Department Manager

Department Manager – McDonald's

We are seeking a Department Manager to oversee daily operations in a McDonald's restaurant. This franchisee‑owned location requires a leader who is passionate about excellent service, food quality, and employee development.

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.

Responsibilities

Managers lead shifts every week, ensuring customers receive fast, accurate, friendly service. Department Managers also handle Systems such as Training, Food Safety, and Inventory Management. Specific duties by department include:

• Guest Service Department Manager: Oversee service quality, promotions, and crew training; manage Front Counter McCafé and Drive‑Thru areas.
• Kitchen Department Manager: Ensure high‑quality, fast food service, food safety, food cost control, and crew training for production procedures.
• People Department Manager: Recruit, train, and schedule crew to meet sales and profit goals; motivate and recognize employees.

Qualifications

• Previous managerial experience preferred, ideally within a restaurant, retail, or hospitality environment.
• Positive team player with flexible schedule and passion for fast‑paced McDonald’s environment.
• Must be 18 years or older to be a manager in a corporate‑owned store.

Benefits

• Education through Archways to Opportunity: options to earn a high school diploma, college tuition assistance, and English classes.
• Service awards.
• Employee Resource Connection.

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.

Seniority Level: Associate

Employment Type: Full‑time

Job Function: Sales and Business Development

Industry: Restaurants