For employers
J-1 for retail and grocery, done properly
Bringing international students into your stores takes the right sponsor, eligible roles, fair pay, housing and daily support. We bring all of it.
45+
business clients served
Day 1
associates ready on their first shift
4
J-1 sponsor partners
$0
fees charged to workers, ever
Which store roles can fit
Customer-facing and sales-floor roles during daytime and evening hours are the usual starting point. Every role is reviewed against program rules before anything is agreed.
- No warehouse or distribution work
- No jobs worked mostly between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., so no overnight stocking
- No jobs that need a driver’s license
Two ways to host
Alto as host employer: where our structure meets program requirements, participants are Alto employees. We employ and pay them, provide full-time on-site supervision and control the worksite.
You as host employer: your company hosts the participants. We manage readiness, sponsor matching, paperwork, housing, transportation and support. Participant orientation is run by the sponsor.
Sponsors screen and select every participant. Participants work in eligible seasonal roles only: no warehouse or distribution work, no jobs worked mostly between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., and no jobs that need a driver’s license. Participants are never contractors, and they never pay Alto a fee.
How it works
Step 1: Role review
We check each role and schedule against program rules.
Step 2: Sponsor match
We match your stores with the sponsor partner that fits.
Step 3: Season support
Housing, transport and daily support while participants work.
Why Alto HR
A workforce partner that has worked the floor
Built by store operators
Founded by former big-box retail operators. We know the store floor, not just recruiting.
Local, not remote
Our office is in Miramar Beach. We can meet you in person and walk your store.
Ready on day one
Associates are screened and prepared before their first shift, so your managers are not starting from zero.
We carry the paperwork
Alto associates are our W-2 employees. We run their pay, tax forms and employment records.
What a client says
We were struggling with high turnover in our frozen foods section. Alto HR built us a reliable core team and handles everything. Scheduling headaches are a thing of the past.
J-1 for retail and grocery across the Florida Panhandle
We staff from Pensacola to Panama City, all from our office at 495 Grand Boulevard in Miramar Beach.
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Get a quote
A few details and we will send a quote within one business day. No commitment.
Prefer to talk? Call (850) 805-3774 or email info@altohr.com.