Penguins partner with Giant Eagle, Primanti Bros. to aid arena, restaurant staffers
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced a partnership with Giant Eagle and Primanti Bros. to offer temporary employment opportunities to staffers at PPG Paints Arena and area restaurants impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
This partnership will allow those individuals to pursue employment with area Giant Eagle locations.
“Supermarkets, pharmacies and fuel stations are critical community resources right now,” Giant Eagle president and CEO Laura Shapira Karet said in a statement. “I continue to be amazed by the commitment and compassion of our Giant Eagle and GetGo Team Members, and thank the PPG Paints Arena workers and Primanti Bros. restaurant employees who have stepped up to help us get this important work done.”
“We have a well-trained, loyal and hard-working arena workforce, and we are happy to provide priority job opportunities to help them and their families during this time of need,” Penguins CEO David Morehouse said, also via statement. “We worked closely with our operations partners, ASM Global and Aramark, and our service workers union leaders to help provide these jobs to over 700 arena employees.”
According to a press release, Giant Eagle is seeking to hire hundreds of people across numerous areas of business, including in its stores, at its warehouse facilities and as truck drivers.
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