ALDI, a discount grocery chain seeking to expand into Inland Southern California, will be holding hiring events this month.

ALDI expects to open 25 Southern California stores between March and July.

The company is seeking to fill nearly 50 shift manager positions for stores in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, according to a news release.

The hiring events for the Inland area will be:

• 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 at the Riverside Convention Center, 3637 Fifth St., Riverside

• 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28 at Pins N Pockets, 32250 Mission Trail, Lake Elsinore

• 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28 at Hilton Garden Inn, 1755 S. Waterman Ave., San Bernardino

• 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28 at the Yucaipa Community Center, 34900 Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa

Information: ALDIuscareers.com

Employees will work an average of 33-40 hours a week and be eligible for benefits including health and dental insurance, the release said.

Positions start at $18 per hour and go up to $23 per hour with tenure.

Requirements include being 18 years or older with a high school diploma or GED, the ability to lift 45 pounds and work anytime between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. any day of the week.

The company listed the following store locations:

• 1638 East Second St., Beaumont

• 15080 Summit Ave., Fontana

• 4020 Highland Ave., San Bernardino

• 78-601 Highway 111, La Quinta

• 18289 Collier Ave., Lake Elsinore

• 30163 Haun Road, Menifee

• 12630 Day Street, Moreno Valley

• 72543 Highway 111, Suites A & B, Palm Desert

• 5200 Ramon Road, Suite B5, Palm Springs

• 625 E. Hospitality Lane, San Bernardino

• 34000 Yucaipa Boulevard, Yucaipa

Regional headquarters and warehouses will be in Moreno Valley.

ALDI was founded in Germany in 1914 and made its U.S. debut in 1976. It now has more than 1,400 U.S. stores, mostly in the Midwest and on the East Coast.

They are known for being low-price, bag-your-own groceries operations that hire nonunion labor.

Contact the writer: fbuck@pe.com