Aldi is hiring 150 new staff in Lancashire in the lead-up to Christmas.

The supermarket chain is looking for store colleagues to help during the busy festive period.

A range of permanent positions are available, including store assistants, managers, and cleaners.

The starting pay for store assistants is £12.40 per hour, the highest in the industry.

For more information, go to aldirecruitment.co.uk.

The supermarket is looking for team members to help replenish stock, assist customers, and maintain its high standards of service during the festive period and beyond.

Aldi is also the only UK supermarket to offer paid breaks, worth more than £900 annually for the average store colleague.

The recruitment drive is part of Aldi's plan to open 17 more stores by the end of the year, as they aim to have 1,500 stores across the UK.

Kelly Stokes, recruitment director at Aldi UK, said: "Our mission is to make affordable, high-quality food accessible to everyone, and that is even more important at this time of year.

"Our colleagues are essential to ensuring Aldi shoppers have a great experience in store, and we’re once again closing our stores on Boxing Day to give them a well-deserved break as a thank you for their dedication."