Aldi hires over 13,000 new employees

Brief description of the dive:

• Aldi US announced on Wednesday that it plans employ over 13,000 shop and warehouse workers.
• The discount grocery chain will also raise the national average hourly wage for its employees, with starting salaries for store and warehouse workers set at $18 and $23 an hour, respectively, depending on the market and position.
• According to a press release, the hiring surge comes ahead of the holiday season and planned openings of discount stores.

Diving Insight:

Aldi currently employs more than 49,000 people and has nearly 2,400 stores in the U.S.

As part of its recruitment efforts, Aldi said all employees working more than 30 hours a week have access to health insurance and paid time off, the ad noted.

The grocer added that it intends to position its employees 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 at the company, and all of its executive leaders began their Aldi careers at one of its discount stores, according to a press release.

Interviews for vacancies will be held during National Recruitment Week, which will run from 9 to 15 September.

Aldi has seen rapid growth in the United States this year, beginning with an announcement in March that it planned open 800 new stores in the U.S. by the end of 2028 as part of a goal to increase its U.S. presence by 30%. The news comes after Aldi announced plans in August 2023 take over Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket from Southeastern Grocers

At a supplier launch event in May, Aldi executives announced that the discounter was adapting the way we normally work with our supplier partners in preparation for store expansion plans.