Kroger announces job fairs, including exclusive military event in fall

CINCINNATI — Kroger on Wednesday announced that it will hold open interviews in its stores nationwide on May 20. The company is planning a second hiring event, open exclusively to military veterans and their family members, in the fall.



"Summer is a great time to join our family of stores. Whether preparing and delivering online orders as a member of our ClickList teams or setting up farm-to-table produce stands, we get a fresh chance each day to make real personal connections with customers in our stores," stated Tim Massa, Kroger's group VP human resources and labor relations. "If you love people and love food, Kroger is a place where you can come for a job and stay for a career."



Kroger announced earlier this year that it will add an estimated 10,000 permanent positions in its supermarket divisions in 2017.



This is the first one-day hiring event Kroger is hosting this year, after hosting successful events last year. In fact, at the last excusive military event in 2016 the grocer hired thousands of veterans and their family members. Kroger has hired more than 35,000 veterans since 2009 and donated more than $18 million since 2010 to help support USO programs.



Last year, the company's total active workforce grew by more than 12,000 associates. Over the last eight years, Kroger has created more than 86,000 new jobs.