Bashas’ will hold pop-up hiring events on Saturday, September 18 at all of its 114 grocery stores in Arizona, as well as its distribution center in Chandler, Arizona, reports Progressive Grocer. On the day, job applicants can visit the location where they’d like to work and sign up for on-site interviews so that managers can hire job applicants immediately.
“People who work in the foodservice industry, particularly restaurants, lost their jobs during the pandemic. They were hired by supermarkets until their previous employers started opening back up and those workers began returning to their former positions, leaving vacancies. “The grocery business is strong, and never dropped,” said Bashas’ SVP Ralph Woodward, in a statement. “We gained customer traffic and are looking to add to our store teams.”
The grocer’s last hiring event took place back in April in Phoenix, during which the company sought to fill 700 positions. Full Story
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