Aldi is hiring over 13,000 new employees

Dive Summary:

• Aldi US announced plans on Wednesday Hire over 13,000 store and warehouse employees.
• The discount grocery chain will also increase the national average hourly wage for employees, with starting wages for store and warehouse roles at $18 and $23 per hour, respectively. This depends on the market and position.
• The hiring increase comes ahead of the discount grocer’s holiday season and planned store openings, according to the press release.

Diving Insight:

Aldi currently employs more than 49,000 people and has approximately 2,400 locations in the United States.

As part of Aldi’s recruitment drive, all employees working more than 30 hours a week will have access to health insurance and paid leave, the announcement said.

The grocer added that it aims to set its employees up for long-term employment and success. Seventy percent of Aldi’s assistant store managers and more than 30 percent of its store managers started out as store associates for the company, and all of its executive leaders began their Aldi careers in one of the discounter’s stores, according to the press release.

Interviews for open positions will take place during National Recruitment Week, which runs from 9-15 September.

Aldi has seen rapid growth in the US this year, with the announcement in March that Opening 800 new stores In the US by the end of 2028 as part of its goal to increase its US footprint by 30%. This news comes as Aldi plans to open in August 2023 Acquired Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket From Southeastern Grocers

At its first supplier event in May, Aldi executives announced that the discount store adjust how you typically work with supplier partners The store is preparing for expansion plans.