Tara Turner was a stay-at-home mom for her two young daughters when she joined Stewart’s part time a couple nights a week.

During her 17 years with Stewart’s Shops, Tara grew from a part-time closer and food safety team member and is now the manager of our recently reconstructed Weibel Avenue shop in Saratoga Springs.

“I came here for the flexibility,” Tara says. “What began as a great part-time job, unexpectedly became my career.”

The flexibility at Stewart’s makes it an easy company to work for, Tara says.

Stewart’s employs more than 5,500 people in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, including our corporate offices, our manufacturing plant and more than 400 convenience stores.

Stewart’s offers a wide range of employment options from accounting and truckloading to shop partners, truck drivers and the teams who produce our soups, sandwiches and award-winning milk and ice cream.

“There are a lot of part-time options too,” Tara says. “There are opportunities for morning shifts, evening shifts, college students and others who might be looking to earn some extra cash.”

As Tara’s daughters grew up, she was able to take on more shifts and more responsibilities, opportunities that Tara says, helped her grow personally and professionally.

Working for a company where the employees own 40% of the business is another benefit that makes Stewart’s so special, Tara says. Stewart’s and the Dake family have donated $9 million to charitable organizations for years and recently made the decision to increase the annual donations total to $12 million.

“It’s a good feeling to work for a company that gives so much not only to employees but the communities that Stewart’s is part of,” Tara says.

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