Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition
Wawa planning to hire workers
Company seeks to fill 1,000 positions at Florida stores.
Wawa said it plans to hire 1,000 workers over the next three months for its stores across Florida, including about 200 workers in South Florida.
The company is looking to fill customer-service positions for Wawa’s growth in the state, as well as increased business during the tourist season.
Hiring events are from 2 to 7 p.m. today at select Wawa stores. Philadelphia-based Wawa already employs about 6,000 people at 160 stores in Florida.
Wawa locations of the four hiring “open houses” in South Florida are:
2271 W. Sample Road, Deerfield Beach
20 SW 12th Ave., Deerfield Beach
7705 N. State Road 7, Parkland 1771 S. Congress Ave., Palm Springs
Those interested in going to an open house should apply online first at wawa.com/careers.
Wawa, convenience store-gas stations known for their hoagie sandwiches and coffee, expects to have 50 stores in South Florida, as it opens additional locations in the tricounty region over the next few years, according to spokeswoman Lori Bruce.
The privately held company began in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey, according to Wawa.
Toward the end of the 19th century, owner George Wood took an interest in dairy farming and the family began a small processing plant in Wawa, Penn., in 1902. As home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s, Grahame Wood, George’s grandson, opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 as an outlet for dairy products.