How to apply for a job at Aldi grocery, which is hiring 1,100 new Southern California employees

LOS ANGELES — The big German discount supermarket chain Aldi aounced plans today to open some 45 stores employing more than 1,100 people in Southe Califoia by the end of the year, and the company is holding hiring events on March 1 at many of its new locations.

The first eight are scheduled to open March 24, with each holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony that day, the company said in a statement.

“The opening of ALDI in Califoia marks a significant achievement in the company’s five-year strategic plan to open 650 new stores across the nation. By the end of 2018, ALDI expects to operate nearly 2,000 stores,” the statement said.

ALDI, whose headquarters are in Essen, now operates nearly 1,500 stores in 32 states and nearly 10,000 around the world.

The eight stores opening on March 24 will be in Beaumont, Fontana, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Palm Springs, San Beardino and Yucaipa.

Twelve more stores are scheduled to open between April and July, several of them in Los Angeles County. They will be in Anaheim, Arcadia, Bakersfield, Buena Park, Calexico, Cerritos, Covina, El Centro, Fountain Valley, Inglewood, La Puente and La Vee.

How do you apply for a job with Aldi?

Start at their careers page, http://aldiuscareers.com/opportunities. Store management and staff job information is at http://aldistorejobs.com, district manager job information is at http://aldiuscareers.com, divisional and corporate office positions are at https://careers.aldi.us/corporate, and warehouse position information is at https://careers.aldi.us/warehouse.

For jobs at Aldi stores, the company is holding hiring events that include one on March 1 in Simi Valley, and others on the same day in Vista, Bakersfield, Calexico, El Centro and Menifee.

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