Stop & Shop to hold career fair
Stop & Shop’s stores across the Northeast will host a one-day, all-store career fair on Feb. 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applicants interested in beginning a rewarding career with a thriving company can visit any of the supermarket’s more than 400 stores for an on-the-spot interview.
Interviews will be held to fill the more than 2,800 part-time roles and select full-time roles across the Northeast in e-commerce, bakery, deli, grocery, seafood and produce departments. There are also openings on overnight crews, as well as for cashiers, porters, baggers, home shoppers, pharmacy and asset protection. Additionally, the grocer’s Freetown, MA., distribution center will be offering on-the-spot interviews to fill open full-time selector roles.
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“At Stop & Shop, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace. We believe that the voices of our team members should reflect a diverse set of ideas, experiences, and backgrounds. Many members of Stop & Shop’s leadership team started as store associates. The roles we offer at Stop & Shop are more than jobs, they are growth opportunities,” said Maria Silvestri, senior vice president of human resources for Stop & Shop. “We hope that anyone who is interested in starting a career in an exciting work environment, focused on helping their community, will join us in any of our stores on Saturday, Feb. 25.”
Stop & Shop associates have benefits including competitive pay, paid training, flexible schedules, a company discount on groceries, paid time off and more. Many associates have opportunities for career growth, including management, field support or in the corporate support office. Cashiers, baggers, produce, bakery, floral and grocery clerks must be at least aged 16 years old, and all other positions require applicants to be age 18 years old or older.
Throughout its over 100-year history, Stop & Shop has remained committed to developing and investing in its associates, enabling them to build and advance their careers, the company said.
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Stop & Shop offers on-the-job training, cross-functional job rotation, coaching, networking and mentoring – in addition to providing classroom training and tuition reimbursement toward business or food industry-related higher education. Eighty percent of Stop & Shop’s full-time associates began part-time, and through on-the-job training and mentorship have advanced their careers to full-time store employment and beyond. More than 5,000 Stop & Shop associates working today have been with the company for 25 years or more, the company noted.
Interested applicants who cannot make the one-day career fair can also apply online in advance here.