Santa Cruz-based Grocery Packer & Checker Opening | Hiring

Role Based in Santa Cruz

Position: Grocery Packer & Checker (Based in Santa Cruz) Employer: ALDI (Hiring in Santa Cruz) Based in: Santa Cruz, CA (our main Santa Cruz branch)

Salary: $18-$21/Hour (approx. $41.1k/Year) Benefits: This role offers a competitive benefits package. Stable workload with modern tooling and processes.

What You'll Do

Apply your your professional skills skills at our Santa Cruz location.

• This Santa Cruz-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in relevant skills.
• Our ALDI team in Santa Cruz, CA is growing.
• Benefit from working in Santa Cruz, a key hub for the Retail And Grocery industry.

Company Overview: ALDI is one of America's fastest-growing grocery retailers, operating thousands of efficient stores nationwide with a focus on providing high-quality everyday essentials at unbeatable value. Our culture is built on teamwork, simplicity, and continuous improvement, offering employees top starting wages, guaranteed hours, and a supportive workplace environment.

Position Summary: As an ALDI Grocery Packer & Checker, you manage high-speed customer checkout lanes and front-end order organization. Operating seated point-of-sale registers, you ensure item scanning accuracy, process customer payments, and maintain orderly packing areas. This position is 100% physical and strictly requires full on-site presence at the store facility with zero remote options available.

Key Duties & Expectations: Operate point-of-sale registers efficiently, achieving company scan-speed targets while handling cash, credit, debit, and electronic payment transactions securely. Organize checkout packing areas, manage customer cart transfers smoothly, and assist shoppers with product inquiries. Maintain cleanliness across front-end lanes, sanitizing checkout belts and clearing packaging debris continuously.

Qualifications: Must be at least 18 years of age with a High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred. Requires basic mathematical skills, comfort handling cash transactions, and the physical stamina to lift up to 30 lbs and perform repetitive motions throughout the shift.

Employment & Perks: Full-Time (100% On-Site). Offers market-leading starting hourly wages with guaranteed annual step-up increases, comprehensive medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) company match, paid vacation, and clear internal growth opportunities.