Iceland Foods has launched its biggest festive recruitment drive to help fulfil the additional 100,000 delivery slots available to customers this Christmas.
Applications for 750 home delivery drivers and over 1,000 retail assistant roles are now open, which look to support the uptick in demand in stores and online.
Positions can be applied for via its careers page or by scanning the QR code on posters at Iceland and The Food Warehouse stores nationwide.
The roles are a fixed term contract for 16 weeks over the seasonal period and range from part-time to full-time, with successful applicants immdeiately benefitting from the 15% staff discount.
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The frozen food retailer added that previous seasonal employees have secured permanent roles following the Christmas period.
Iceland Foods HR director, Helen Tindle said: “I’m excited to share our commitment to recruiting ever more people from within the communities that we serve.
“We’re building opportunities for people and offering a chance for talented, energetic individuals to become part of our Iceland family and make a meaningful impact for our customers at one of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK.
“We support our colleagues as much as our customers, offering training, benefits and growth opportunities. At Iceland, we’re not just opening doors to our customers, we’re opening doors to a brighter future for our team members.”
This comes as M&S is recruiting 10,000 new customer assistants for the busy Christmas period, while Tesco is looking for 30,000 temporary colleagues across the UK, and Sainsbury’s is creating 22,000 additional seasonal roles nationwide.
Morrisons is also looking to recruit an additional 3,500 workers over the Christmas period and Aldi is looking to recruit 3,000 new store workers for both temporary and permanent positions.
