CINCINNATI, Aug. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co.
(NYSE: KR) today announced that it will hold open interviews in its
stores nationwide on Tuesday, August
9. To make applying online even easier, Kroger launched
"mobile apply" which allows job-seekers to submit applications
through their smartphones or tablet devices.
Interested candidates may apply at jobs.kroger.com and simply
return to a store on August 9
between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., no
appointment necessary.
"Our growth continues to create job openings across the country
for friendly, hard-working associates to join our team, including
many roles on our new ClickList teams," said Tim Massa, Kroger's group vice president of
human resources and labor relations. "Our stores are filled with
incredible opportunities to advance and a variety of career paths.
If you love people and love food, Kroger just might be the place
for you. Applying to work at our family of stores is easier than
ever with open interviews and the ability to apply from
anywhere."
This is the second one-day hiring event Kroger is hosting this
year. The company hired more than 11,496 new associates during its
May 14 event. Kroger plans a third
hiring event, open exclusively to military veterans and their
family members, in November.
Over the last eight years, Kroger has created more than
74,000 permanent, new jobs. This figure does not include jobs
created as a result of capital investment, such as temporary
construction jobs, nor does it include increases due to the
company's mergers.
Kroger's total active workforce grew by more than 9,000
during 2015. More than 90 percent of the new jobs are in the
company's supermarket divisions, ranging from full-time department
heads and assistant store managers to part-time courtesy clerks and
cashiers. The company hired more than 7,000 veterans in 2015, and
has hired more than 35,000 veterans since 2009.
Every day, the Kroger Family of Companies makes a difference in
the lives of eight and a half million customers and 431,000
associates who shop or serve in 2,778 retail food stores under a
variety of local banner names in 35 states and the District of Columbia. Kroger and its
subsidiaries operate an expanding ClickList offering – a
personalized, order online, pick up at the store service – in
addition to 2,230 pharmacies, 785 convenience stores, 323 fine
jewelry stores, 1,400 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food
production plants in the United
States. Kroger is recognized as one of America's most
generous companies for its support of more than 100 Feeding America
food bank partners, breast cancer research and awareness, the
military and their families, and more than 145,000 community
organizations including schools. A leader in supplier diversity,
Kroger is a proud member of the Billion Dollar
Roundtable.
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