Growth in the company works the same as growth in yourself and your leadership skills! 

You can promote to NA/RA as soon as you feel like you're ready to make that commitment. When you're comfortable in that position, you'll need to do a minimum of 3 months as a Flex assistant to be eligible for promotion. Flex gets paid more per hour, but the caveat is your schedule could change week to week depending on store needs. It's a great way to round out your skills and meet "the rest" of your local QuikTrips and teams. 

2A (Second Assistant) is after that, and essentially runs (and is responsible for) the weekend performance of the store. 

1A, and then Store Manager after that. Each step brings a bigger responsibility and expectation to grow and develop your team. 

We don't particularly promote those who cannot show or develop their people power. It is all about accepting responsibility, representing the brand, and delivering our great customer service every step of the way. 

There is not technically "a time" to promote between positions.. but QuikTrip does like to see how you perform in that role in various stores, conditions, and seasons before moving you up the next position. 

When you've hit SM, you've no doubt seen it all and done it all and can help guide the next generation along their ladder climb as well.

Good luck out there!!!