience is preferred, ideally within a restaurant, retail, or hospitality environment. We're looking for positive team players with flexible schedules 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.

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.