Aldi has six stores in the Richmond area, with two new locations underway in Chesterfield and Henrico. Photo by Michael Thompson.
With the dust still settling on its race for Richmond real estate, a German grocery continues its search for workers to run local stores.
Aldi held a day-long job fair for its Richmond stores on Thursday at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa at Short Pump. The company was looking to fill 10 positions, and by noon, more than 200 jobseekers had visited.
Danuelle Tucker, 35, drove from Petersburg with an application already filled out, hoping to get a cashier’s job with Aldi. She said she heard Aldi’s workers get good benefits. Aldi employees averaging more than 25 hours a week can get health and dental coverage. Store workers make $11.35 an hour.
Aldi has held more than a dozen hiring events for its Richmond operations. The grocer has eight stores open in the Richmond area, and more are in the works in Chesterfield and Henrico. Each store employs 10 to 20 people. One forthcoming location will rise at Atack Properties’ new Broad Hill Centre development, which is taking shape just west of Thursday’s job fair.
Before noon, more than 200 jobseekers dropped into Aldi’s hiring event.
Aldi’s German rival Lidl also is investing heavily in the Richmond market. It has at least six stores in the works in the area, including one across from Broad Hill Centre at the pending GreenGate development.
The Richmond unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate for that month was 5 percent.
Aldi has six stores in the Richmond area, with two new locations underway in Chesterfield and Henrico. Photo by Michael Thompson.
With the dust still settling on its race for Richmond real estate, a German grocery continues its search for workers to run local stores.
Aldi held a day-long job fair for its Richmond stores on Thursday at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa at Short Pump. The company was looking to fill 10 positions, and by noon, more than 200 jobseekers had visited.
Danuelle Tucker, 35, drove from Petersburg with an application already filled out, hoping to get a cashier’s job with Aldi. She said she heard Aldi’s workers get good benefits. Aldi employees averaging more than 25 hours a week can get health and dental coverage. Store workers make $11.35 an hour.
Aldi has held more than a dozen hiring events for its Richmond operations. The grocer has eight stores open in the Richmond area, and more are in the works in Chesterfield and Henrico. Each store employs 10 to 20 people. One forthcoming location will rise at Atack Properties’ new Broad Hill Centre development, which is taking shape just west of Thursday’s job fair.
Before noon, more than 200 jobseekers dropped into Aldi’s hiring event.
Aldi’s German rival Lidl also is investing heavily in the Richmond market. It has at least six stores in the works in the area, including one across from Broad Hill Centre at the pending GreenGate development.
The Richmond unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate for that month was 5 percent.
I was in Wisconsin a few weeks ago, and stopped at an Aldi’s with a friend. Aldi’s has been active there for several years already. The employees were friendly and helpful, the store was clean and the shelves well stocked. I noticed that cashiers have the option to sit on tall chairs that offer low back support, a very good idea. It seems to me to be a good place to work.