General Manager

General Manager Partnership Opportunity

Steak 'n Shake is the fastest growing QSR in Americaand we're just getting started. We're modernizing operations, raising the bar on hospitality, and expanding our footprint at a pace no one else in the industry is matching. We're also on a mission: real food, real ingredients, real value. We are a healthy company, delivering healthy food options at great prices. WE give every general manager the opportunity to live the American Dream.

The GMs who thrive here don't clock in and manage from the office. They lead from the floor, own their numbers, and build teams that win. And the best of them? They become franchise partnersowners of the very store they built.

Top-performing GMs are invited to own and operate their own Steak 'n Shake. Run it like it's yoursbecause it can be. This is a partnership, not just a paycheck.

Improve people's lives!

Provide the gold standard in service provide the most hospitable experience in the world to all our guests

Live by the golden role we treat others the way we want to be treated

Lead team from the floor production line, drive-through, dining room. We are seeking to provide the best to our customers and therefore we seek the best managers in the country.

Build and keep a high-performing team through recruiting, training, and real accountability.

Uphold Steak 'n Shake's brand, food safety, and hospitality standards without exception.

Use data to drive decisions: speed of service, guest scores, and cost targets.

Don't just watch things happen, make things happen

3+ years of QSR or fast-casual GM experience. Required.

Fluency in P&L managementyou can quote your food cost, labor %, and comp trend from memory.

Hands-on leadership style. Comfortable on the grill, in the window, wherever you're needed.

Consistent work history. We want builders, not job-hoppers.

An owner's mindset: every dollar, every guest, every team member mattersbecause soon, it's your name on the door.

Your restaurant hits targets every weekcosts, cleanliness, speed, guest satisfaction.

Your team is trained, engaged, and proud of where they work.

You're invited into the Franchisee Partner Program to own what you built.

We combine top-of-market wages with benefits that support you and your family now and long term.

Medical/Rx

HSA with Employer Contribution

Dental

Vision

Life & Disability

Hospital Indemnity

Critical Illness

Accident

401(k) with 4% Employer Safe-Harbor Match (age 18 & older)

Meal Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Training

Associate Emergency Foundation

* Benefits are subject to service and/or ACA eligibility requirements

If you run toward hard problems and want to own your futureapply now.