KALAMAZOO, MI — Dozens of people lined up Monday to put their hats in the ring for jobs at the ALDI discount supermarket on Kalamazoo's West Side.
A line snaked out the doors of the 5535 W. Main St. business well before the event started at 7 a.m. At one point, it passed the entrance of the Office Depot store east of the no-frills supermarket.
Many of those people waited for more than one hour to talk to two store representatives for, in some cases, less than 2 minutes.
The attraction? The chance for a full-time job as a cashier — a post that pays $10.50 per hour — or as a manager trainee — a post that pays $21 per hour. Information provided by ALDI also indicated there would be benefits for part-time staffers who work at least 20 hours per week, including full health insurance, dental coverage and a 401(K) retirement plan.
How many jobs were to be had? Five, according to ALDI spokeswoman Elizabeth Manley.
“They're looking to fill five full-time positions; four cashiers and one manager-trainee,” Manley stated in an email.
Counting a hiring event at the same store on March 7, and another at the Coldwater ALDI on May 21 (to hire for that store and one in Battle Creek), Monday's was the third such hiring event the area ALDI’s have hosted. Each of the events appears to have attracted large numbers of applicants. So why does the store chain continue to have such events?
“ALDI is hosting these hiring events due to need in the area,” Manley responded.
Based in the Chicago area, she said Tuesday that she would have to follow up with the store division here to see if they can say how many people attended Monday's event.
The chain has not said how many people have been hired in total as a result.
Contact Al Jones at ajone5@mlive.com and 269-365-7187.
Source: www.mlive.com
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