Food City to hire over 1,000 new employees

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Food City announced on Friday that they plan to hire over 1,000 new associates.

The company is having a hiring event on Thursday, April 27 at all Food City locations, as well as distribution centers.

The hiring event will last from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Food City will be hiring 1,200 new full- and part-time employees. Available will be entry-level and experienced positions. Some of these will include meat cutter, cake decorator, retail management and warehousing positions.

The grocery chain opened and expanded many stores this year. Their GoCart curbside pick-up and in-store food service options have continued to grow as well. Due to this, they created a number of new jobs.

“Food City is a family owned and operated company that offers a generous benefits package to their associates including competitive salaries, comprehensive training, healthcare coverage with medical and dental plans, 401(k) with a 3% company match, vacation accrual, vision coverage, and company paid life and disability plans, and Employee Stock Ownership Plan. In addition, to these great benefits, Food City also offers advancement opportunities to associates who wish to progress within a growing company,” the press release stated.

Those interested can apply at foodcity.com. They may also text “FCJOBS” to 85000, or complete an application in any Food City store.