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Early Morning Crew Team Member

McDonald’s
Gibson, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/12/2026

Early Morning Crew Member

Pay: $15–$17 per hour

Position Description:

Join McDonald's as an Early Morning Crew Member! Start your day with a fast-paced, team-oriented role where you’ll help prepare breakfast items, serve customers, and keep the restaurant clean and running smoothly. This is a great opportunity for early risers looking for flexible morning hours.

Shift Schedule:

  • Work any time between 4:00 AM and 2:00 PM
  • Flexible early morning shifts available

Key Responsibilities:

  • Greet customers and take accurate orders
  • Prepare breakfast and menu items according to company standards
  • Operate registers and handle payments
  • Maintain cleanliness in dining, kitchen, and service areas
  • Follow all food safety and sanitation procedures
  • Assist with opening and restocking tasks

Qualifications:

  • Positive attitude and willingness to learn
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Flexible schedule including early morning hours and weekends, if required

Benefits:

  • Competitive pay from $15–$17 per hour
  • Tuition assistance at any accredited institution
  • Free college through Colorado Technical University Online
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Free meal while working
  • 30% discount at McDonald's nationwide with the app
  • Opportunities for advancement

Pay Transparency Statement:

  • Pay range: $15–$17 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.
  • Benefits are included as listed above.


This job posting is for a position in a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee and not McDonald’s USA. This franchisee owns a license to use McDonald’s logos and food products, for example, when running the restaurant. However, this franchisee is a separate company and a separate employer from McDonald’s USA. If you are hired for the job described in this posting, the franchisee will be your employer, not McDonald’s USA. Only the franchisee is responsible for employment matters at the restaurant, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervisions, staffing, and scheduling employees. McDonald’s USA has no control over employment matters at the restaurant. McDonald’s USA will not receive a copy of your employment application and it will have no involvement in any employment decisions, including whether you receive an interview for the job or whether you are hired.


Description:

McDonald’s and its independent franchisees care about their employees and that’s why we provide them with an opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed every day. By offering industry-leading education programs and world-class training, we provide opportunities that inspire confidence and foster valuable skills to help employees thrive wherever they are on their journey, whether they stay at McDonald’s or go elsewhere. There is a reason more than 80% of employees are proud to work at McDonald’s and would recommend working at one of our restaurants. A Crew Team Member at McDonald’s is more than just a paycheck – it’s a chance to gain life skills and grow as an individual. And for anyone willing to take advantage of these opportunities…we’re committed to becoming America’s Best First Job.


See a day in the life of a Crew Team Member at McDonald's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiaN61vWY3A&feature=youtu.be


Requirements:

We believe in letting you do you. If you're looking for a part-time job that supports your full-time ambition, you've come to the right place. Crew member opportunities are available practically anytime: breakfast, lunch, late nights, weekends - whatever.


You'll find out that a McDonald's crew job can help you grow with top notch training as well as our Archways to Opportunity education programs that offer high school completion courses, upfront college tuition assistance and English Language courses. McDonald's can take you anywhere, and give you the benefits you need for your life while doing so.


So what does a member of our Crew Team get to do??

  • Connect with customers to ensure they have a positive experience
  • Help customers order their favorite McDonald's meals
  • Prepare all of McDonald’s World Famous food
  • Partner with other Crew and Managers to meet daily goals and have fun
  • Keep the restaurant looking fantastic


All you'll need is an outstanding attitude, willingness to learn and grow and the capability to excel in a fast-paced, team environment. We'll teach you the rest. For job openings on your schedule - part time or full time - give us a try. You must be 16 years of age or older to work as a Crew Member at McDonald's.


Additional Info:

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.

Salary : $15 - $17

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