Aldi has announced it is looking to hire more than 215 new employees across Essex this year as it is investing more than £1.4billion as part of a nationwide expansion.

The supermarket giant is hiring workers of all levels of experience to fill roles in its Pitsea, Benfleet, Wickford and Southend stores.

This includes full and part-time positions such as caretaker and store assistant, with salaries of up to £43,440 per year for store managers in the south Essex area.

Store and warehouse assistants at Aldi receive a starting salary of £12 rising to £12.95 nationally, while those working within the M25 receive £13.55 rising to £13.85.

Giles Hurley, CEO at Aldi UK, said: “Our colleagues work incredibly hard and are without a doubt a huge part of our success at Aldi. We continue to welcome more and more customers to Aldi stores every week, not just because of our unbeatable prices and British sourcing, but also our amazing colleagues.

“We are looking forward to welcoming even more colleagues up and down the country to team Aldi during 2024 as we progress towards our goal of making affordable, quality food accessible to everyone.”

For more information on how to apply to these jobs across the south Essex stores, visit aldirecruitment.co.uk/job-search.

Aldi recently committed to opening 500 more stores across Britain and is investing more than £1.4billion throughout 2023 and 2024 as it works towards this long-term target.

This investment includes expanding its distribution and store network as well as further improving existing stores and technology infrastructure to support growth.