Aldi announces recruitment drive to fill 112 Dublin vacanies

ALDI Ireland has launched a recruitment drive to fill 450 vacancies across the retailers’ 153 store network in Ireland, including 112 roles in Dublin.

The company is recruiting for store assistants including 76 permanent positions and 36 fixed term contract positions in the county.

An increase in customer numbers and existing vacancies is driving the demand for new recruits in Dublin, the company says.

“The new recruits will join the 673 strong team in Dublin currently and the 4,650 Aldi team in Ireland and will benefit from a competitive package including market leading rates of pay and career progression opportunities.”

The company created 1,050 jobs at the beginning of 2020 and added 600 new jobs to that in 2021, supporting the additional four new stores opened last year.

Aldi has invested €167 million in its Dublin stores since opening the first Irish branch on Parnell Street in 1999.

In February 2022, Aldi increased its hourly pay rates for store colleagues, and pays all store assistants up to €14.90 an hour, with an entry rate of €12.90 an hour.

Welcoming the recruitment drive, Niall O’Connor, Aldi Ireland Group Managing Director, said: “More than ever, our focus is firmly on great value and providing this for our customers, people and the communities in which we operate.

“Across our 153 stores, and 24 in Dublin, we are delivering for customers at a time when household expenses and value have never been more important.

“Food spend is a significant monthly outlay for households and we are very conscious of the current challenges facing consumers and businesses.

“The cost-of-living crisis is impacting us all.

“Aldi is responding by continuing to maintain a price advantage, adding new Irish and local suppliers to our network, extending contracts with existing suppliers, in addition to reinvesting in Ireland with four new stores opened to date in 2022, along with two more to come before the end of the year.

“These investments mean that Irish consumers benefit from choice, from the best prices and from the freshest local Irish produce in the Aldi stores that are close and most convenient to them.”