Laid off from Safeway? Here’s where people in your role are getting hired, plus 90 days of Pro free.
Losing a job is hard, and the first few weeks matter. This page shows who’s hiring now in California, what else fits you, and a checklist for the first week. Still at Safeway? All of it works for planning ahead too.
What happened
Reported October 28, 2026: Safeway to close California baking plant Read the story
October 20, 2026: a WARN notice filed with the California Employment Development Department for 92 workers in Contra Costa County, CA (Closure Permanent), effective December 20, 2026. Official source
12 quick taps, no sign-up to see your results. Your top careers, what they pay, and who’s hiring for them.
Where people in your role are getting hired
Pick your role:
| Employer | Open roles like this | New this week |
|---|---|---|
| SpaceX CNC Maintenance Technician · Crane Technician (Maintenance & Service) · Equipment Maintenance Technician | 5 | 0 |
| Tutor Intelligence Robotics Maintenance & Field Service Technician II / III - Mid Atlantic · Robotics Maintenance & Field Service Technician II / III - MidWest · Robotics Maintenance & Field Service Technician II / III - South East | 4 | 1 |
| Anduril Industries Electrical Maintenance Technician · Mechanical Maintenance Technician · Senior Maintenance Technician, 2nd Shift | 3 | 0 |
| Republic Services Maintenance Shop Technician B · Maintenance Shop Technician | 3 | 2 |
| CIM Group Maintenance Technician (Residential) · Maintenance Tech (Residential) | 3 | 3 |
| Lessen Experienced Field Maintenance Technician (3+ Years Required) | 3 | 3 |
| United Airlines Facilities Maintenance Technician - Building Engineer ($10,000 Sign On Bonus) · Facilities Maintenance Technician ($20,000 Sign-On Bonus) | 2 | 1 |
| iRhythm Maintenance Technician (2nd Shift | 3pm - 11pm PST) | 1 | 0 |
Your free account checks each one against your background and sends new matches as they’re posted.
Read from employers’ own career pages and public job boards in California (and remote); changes daily. Safeway itself is left out.
Your first week
- File for unemployment right away. Benefits usually count from the week you apply. Find your state’s unemployment office.
- Read your separation paperwork before you sign. Note your last day, final pay, severance, unused vacation and the deadline to decide.
- Sort out health insurance. Ask HR about COBRA, and compare plans on HealthCare.gov: losing work coverage opens a special enrollment window.
- Ask for references and LinkedIn recommendations now, while your work is fresh in people’s minds.
- Take stock before you apply everywhere. The 2-minute fit check above is a start; Aptly’s full assessments (about 40 minutes in all, nothing is graded) show which roles fit you, including ones your experience wouldn’t have pointed to, and who’s hiring for them near you.
Your interests, personality and strengths, scored against 13,000+ careers, with live openings and a plan to get there. 90 days of Pro free from this page, no card.
Know someone affected?
Send them this page. People laid off together often find their next jobs through each other.
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Layoff details come from public WARN Act notices filed with state workforce agencies and published reports. Aptly is not affiliated with Safeway. Openings come from employers’ career pages and public job boards. The fit check uses items from the O*NET Interest Profiler (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); it is career exploration, not a hiring test.