Dive Brief:
- Aldi US announced Wednesday that it plans to hire more than 13,000 store and warehouse employees.
- The discount grocer will also raise its national average hourly pay for associates with starting wages for store and warehouse roles being $18 and $23 per hour, respectively, based on market and position.
- The hiring surge comes ahead of the holiday season and store openings the discount grocer has in the pipeline, according to the press release.
Dive Insight:
Aldi currently employs more than 49,000 associates and operates just shy of 2,400 U.S. locations.
As part of its hiring push, Aldi noted that all employees working more than 30 hours per week have access to healthcare insurance and paid time off, the announcement noted.
The grocer added that it aims to set up its associates for long-term employment and success. Seventy percent of Aldi’s assistant store managers and more than 30% of store managers started 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 the open positions will take place during National Hiring Week, which runs from Sept. 9-15.
Aldi has seen rapid growth stateside this year, starting with an announcement in March that it plans to open 800 new stores in the U.S. by the end of 2028 as part of a goal to increase its U.S. footprint by 30%. This news followed Aldi’s announcing in August 2023 plans to acquire Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket from Southeastern Grocers.
During its inaugural supplier event in May, Aldi executives announced that the discounter is adjusting how it typically works with supplier partners in preparation for its store expansion plans.