A vast Marks and Spencer warehouse on the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border is creating 500 Christmas jobs – having already taken on 400 permanent staff since the summer.
The Castle Donington site, near East Midlands Airport is M&S’s biggest distribution centre, dedicated to its online operation.
It is ramping up for a busy Christmas period, with online sales set to be boosted as people turn to the internet to shop during the pandemic.
The temporary staff will be needed to pack online orders and prepare the deliveries for customers all over the 海角视频 in the run-up to Christmas.
The roles are being offered via Staffline, rather than being hired directly by Marks & Spencer.
They will earn £9.70 an hour during the day with a premium rate for nightshifts.
Robert Davies, head of M&S Castle Donington, said: “With Christmas nearly upon us, we are pleased to be partnering with Staffline once again as we begin the search for seasonal colleagues to join our team.
“We’ve been delighted to welcome more permanent and part-time colleagues to the site from our local communities over the last few months to support the continued growth of our online sales and look forward to the team expanding even more in the coming weeks.
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“While this year presents a very different build-up to the festive season, we remain committed to delivering exceptional service for our customers and their families this Christmas.”
When all the temporary staff are hired the total number of people working at the distribution centre will be about 4,000.
The staff are having to work differently due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier this year, some members of staff complained about being required to keep going to work as the pandemic spread across the region.
The company said in a statement: “The safety and wellbeing of all colleagues has been the highest priority throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and the Castle Donington site adapted quickly with robust hygiene and social distancing measures in place from the outset – from door closing devices to increased cleaning schedules and perspex screens between workstations.
“All new colleagues will receive full health and safety training covering the importance of these additional measures during their induction process.”