General Manager
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
This role offers a moderate value due to limited benefits and growth opportunities, despite a strategic leadership position.
- Leadership role with team management responsibilities
- Moderate salary range ($18–$22/hour)
- Chance to influence employee and customer experiences
- Weekend availability is necessary
Pros
- Leadership role with direct team management responsibilities
- Opportunity to impact employee and customer experience
- Accrued paid time off benefit available after 60 days
Cons
- Open availability required, including weekends
- Limited clarity on operational responsibilities and qualifications
- Potentially stressful with high demands on team management
Who it's for
Mid-level / Management • On-site
Good fit
- Experienced retail or food service managers
- Individuals enthusiastic about health and nutrition
- Leaders aiming to develop a strong team environment
Not recommended for
- New managers lacking experience
- Job seekers preferring less demanding schedules
- Candidates with no interest in the food industry
Motivation fit
About the job
The General Manager position is used to ensure that the store runs smoothly and is up to standard. You will run the team to maintain a good environment for the employees and as well as the guests. The General Manager is the first point of contact for the Team Members of their store for any form of issues.
Basic overall job description for our General Managers
- Be the first point of contact for their team members - need to be reachable and willing to help out.
- In charge of making sure the store has enough cash on hand which will require bank runs as needed.
- Making sure the store is staffed properly at all times. If someone drops a shift and can't find coverage the manager is required to step in and be that coverage. This requires open availability on weekdays and weekends.
- In charge of doing the weekly inventory, from the inventory we get the waste percentage you are in charge of trying to figure out how to minimize that. Whether it is working on portioning with the team, making sure there isn't over prepping / wasting a lot of product.
- Review the store environment - identify problems, concerns, and opportunities for improvement and communicate these to the Area Manager.
- Communicate and inform the Area Manager of any problems or concerns.
- Ensure that all team members are asking about the app and the survey - each store is required to have a minimum of 20 surveys a month.
General Manager benefits:
PTO:
We offer our General Managers the ability to accrue PTO hours. Employees will accrue 40 hours of PTO per year. PTO will start accruing on the first day of employment and will be available to use once employees’ introductory period of 60 days is met.
Company Introduction
Smoothie King has grown to include over 1,100 units operating in 33 states, the Caymans, Trinidad, and the Republic of Korea.
What makes Smoothie King so successful? A genuine commitment to helping people live healthier lives through nutrition. It’s been more than 40 years since
Steve invented the nutritious and delicious drink now known as a smoothie. In that time, Smoothie King has expanded its menu to include a wide selection of healthy snacks and high-quality nutritional products.
They’re not just good; they’re good for you.
