300 positions available in the Houston area
Houston, Texas – April 12, 2018 – The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced that its family of stores is hiring to fill an estimated 11,000 positions in its supermarket divisions, including nearly 2,000 management positions.
In the Houston division, 300 positions are available to be filled. Most of the available positions are in our grocery store locations and include Baggers, Cashiers, ClickList Clerks, Meat and Seafood Clerks, Deli and Bakery Clerks and Grocery Clerks.
The Kroger family of stores created 10,000 new jobs in 2017 and 12,000 in 2016. These figures do not include jobs created as a result of capital investment, such as temporary construction jobs, nor do they include increases due to the company’s mergers. Kroger and its subsidiaries today employ nearly half a million associates.
“Over the last decade, the Houston Division has added 2,900 new jobs in the Houston and surrounding areas. We continue to provide opportunities for our associates to grow and advance their careers,” said Miles Bocock, Houston Division Human Resources Leader.
In addition to job creation, Kroger is investing an incremental $500 million in associate wages, training and development over the next three years, as part of Restock Kroger. Kroger has also committed to invest a significant portion of the tax benefit it received from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in associates’ future, which the company plans to announce in detail this month.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply at jobs.kroger.com.
About the Houston Division of The Kroger Co.
Kroger operates 110 stores, 106 pharmacies and 81 fuel centers retail food stores in Greater Houston, Beaumont-Orange, Bryan-College Station and Southwest Louisiana. Our 17,794 Houston division associates are dedicated to our Purpose: to Feed the Human SpiritTM, serving the region through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To learn more about The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), visit our newsroom and investor relations site.