Patriotic Wear for July 3rd, 4th, and 5th!

Attention Ricker's Employees!
Independence day is almost here! That means it's time to break out the Patriotic Wear.

From July 3, 2014 to July 5, 2014 please feel free to wear shirts that are red, white, blue, feature an American Flag, or that supports the Armed Forces or the Wounder Warrior Project.

This applies to shirts only. These three days will NOT be denim days for jeans.

Shirts must be tasteful and professional. Please do not wear anything that could be considered rude or that includes foul language. Play it safe! If you have to wonder about whether or not you should wear it to work - it's probably best to leave it at home. If you have any questions please contact a member of the Human Resources Department.

Thank you and Have a Happy and Safe Fourth of July!

A Special Baseball Edition of the Weekly Recognition Roundup- June 20,2014

It’s time for a special Baseball edition of Recognition Roundup!  When it's the bottom of the ninth and we're down a couple of runs, let’s see who steps up to the plate for the Ricker’s team!

Leading off- It’s the whole CENTRAL STORE! They were put on the lineup by their manager MJ Stewart.

“I would like to recognize my whole team! Thank you all for your dedication to the customers, to the company, and to the Central Store. I don’t say it very much but I do appreciate every one of you and the job performance that you do every day. Thank you!

Way to WOW your team Central Store! You definitely knock it out of the park!

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On deck we have the East Washington Subway! They were put in this game by their Store Manager, Dean Black.

“I would like to say thank you to my Subway employees for stepping up and taking over all the day to day duties and maintaining our wonderful location. MEL and Tonya have worked very hard and even worked at 38^th street helping that Site to run. Thank you to my Subway staff for staying focused on what’s important, our customers."

With WOW-worthy hits like that, your certain to make it on base! Keep it up East Washington Subway!

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Stepping into the batter's box now is the Middletown Store! They were nominated by Wendy Burchett.

After experiencing a medical issue, her store came together to make sure she was okay. She says its “great to be a part of a team and a family. I love working for Rickers and with the wonderful people in Middletown especially Dalton who worked my shift for me and drove me home. I just feel really blessed.”

Great job not letting a serious issue strike you out Middletown store! You are definitely WOW-worthy.

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Batting cleanup on our Rickers Baseball Lineup is the Staff at East Washington. They were nominated by their manager Dean Black.

“I want to thank our staff here at Emerson and Washington for stepping up and changing your schedules to help work other stores and for making our site run so smoothly.  You are so important to Ricker’s and to me that I can’t say thank you enough. So here is a big THANK YOU to all of you. “

WOW is all we can say as the whole store trots down to first base! You are an amazing team, East Washington!     

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The bases are loaded and who steps up to the plate? None other than the 2013 Associate Manager of the Year-Mary Jo Barth sporting a number 80 to represent her East Washington Store! Mary Jo was put on the lineup by her Store Manager- Dean Black

“I would like to thank Mary Jo Barth for all her hard work in running both Subways here in Indy, Fall Creek, and East Washington, She has put many hours into maintaining the quality of service and standars of Ricker’s. While at the East 38^th Street Subway she has trained a new Subway Manager, two Subway Sandwich artist and retrained the rest of the staff and they have all preformed very well! (Especially the new manager Ashley who is taking on her first Subway assignment.) Mary Jo brings hard work and enjoyment to our Subways that is hard to beat. SO I am yelling from the mountains “THANK YOU MARY JO FOR ALL YOU DO!”

Way to WOW and show how to get things done when the times get tough!

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Mary Jo has hit the ball and it’s headed back towards the outfield wall! It’s a GRAND SLAM! Ricker’s wins!  Ricker’s wins! That's the ball game! Until next time baseball/Ricker fans- keep WOW’ing our fans!

 

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Do you know a superstar that knocks it out of the park? Maybe your whole team keeps swinging for the fences? If so, we want to hear about it! Please contact Keeli LeVart via email or the HR Rickers Facebook profile.

 

 

 

Weekly Recognition Roundup- June 13, 2014

It’s time for another Recognition Roundup!  We have some amazing superstars and we want to make sure they are getting the recognition they deserve.

First, we have Middletown Store. That’s right- The WHOLE Store got a shout out from their Manager- Teresa Brengman.

“I would like to give a BIG SHOUT OUT!! to the whole Middletown /Subway staff We have been shorthanded an extremely Busy and Every single employee has stepped it up and helped out anyway they could weather its covering a shift or jumping on line helping Subway or c side way to show Team WORK! So proud of our MIDDLETOWN TEAM!! YOU ROCK!

 

Way to Rock it our Middletown! Keep up the WOW work!

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Next on our roundup is one of our newer Associate Managers- Jared Harrison from Central Avenue. His shout out is from Store Manager MJ Stewart.  

“Jared followed up on a tip about a customer stealing. After investigation the incident and getting the police involved, it was discovered that the customer had outstanding warrants. Great Job Jared!”

WOW Jared! Way to keep an eye out for your store! Batman  called and he wants some crime fighting tips from you!

 

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Finally on this week’s recognition roundup we have Store Manager Crystal Catt. Crystal was nominated by her Associate Manager, Gary Graham.

“Our manager at Keystone, Crystal Catt, deserves much more than a shout out from all of us here.  I know there have been many occasions where Crystal comes to the store as early as 3:30am to do special projects and is still working at 6 or 7pm.  One day we came in at 4:00 am to paint the bollards at the pumps because the traffic is light and there are no interruptions to customers.  I have a candid picture of her lying on her back on the floor of the back room scrubbing the underneath parts of the BIB racks.  These are just a few of many examples of how dedicated she is to her store and our customers.  Rarely does she say “Why don’t you go do …..”, rather, she says, “Why don’t you help me get this done…” and then she works with someone, always the mentor.  She never asks someone to do something she is not willing to do herself.

She has patiently shown me easier ways to do managerial tasks and never criticizes if we do something differently as long as the correct result is achieved.  She is witty and a joy to work with.  Rarely does a day go by when she doesn’t say “Have I told you how much I appreciate you?”  She finds a way to praise each employee without showing favoritism.  And as I said earlier, she is not only a team player, but a team builder.

Crystal makes it a joy to come to work because she is a true leader.  And a true leader leads by example.

Crystal- All we can say is WOW! You are an amazing manager and we are so happy to have you! Thank you for leading your team and showing them how a true leader acts!

 

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Do you have a WOW story to share like Crystal's? Or a crime fighting story like Jared's? Do you want to give your whole team a shout out for the awesome ways they make your work life better like Middletown store? Let us know! Send your WOW story to Keeli LeVart via email and we will make sure we recognize our amazing employees.  

Career Advancement Opportunities are just steps away!

A Retirement Party Fit for the Godfather

At the end of May 2014, Rich "The Godfather"Girman retired. But we couldn't let him go out into retirement without a party to celebrate! Below are the pictures from Rich's Retirement Party.

 

Rich's Cake

 

Rich and fellow Manager Kai Jordan

 

Rich and his DM Tiffany Leicher

 

Quinn Ricker, Jay Ricker, and Rich

Jay Ricker, Rich, Nancy Ricker, and Quinn Ricker

 

Rich receiving his blanket with Jay and Quinn Ricker

 

Rich and Fellow Manager Bob Marshall

 

Store Manager- Kai Jordan, Store Manager- Johnny Jones, Director of Marketing- Keith Broviak, Store Manager- Lisa Stokes (Standing by Johnny behind Keith), Merchandise & Food Service Manager- Mike Jones, Store Manager-Rita Hicks, and CSR- Prince Ostine

 

Rich and Tiffany

Store Manager Crystal Catt, Pricebook Coordinator Doug Mai, Merchandise & Food Service Manager- Mike Jones, Director of Operations-Jason Klemme, Store Manager Rita Hicks, Store Manager and Retiree- Rich "The Godfather" Girman, Food Service Program Manager- Shannon Harvey, District Manager, Tiffany Leicher, Store Manager-Robert Marshall, Store Manager- Lisa Stokes, Internal Auditor-Joe Worland, Store Manager-Kai Jordan, Store Manager- Johnny Jones,  and District Manager-Randy Swingle

 

Additional pictures have been posted in the Ricker's Superstars Facebook Group.

Thank you Rich for your years of hard work and dedication to Ricker Oil Company. We will miss you! Enjoy your Retirement!