Largest Wholesale Grocery Supply Company Hiring Immigrant Refugees Across U.S.: ‘Resettlement Program for New Americans’

Originally published May 9, 2023 1:07 pm PDT

BALDWIN, FLORIDA—C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S., has launched its “Resettlement Program for New Americans,” according to a five-day-old job posting from the company on simplyhired.com.

The program aims to provide immigrant refugees with employment, housing, and training opportunities in Baldwin, FL, and other participating locations throughout the country.

C&S is a supplier for stores such as Albertsons, Seven-Eleven, Walgreens, Safeway, Target, Walmart, Kroger, and Publix.

According to the wholesaler’s website, C&S is running the same program across the United States, including in Pearl City, Hawaii; Aberdeen, Maryland; Suffield, Connecticut; Windsor Locks, Connecticut; Plant City, Florida; Westfield, Massachusetts; Chester, New York; York, Pennsylvania; and Miami, Florida.

Illegal immigrants who have been granted asylum can be given refugee status.

Screenshot from simplyhired.com taken May 9, 2023

The C&S Resettlement Program is designed to offer “new Americans” the chance to “build a better future” by providing full-time employment, paid training, temporary housing, transportation, and English and financial literacy training.

The program specifically targets individuals with one of the following immigration statuses: Humanitarian Parole, Refugee, or Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

C&S will also sponsor an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) for eligible candidates.

Screenshot from simplyhired.com taken May 9, 2023

The available position of Warehouse Selector offers hourly pay starting at $18 per hour during training, with medical, dental, and health benefits available from day one.

Additionally, the company provides paid time off, holiday pay, and weekly pay.

Warehouse Selectors will be responsible for picking, gathering, and organizing products for delivery to local grocery stores.

The job requires a high level of physical activity and the ability to work in various temperature-controlled environments.

Applicants must be bilingual in English and Spanish or be Spanish speakers, according to the job posting, and they should also be authorized to work prior to their first day of employment.

Upon completion of the application, the C&S Talent Acquisition Department will review the information and contact candidates to discuss the next steps in the hiring process.

The same job postings appear or have appeared on salary.com, trabajo.org, LinkedIn.com, and talent.com.

Founded in 1918, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is an industry leader, supplying more than 6,000 independent supermarkets, chain stores, military bases, and institutions with over 150,000 different products.

Based in Keene, New Hampshire, C&S supplies the following major retail stores and chains (not an exhaustive list):

  • Albertsons
  • BJ’s Wholesale Club
  • Dollar General
  • Family Dollar
  • Meijer
  • Rite Aid
  • Save-A-Lot
  • Seven-Eleven
  • Walgreens
  • Stop & Shop
  • Giant Food
  • Food Lion
  • Safeway
  • Target
  • Walmart
  • Ahold Delhaize
  • Kroger
  • Publix

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