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Pilot Company Earns No.
1 Top Workplaces Award,
Hiring New Team Members
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Knoxville,
TN – December 2020 / Newsmaker Alert / Pilot
Company has been ranked number one in the large employer category for
the Knox
News and Knox.biz Top Workplaces 2020 survey and is recruiting new
team members across several fields with 120 open positions in Knoxville,
Tennessee.
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 “We
talk about company culture and values a lot at Pilot Company because we
are fostering an environment that puts our team members and guests first,”
said Paul Shore, chief people officer of Pilot Company. “Being recognized
by our team members as the number one Top Workplace in Knoxville is an
incredible honor. It is truly a reflection of their passion and dedication
to not only fuel tanks and help keep America moving, but to fuel people
as we strive to make everyone's journey better.”
The
collective commitment of the Pilot Company team has been even more apparent
throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. All team members worked together to implement
extra safety precautions and sanitation protocols to keep the company's
network of more than 780 Pilot and Flying J Travel Centers and Pilot Convenience
Stores open and ready to serve professional drivers and many others working
to support their communities and the country.
Pilot
Company continues to grow this nationwide team, hiring motivated and service-oriented
individuals in roles from food service to IT, based in Knoxville and locations
across the country. The company's Sales and Support Center headquarters
in Knoxville, Tennessee currently has 120 open positions in areas including
IT, Data Analytics, Guest Services, Help Desk, Logistics, Inside Sales
and Warehouse.
At
travel center locations nationwide, a variety of roles are open including
leadership positions for general managers and regional managers, as well
as hourly positions in quick-service restaurants, deli, retail and maintenance.
As the sixth largest restaurant operator in North America with more than
400 quick-service restaurants (QSR) at its stores, there are currently
more than 100 available QSR/deli positions ranging from leadership to entry
level part-time and full-time roles.
Pilot
Company offers competitive benefits for full-time and part-time team members
and is committed to giving back to the communities it serves. Reflective
of its people first culture, Pilot Company has been named to the Top Workplaces
list every year since 2017, making the jump from third in 2019 to first
place in 2020. The Top Workplaces rankings are determined by a third party,
Energage, which distributes voluntary surveys to employees that rate multiple
metrics of organizational success, including workplace culture. In addition
to the Top Workplaces honors, Pilot Company CEO Jimmy Haslam received this
year a Special Award for Leadership.
To
learn more about the benefits and culture of working at Pilot Company,
as well as apply to open positions, visit jobs.PilotFlyingJ.com.
About
Pilot Company
Pilot
Company keeps North America's drivers moving as one of the leading suppliers
of fuel and the largest operator of travel centers. Founded in 1958 and
headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Pilot Company supplies more than
11 billion gallons of fuel per year and has an industry-leading network
of more than 950 retail and fueling locations that offer a variety of products,
amenities and innovative solutions to make road travel easier. The Pilot
Flying J travel center network includes locations in 44 states and
six Canadian provinces with more than 680 restaurants, 74,000 truck parking
spaces, 5,300 deluxe showers, 6,200 diesel lanes and 34 Truck Care service
centers. The One9 Fuel Network provides fleets and professional drivers
with more places to stop at a variety of fueling locations. Pilot Company's
energy division supplies fuel, DEF, bio and renewables and provides hauling
and disposal services as the third largest tanker fleet in North America.
Pilot
Company is currently ranked No. 10 on Forbes' list of America's Largest
Private Companies. More information on locations and amenities are available
on the Pilot Flying J app. For additional information about Pilot Company
and its commitment to team members and giving back, visit PilotCompany.com.
Media
Contact:
Stephanie
Myers
External
Communications Supervisor
Pilot
Company
865-474-4096
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