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Buc-ee’s is looking for staff and paid interns for MS Coast store. Here’s what to know

It’s been about three months since Buc-ee’s began posting job openings for management level positions for the new store near Pass Christian, and the company continues to look for candidates.

The walls are also now up at the travel center, which will create 200 full-time jobs. A job fair for hourly positions typically is held about three months before a new Buc-ee’s opens.

Buc-ee’s is known for paying higher wages and giving benefits of medical, dental, vision coverage and three weeks of paid vacation to full time employees.

Jobs posted on Indeed and other national employment sites are paying:

$125,000 for assistant general manager and gift/merchandise manager

Up to $31 hour for grocery manager

$20 an hour for bookkeeper and gift/merchandise team lead

Applications can be completed on the Buc-ee’s career page or on Indeed and other online job sites.

The entrances, walls and fuel pumps are under construction at Mississippi’s first Buc-ee’s Travel Center on I-10 in Harrison County, near Pass Christian. The company is hiring management and paid interns.
The entrances, walls and fuel pumps are under construction at Mississippi’s first Buc-ee’s Travel Center on I-10 in Harrison County, near Pass Christian. The company is hiring management and paid interns. Courtesy of James Randolph

The listings on Indeed say Buc-ee’s projected opening is February 2025. Like all construction projects in South Mississippi, that date is subject to material and weather delays.

“At this current time, we are planning on opening our Harrison County, MS location in the spring of 2025,” Buc-ee’s told the Sun Herald, making opening day six months or more away.

Now looking for interns

The company also is looking for paid interns to work at Pass Christian and about 35 Buc-ee’s in 10 states. The interns will work in departments throughout the store to learn different aspects the business. They will earn $18 an hour while working and learning.

“This rotational position includes on-the- job training with maintenance, customer service, merchandise and food service,” the company website says.

The 10-week internship requires a minimum of 300 hours, including some weekends and holidays.

Buc-ee’s staff members work to prepare brisket and other specialties of the travel centers. The new Buc-ee’s in South Mississippi will create more than 200 full-time jobs.
Buc-ee’s staff members work to prepare brisket and other specialties of the travel centers. The new Buc-ee’s in South Mississippi will create more than 200 full-time jobs. Courtesy of Buc-ee's

Candidates must be enrolled in college and pursuing a BA/BS in business, retailing, hotel/restaurant management, hospitality management or related major.

Among the requirements is no use of personal cell phones during work, and a benefit is the opportunity for advancement at Buc-ee’s, which has 50 locations and several more under construction.

It’s hard to miss the wall of jerky when stopping at a Buc-ee’s, like this one at the travel center in Robertsdale, Alabama.
It’s hard to miss the wall of jerky when stopping at a Buc-ee’s, like this one at the travel center in Robertsdale, Alabama. Tim Thorsen Sun Herald

This story was originally published September 17, 2024 at 5:00 AM.

Mary Perez
Sun Herald
Mary has won numerous awards for her business and casino articles for the Sun Herald. She also writes about Biloxi, jobs and the new restaurants and development coming to the Coast. She is a fourth-generation journalist. 
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