WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. --QuickChek Corp. was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey in 2016.
It is the sixth time in the past seven years that the convenience-store chain has been named to the list compiled by the weekly business journal NJBIZ.
The family-owned company employs more than 3,700 people in 142 c-stores throughout the Garden State, New York’s Hudson Valley and Long Island and has the distinction of being named one of the best places to work in both New Jersey and New York.
The company’s coffee was voted best in America in a national consumer survey conducted by Technomic in 2014.
The Best Places to Work and Best Companies to Work For lists recognize each state’s top employers who show a dedication to their employees’ growth and quality of life. Employees are surveyed as part of the awards programs, which are designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment whose practices benefit each state’s businesses, economy and workforce.
“We are very proud to once again be named one of the best places to work in New Jersey,” said QuickChek CEO Dean Durling. “Our mission is to be a great place to work, a great place to shop and a great place to invest. As our team members have input into this selection, this recognition confirms we remain on the right track.”
QuickChek invests in its employees, it said. The company’s starting pay has been above the New Jersey and New York state minimums for the past eight years. Career opportunities are readily available: all of the company’s district leaders and most of its vice presidents began their careers working in a local store.
As a privately held company, QuickChek has the ability to move at its own pace and implement programs to ensure it attracts, retains and develops the best people as well as empowering them to be successful, said Durling.
“When you come into any of our stores, the store leader manages that store as if it is their own,” he said. “This helps them connect with our customers on a personal level, to create that neighborhood shopping experience, and provide the outstanding customer service for which we are known.”
Full-time employees are offered a wide variety of affordable health and well care benefits including medical, dental and vision to life insurance, a 401(k) savings plan, fitness center reimbursement and pet insurance.
Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based QuickChek will receive its Best Places to Work in New Jersey award on April 19 at a ceremony at the iPlay America’s Event Center in Freehold.
The company has been named one of the “Best Companies to Work For” in New York by The New York State Society for Human Resources Management (NYS-SHRM) in each of the past four years and will be honored at an awards dinner on May 3 at the Albany Marriott.
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