Career Development, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Cost Control, Dental Insurance, Finance, Financial Analysis, Food Safety, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Marketing, Metrics, Organizational Skills, Point of Sale (POS) Systems, Process Improvement, Profit & Loss, Profit & Loss Management, Quality Management, Quality System Requirements (QSR), Restaurant, Safety Compliance, Sales, Sanitation, Schedule Development, Vision Plan
NOW HIRING | General Manager — QSR Restaurant Leader | Cincinnati, OH
This is your restaurant. Own every inch of it.
We're looking for a proven, people-first General Manager to lead a single high-volume QSR location in Cincinnati, OH. You'll own the full operation — your team, your numbers, your guest experience. This franchise organization has tripled in size since 2018 and is backed by one of the largest multi-brand franchisee platforms in the United States. If you're a career operator who takes pride in running a tight, well-developed restaurant and growing the people around you, we want to talk.
Compensation: $65,000–$75,000 base | Performance bonus | Full health, dental & vision insurance | PTO + tenure rewards | Clear path to Multi-Unit and above-store leadership
About the Organization
This franchise group holds 100+ locations of a major national QSR brand across Ohio, Illinois, and Kentucky — growing from 35 locations to 100+ in under eight years with no signs of slowing down. The parent organization operates 475+ restaurants across four brands, giving team members a career infrastructure and development path that most single-brand operators simply can't match. Notable culture investments include an employee hardship grant program that has distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to team members in need — a tangible signal of who they are.
What You'll Do
- Lead by example, setting the standard for culture, execution, and guest experience on every shift
- Recruit, develop, and retain a strong team of Assistant Managers, Shift Managers, and crew ready to grow into their next seat
- Own your restaurant's P&L — manage labor schedules, control food cost, and consistently hit sales and profit targets
- Oversee both front-line service and kitchen operations to maintain quality, speed, and consistency
- Ensure full compliance with food safety, sanitation, and security standards at all times
- Coach and counsel your team with urgency and respect — addressing performance concerns promptly and constructively
- Monitor financial data, analyze key metrics, and implement corrective actions to close performance gaps
- Champion local marketing and community efforts that make your restaurant a true neighborhood presence
- Drive continuous improvement across all areas of the restaurant to elevate overall performance
What You Bring
- 3+ years of restaurant management experience, ideally in QSR or a high-volume fast-casual format
- Proven track record of developing Assistant Managers and Shift Leaders and building a ready-now leadership pipeline
- Demonstrated ownership of P&L, labor, food cost, and guest experience metrics at the unit level
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to adapt quickly to changing conditions and competing priorities
- Guest-first mindset with a genuine desire to positively impact both your team and your customers
- Working knowledge of POS systems, scheduling tools, and standard restaurant technology
- Stable tenure history — we're looking for career operators, not job-hoppers
- Strong decision-making skills with the ability to assess situations quickly and act decisively
Why This Role
The scale behind this organization is real — 475+ locations across four brands means training, finance, HR, and development infrastructure that most franchisees can't touch. Career paths here span multiple concepts and multiple levels of leadership. You'd be joining a proven, fast-growing platform at a moment when the opportunities ahead are bigger than what's already been built.
Apply now and let's talk.