ShopRite has just opened a hiring center right in the middle of our community!
The 65,000 square foot Central Avenue store will bring around 400 part-time jobs to the district. To fill these positions, they have opened a brand new hiring center in the shopping plaza next to Berkshire Bank at 979 Central Avenue.
The waiting room at the hiring center was full today, with applicants looking to fill cashier, overnight, and management positions. Black-and-white flyers decorate the plate glass windows now, but soon ShopRite window treatments will greet applicants, says Alina Paukovits, ShopRite Trainer. She says most of the candidates today heard about the openings via word of mouth, and that turnout has been steady. Paukovits travels from hiring center to hiring center helping ShopRite staff its growing league of stores. The center will remain open for the forseeable future, she says, and the staff hope to fill as many positions as possible by the store’s opening in the spring. “Spring is right around the corner,” Paukovits says.
Applicants can apply at the center or online at http://shoprite.mywebgrocer.com. Applicants are asked to submit social security number info, address history for the past two years, and details about educational and employment history. They are also asked to complete a short assessment section that helps match skills with open positions. ShopRite is a drug-free workplace and equal opportunity employer. Once hired, employees can participate in online training to help prepare them for their post.
Shop Rite will also be holding a meeting on January 25 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Albany High School Auditorium. Company representatives will discuss store services including free Wi-Fi and home delivery, and the public will have an opportunity to meet one of the in-store dieticians who will offer free health advice to customers. The store will also discuss the job opportunities this new location will bring to Albany.
