Laid off? These Fresno-area companies are hiring to deal with coronavirus demands

Fresno-area workplaces like restaurants are laying off workers and cutting hours as people shelter in place to avoid spreading coronavirus.

Meanwhile, other companies are ramping up hiring by the thousands, specifically ones that play a role in getting food to the consumer or serving their health needs. That includes grocery stores, delivery services, drugstores — even restaurants like Domino’s Pizza.

They are looking for workers to deal with the increased demand from customers and increased cleaning in stores.

Some are even bumping up their pay by $2 or more, or offering other perks.

Here’s who’s hiring in the Fresno area.

• Amazon announced last week that it planned to hire 100,000 full-time and part-time workers in the U.S. in its fulfillment centers and delivery network. Amazon pays a minimum of $15 an hour and boosted its pay by $2 now through April 30. In the Fresno area, the retail giant is looking for people to drive delivery vans to drop off orders. Expect to work 10 hours a day and four or five days a week. Apply online.
• CVS Health, the parent company of CVS Pharmacy stores, said it is hiring 50,000 workers nationwide. In the Fresno area, jobs include cashiers, pharmacy technicians, and management positions. Apply online at jobs.cvs.health.com.
• Foods Co. and its parent company, Kroger, said last week that it had hired 2,000 people to keep up with coronavirus demands and had 10,000 more openings. On Monday, Foods Co. had positions open in all three Fresno stores and the Hanford store. The stores are accepting applications for cashiers, baggers, e-commerce clerks, and workers in the grocery, produce, meat, deli and bakery departments. Apply online at career8.successfactors.com/careers.
• Domino’s Pizza restaurants are also hiring workers to keep up with demand. In the Fresno area, that includes managers, delivery drivers and customer service representatives. Apply online at jobs.dominoes.com.
• Instacart is hiring 300,000 people to shop and deliver groceries to customers homes. The workers are independent contractors. Apply online at instacart.com.
• PepsiCo plans to hire 6,000 fulltime workers nationwide. In the Fresno area, that includes warehouse workers who load trucks, and merchandisers to deliver and stock shelves at grocery stores. Apply online at Pepsicojobs.com.
• Save Mart is hiring temporary multi-purpose clerks at stores throughout the Central Valley. The clerks could work in a variety of departments: check stand, produce, meat/seafood, bakery/deli, janitorial, or in-store restaurants. A detailed description of the potential jobs is at SaveMart.com. Click on the orange “apply now” button to apply.
• Vons is hiring people in Fresno stores to work in all sorts of departments: Grocery, bakery, pharmacy, health and beauty, deli, floral and more. Apply online at Albertsonscompanies.com.
• Walgreens plans to hire 9,500 people nationwide to fill increased demand. In the Fresno area, the jobs are mostly customer service associates and pharmacy technicians. Apply online at jobs.walgreens.com.
• Walmart plans to hire 150,000 new associates – 6,200 in California – to meet increased demand through the end of May. The jobs are in stores, distribution centers and fulfillment centers. It’s reducing its typical two-week application process to 24 hours for key roles like cashiers and stockers. Apply online at www.walmartcareers.com. Some of the jobs available in Fresno on that website are outdated, but a Walmart representative said people should apply for them anyway. Job applicants can also text the word “jobs” to 240240 or ask at their local store.

This story was originally published March 23, 2020 at 2:42 PM.