FUDPUCKER'S MANAGEMENT COMPANY (aka FudCentral) is at the heart of Fudpucker's universe and provides assistance in the form of management, marketing, financial reporting, human resources, payroll services and whatever else comes up to multiple related Fud companies including:
- FUDPUCKER'S BEACHSIDE BAR & GRILL one of the largest and friendliest restaurants in the area and home of the impressive Fudpucker Trading Company;
- GATOR EXPERIENCE The World's Greatest Alligator Park; and
- TIKI HUT and PELICAN'S ROOST, two Fudtastic poolside food and beverage operations taking the Fud brand to local resorts.
Fudpucker's is celebrating its 41st Anniversary this year as a historical landmark in the City of Destin (well, it isn't actually "registered" as a historical landmark, but it has been here for a long time and everyone pretty much knows where it is... so there!). Anyway... because we've been around for a long time, we have had thousands of employees who have spent time with us, some of whom have since gone on to pursue some pretty amazing career paths. Quite a few others planted roots and call Fudpucker's "home" and have been here more than 15 years (several Fudpucker's Management Company team members are among them!) No matter the direction, all remain a part of the Fud Family.
At its core, Fudpucker's culture, which focuses on employee development through constructive training, has been a hallmark of the company's success and it continues that way to this day. In fact, Fudpucker's Management Company retains a former Army Green Beret who, after leaving the Army, ran a restaurant-theming business for decades that opened and remodeled thousands of restaurants. Drawing upon his years as a Green Beret (which just so happens to be the World's Foremost Training Organization - if you don't believe me, look it up!) and working with all of those restaurants, he brings to Fud's an extremely unique understanding of HOW to train and develop people in the hospitality industry. A Fun Fud Fact is that he is also a partner in our Gator Experience park and has over 30 years of experience working with, taking care of and even wrestling live alligators.
So, when you come to work at Fudpucker's Management Company, this is what you'll get:
- Great Benefits:
- Be surrounded by a lively but Professional team
- Work flexible schedules when needed (life happens to all of us)
- Have 7 paid Holidays off if you're Full Time and have a Position in Marketing, Financial Reporting, Human Resources or Payroll
- Receive Vacation Pay if you stay for at least 1 year
- Receive Sick Leave if you join Management and are Eligible for a Salary
- Enjoy access to Health Insurance Benefits
- Enjoy Employee Health and Well-Being Support Programs
- Get 50% Discount on Food and Free Soda, Coffee and Tea at Fudpucker's When You Work
- ...and other discounts on merchandise, food, & drinks at Fudpucker's when you are not working
- A Strong and Enduring Employee Culture
- Join a Core Staff with Decades of Employee Tenure
- Make Life-Long Friends (GUARANTEED!)
- Go to Lots of Employee Parties (Birthdays, Employee Appreciation, End-of-Season, Christmas... well, you get the point)
- Be good and become a Fudpucker VIP (Very Important Pucker)
- Access Managers and Owners who actually "listen" to Employees (well... most of the time, anyway)
- A VERY SPECIAL TEAM
- Benefit from "Locally Owned & Operated" (i.e. this isn't one of those "BIG" corporations)
- Join Thousands of Employees who came before and continue to return...
- Be part of a Fixture in this Area's History and work alongside the Founders and Owners of the Company (they're okay...)
- Good Citizenship Supporting Meaningful Stuff:
- Animal Conservation (specifically... Alligators)
- Northwest Florida State College's Culinary Program Scholarship Fund
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Local School Systems (Field Trips and Honor Roll Awards)
- Arts Programs and Other Non-Profit Organizations
- Last, but not least, easy accessibility to the Home of the WORLD FAMOUS FUDPUCKER T-SHIRT
- And, Yes, You Get a Free Fud T-Shirt When You're Hired (...and, for some, that may be the best thing of all :)
...So! What are you waiting for? If you've read this far, you might as well apply (...just do it).
