
Restaurant Leader
NEWNAN, GAJobSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near NEWNAN, GA, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Job overview
The Shift Leader works with the General Manager and Owner/Operator to lead the restaurant team, support guest service, and develop leadership skills. The role includes supervising food safety and cleanliness, encouraging team training and learning, and driving performance. Training is provided. Experience leading teams, prior McDonald’s restaurant experience, and wide work availability are preferred.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Benefits
Full job description
This position is for the leader looking for an opportunity to grow their careers and join a dedicated team.
Join Our Team!
We’re looking for friendly, dependable, and motivated individuals to join our team as a Shift Leader. You will work directly with our General Manager and Owner/Operator to learn new skills, test your leadership, and grow your career. If selected to join our team, we'll provide you with the training necessary to succeed. Experienced leaders with a wide work availability is highly preferred.
PERKS & BENEFITS:
-
Competitive pay
-
Employee discounts and free meals
-
Tuition reimbursement and/or educational assistance
-
Training and advancement opportunities
-
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
And much, much more!
This role is vital to the operations within the restaurant because you’ll:
-
Inspire and Empower: Provide encouraging leadership for the team to provide an outstanding guest experience
-
Understand that teamwork is key: Supervise and lead food safety and cleanliness measures to meet the highest standards
-
Never stop learning: Cultivate and encourage training, education, and continued learning within the restaurant
-
Be results-oriented: Drive and expect a high level of performance from the team
To be a successful Shift Leader, you’ll need:
-
Passion for helping and serving others;
-
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
You'll stand out if you have these qualifications:
-
Experience leading teams
-
Have worked inside of a McDonald's restaurant
-
Believe service is the best model for leadership
So, what’s your job combo?
This job posting is for a position in a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee, not McDonald’s USA. If you are hired for the job described in this posting, the franchisee will be your employer, not McDonald’s USA. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Requsition ID: PDX_MC_668E7FC9-6F87-49D6-8F4C-AD811C25EA59_123568
McDonald's Corporation and McDonald's USA, LLC (the "Company") are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, including any corporate-owned restaurant, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company or at a McDonald’s corporate-owned restaurant to which you are applying.
McDonald's and its franchisees are taking proactive steps in response to the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure the safety in our restaurants across all communities. Our values of quality, service, and cleanliness continue to guide us. We're following direction from the CDC, state, and local governments and adhering to our deep cleaning procedures in every restaurant, every day. We also fully support employees who stay home from work if they are feeling sick. Read more about the ways we are prioritizing health at https://news.mcdonalds.com/news-releases/news-release-details/prioritizing-health-safety-and-community-mcdonalds-shares.
McDonald's and its franchisees are always looking for top candidates and encourage you to apply online. If you have any questions, please first call the restaurant as this will help the restaurant comply with any social distancing guidelines or other compliance obligations. For corporate roles, please proceed to the online application, or if you already applied, contact [email protected]. There may be a short delay in response time while we continue to monitor the impacts of COVID-19. We sincerely thank you for your continued trust in the Golden Arches.
How this job compares
Set against the 9,672 open Shift Leader jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$105–208K/yr59 salary ranges
- Georgia median$15–17/hr39 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 485 open Shift Leader jobs in Georgia and 9,672 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
- McDonald's (this employer)188 open
- Flynn Pizza Hut119 open
- Papa John's International99 open
- Experience
- Shift Leader postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (601 postings).
- Education
- 65 of the 9,672 open Shift Leader jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Similar jobs, posted recently
Open roles like this one, listed in the last 30 days.
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.
