Walmart to hire 400 employees for two new stores

In its search for employees to staff two new stores, Walmart has opened two temporary hiring centers — including one in Winter Garden.

The retail giant will use the centers to fill 400 full- and part-time jobs it will have when it opens its two newest stores — a 190,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter located in Horizon West and a 41,157-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market in Orlando — in November.

There currently are 227 Walmart Supercenters and 83 Neighborhood Markets in Florida alone.

The majority of the new employees for the neighborhood market, which will be located at Orlando Lee Road, will begin work this month to help prepare the store for its grand opening, said Aaron Brothers, the Horizon West store manager. He added the majority of associates hired for the Horizon West Supercenter will begin work in October.

A hiring center opened at 14179 W. Colonial Drive for the Horizon West Supercenter and at 5125 Adanson St., Suite 600, for the Neighborhood Market, according to a Walmart press release. 

Brothers encourages residents to consider applying for the stores because of the career growth potential.    

“Walmart provides jobs for local residents with an opportunity to build a career,” Brothers said. “I can tell you firsthand the opportunities for growth are boundless. I’ve been with Walmart for 17 years now, starting as a cart pusher and eventually progressing to the store manager position five years ago.”

In 2015, Walmart promoted 18,800 of its Florida associates to jobs with higher pay and responsibility, and converted 9,900 from part-time to full-time positions. The company’s employee benefits, which include health care with no lifetime maximum, matching 401(k) contributions of up to 6% of pay, discounts on general merchandise, an Associate Stock Purchase Program and company-paid life insurance — are offered to both full-time and part-time employees.

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