Cincinnati, OH, April 16, 2018 – Last week, The Kroger Company announced that it will be hiring an additional 11,000 employees in its supermarkets division including nearly 2,000 management positions.. Checking the company’s website showed job openings in all three area Kroger stores in Auburn and Lanett, Alabama and Lagrange, Ga.
Kroger owns numerous brands across the U.S. in grocery, apparel, jewelry, general merchandise and restaurants. Kroger and its subsidiaries today employ nearly half a million associates.
In addition to job creation, Kroger is investing an incremental $500 million in associate wages, training and development over the next three years, as part of Restock Kroger. Last month in Cincinnati, for example, Kroger associates ratified a labor agreement with the UFCW 75 that set the stage for starting wage and overall wage increases in multiple markets across the country. The agreement raised starting wages to at least $10 per hour, and accelerated wage progressions to $11 an hour after one year of service, for associates in the Cincinnati/Dayton division.
Kroger has also committed to invest a significant portion of the tax benefit it received from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in associates’ future, which the company plans to announce in detail this month.
“Kroger is a place where you can come for a job and stay for a career,” Mr. Massa added. “We are committed to creating great entry-level jobs and investing in our associates so they can reach their full potential.”
Candidates interested in working for Kroger are encouraged to apply at jobs.kroger.com.