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HARPS FOOD STORES has 87 stores in Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Missouri and Kansas with jobs ranging from management to special
skills, like cake decorating and meat cutting. You can start your
career path at Harps while still in school with entry-level positions
like cashiers and stockers.
That’s what Megan Martin did. She’s a closing manager at a Harps
store in Springdale but started out as a cashier. “I’d worked in fast
food, but wanted to get out of that and a friend recommended
Harps,” she says. Soon after she started, the Springdale High grad
started taking on more responsibilities and moving up.
“I received cash office and scanning training. Working in the cash
office is a big responsibility because you’re in charge of counting
down the register drawers and preparing the bank deposits. When
you do scanning, you have to make sure the prices and tags on all
the items in the store are right.” She plans to keep building her career
at Harps. “I’ve talked to my manager about it and I’m committed.
I want to be able to say I started here and moved up and be able
to measure my success.” Her advice for anyone looking to start a
career at Harps is about attitude. “It comes down to wanting to do
the job and learn new things. You need to be able to show them that
you’re serious about the job.”
Anna Blount is also on the path to success at Harps. “I started as a
cashier and just thought that would be it, but since then I’ve learned
about all these opportunities with the company.” Her favorite part
of working at Harps is helping people. “I love getting to interact
with the customers and getting to know them.” Blount plans to keep
working at Harps while she’s in college and says the company is a
great fit for students. “They are really good about scheduling around
priorities, like school or family. They listen to what times work for
you.” After college, she sees a future with Harps. “After I finish my
degree, I’d love to work with the company in customer relations.”
She says Harps is good at helping develop your talents. “They see
the good in people and place you where your strengths can really
shine. There is no limit to how far you can go in this company. There
is a lot of room to grow and always an opportunity to learn.”
Those opportunities include a management training program for
team members who want to become a department or store manag-
er. The program is open to employees at all levels. You could also
earn promotions at the company’s headquarters in Springdale. Ca-
reers at the corporate office include marketing, accounting, graphic
design and human resources.
Harps Food Stores gives you a chance to invest in your own success.
The company is employee owned. That means if you are 21 or older,
and have worked at Harps at least half time for a year, you can own
stock in the company. Harps is the largest employee-owned com-
pany headquartered in Arkansas. It also offers team members paid
holidays, vacation time, health insurance and a retireme nt savings
plan. If you’re ready to start a career at Harps, visit harpscareers.com
for more information.
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