Application Process
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- If we think you’re suited to the role, we’ll invite you to an interview.
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[00:01] My name is Akeem. I've worked
[00:03] at McDonald's for about five and a half years and currently a shift manager. So my
[00:06] role as a shift manager is making sure quality
[00:09] service and cleanliness are at the
[00:12] highest standards it can be while I'm in the restaurant. I'm making sure all
[00:15] the customers that I've connected on that day have had
[00:18] a great visit. So I'd say a typical day as a shift manager
[00:21] is walking in greeting all your
[00:24] staff members, then doing a store walk around.
[00:27] So you start from the outside of the restaurant you'd work
[00:30] all the way inside and making sure you always viewing it from a customers
[00:33] point of view and seeing what they want to see. I'll say
[00:37] how McDonald's has supported me. It's just they always give you the opportunity to
[00:40] develop and progress. They've got such a good training program
[00:43] to become a shift manager. There's amazing training for
[00:46] whatever you want to do McDonald's.
[00:49] So I'll say how McDonald's supported me throughout my studies
[00:52] is they're always very flexible with their approach. So at work I've received
[00:55] the employee of the year award because of all the hard work I did
[00:55] for that year and it's just nice to see that McDonald's shows like
[00:58] support and appreciates all the hard
[01:02] work you do in the restaurants. I'd say my favorite thing about working at McDonald's
[01:05] is the people that I work with like such a diverse
[01:12] and just a great bunch of
[01:15] people. It just makes the job so much easier. I think
[01:18] McDonald's has helped me to help develop as a person. It's kind of made me a lot
[01:21] more confident because obviously they've trusted me to be a shift manager
[01:24] and they've given me that sense of responsibility.
McDonald's are one of the most recognised brands in the world, and at the backbone of that brand is our commitment to a set of core values: Serve, Inclusion, Integrity, Community and Family. We live by our values every day and are committed to fostering a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace, providing quality jobs, and making opportunity open to all.
As Shift Manager you will accomplish all shift work requirements by orienting, assisting and coaching employees. You will ensure all standards are met by following production, productivity, quality and customer service standards. As a shift manager you will be monitoring operations, reallocating resources and solving operational problems.
You will be working within a £multi-million restaurant and managing a team of 100 or more employees. You will be part of the management team that will drive your restaurant forward by building sales, growing profitability and delivering an outstanding customer experience.
This position is open to people whom have experience of managing and leading teams within the retail, hospitality, business or a customer focused environment. Additionally, this role is restaurant based and involves working changeable shift patterns including working weekends and bank holidays.
Position Requirements:
• Display Leadership and role model customer focused behaviours to delight our customers
• Delivery of personalised service and connect with our customers
• Lead by example
• Adapt to customer needs through your team
• Answer customer queries, keeping up to date with knowledge on our food and promotions
• Use of initiative, confidence and problem solving when interacting with colleagues and customers
• Treat all colleagues and customers with courtesy and respect.
Position Attributes:
You will work a variety of day parts, including breakfast, evenings and overnights (if trading 24hrs) to become accustomed to shift work and experienced in all aspects of the business.
Benefits package includes: Holiday pay, Service Awards, Enrolment in Pension scheme, Meal allowance, Employee discounts from top high street and online brands and much more...
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[00:01] My name is Chelsea. I have
[00:03] worked here for three years and my role
[00:06] is crew member.
[00:08] Back when I started at McDonald's, I was
[00:11] very quiet very withdrawn very within myself. I'm pretty
[00:14] much sprouted into who I am today. On shift
[00:17] I'm very much an energetic, jokey person. Like
[00:20]I will use you have a laugh. I feel like I've been supported and valued
[00:23] by people on shift. There's always gratitude going around.
[00:27] And there's always there's always that support there as
[00:30] well as you're doing the role.
[00:32] Yeah, best thing the people, the customers.
[00:36] Flexibility around what days you can't work, what days you can work.
[00:39] Being able to do things with people in store like arranging to
[00:42] maybe meet out and go the other places and just really having that
[00:45] connection within the crew
[00:48] at your store.
[00:50] It's a very lovely thing to have.
[00:52] I still have people that I talk to today that have left the store and
[00:55] move on to different jobs for that that friendship stays there.
[00:01] My name is Raymond. I'm a shift manager in
[00:03] McDonald's. I've currently been working in the
[00:06] store for roughly about 10 years now. My
[00:09]role basically consists of coaching new area leaders
[00:12] helping other shift managers with their role
[00:15] when new crew members come in we'll always guide them
[00:18] through what our expectation is, what targets we
[00:21] need to reach today we'll always encourage them, at the end of the day we
[00:24] started there. We know what it's like to climb the ladder. My favorite
[00:27] thing about my role is getting to know people finding out
[00:30] where you struggle, where can I step in and
[00:33] go, you know what you're struggling in this area. Let me step in I'm going to
[00:36] train you there. I can only speak for myself but in our store
[00:39] that's what we do. We call ourselves family because we go
[00:42] out together. We work together. We play like football together, but
[00:45] then we all come together as one anyway.
[00:02] My name's Roland.
[00:03] I'm a customer experience leader
[00:05] and I've been with McDonald's three and a half years now.
[00:07] My role in McDonald's is looking
[00:10] after the guests as they come in
[00:12] and making sure that they're happy, uh, they want
[00:15] to come again, and I think they deserve to be looked after.
[00:18] I used to have my own business.
[00:20] I used to have a fish and chip shop.
[00:22] The reason why I chose McDonald's is, um,
[00:24] after I sold my business, I basically wanted to semi-retire.
[00:28] My wife and myself used to go into McDonald's once a week,
[00:31] and that was our day at night.
[00:33] And, uh, I just outta curiosity,
[00:34] I thought I wonder owned what late working here.
[00:37] So instead of retiring, I uh,
[00:40] ended up working for McDonald's.
[00:43] McDonald's helps me to do the job I do
[00:47] by letting me be me.
[00:48] That's what I love about it.
[00:50] I don't have to be anybody else.
[00:52] I can just walk in and be myself and look after people, look
[00:56] after the guests on, on the dining area.
[00:58] Tips for somebody starting at McDonald's.
[01:01] I would say just be yourself.
[01:03] Be natural and work to the best of your ability.
[01:07] So what I'd like to think I could be able
[01:09] to do in the future is to be able to work more
[01:12] to the customer service side, to try
[01:14] and train people up to help them
[01:18] bring out the best in their selves.
[01:20] I love the fact that I get the feedback of, of guests.
[01:24] It just gives you a little bit of satisfaction.
[01:26] The last four or five year have been absolutely brilliant.
[01:31] What I'd say to anyone now is give it a go.
At McDonald's we believe in opportunity for everyone, and Training & Development is something that is paramount within our restaurants. The digital training guides we have created and made available solidify your learning and make it easier for you to progress in your careers. The training continues even after your first few months with us, and we have various online resources which can be used to progress further within the business.
Our values show what matters most to us and tell the world what McDonald's stands for. We live by them every day. All across the world. From our restaurant-working colleagues, right through to the farmers in our supply chain. Our core values and commitment define who we are and guide everything we do. Making sure we can continue to evolve alongside a changing world.
If you lead with a genuine smile and have an ability to connect with others, you’ll be well on your way to fitting into our team.
For this role, you’ll love dealing with different types of people and working as part of a team. You’ll bring the energy and efficiency to every shift, without skipping the details. Whatever you’re doing, you like to get it done right – every time.
At McDonald’s, we want to make sure you can feel entirely at home. And when you feel at home, you can be entirely yourself. If you bring your personality and energy to our culture, you can make McDonald’s a more exciting, united place.
Don’t be shy to show off how amazing you can truly be at every stage of the recruitment process, and onwards.
Here at McDonald’s, we prioritise our customers and focus on making them feel completely comfortable every time they step foot in our restaurants. And because of that, we expect our crew to make our customers a priority too.
Yes. McDonald’s offer pronoun name badges that can be ordered upon crew request, including He/Him/His, She/Her/Hers, and They/Them/Theirs.
McDonald’s is an equal opportunities employer and we support applications from people from all walks of life. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants, which helps us to better serve our customers.
As part of the McDonald’s application process you are able to request support for the recruitment process. If you're an individual with a disability, or if you have a condition that you believe may impact the recruitment process, for example completing an interview or assessment, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to support you.
Yes! McDonald’s has a wellbeing hub on the staff website. Our colleagues also have access to the Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), run by AXA health care, that offers a variety of services.
We receive a very high number of applications. This unfortunately means we're unable to provide you with specific feedback on your application and/or interview.
If you are unable to make any of the interview slots offered to you in the recruitment process, you can get in touch with the restaurant team you have applied to and discuss interview availability directly with them to find a date suitable for you.