More than 500 M&S Christmas warehouse jobs are up for grabs
COMPANY IS TAKING ON STAFF TO PACK INCREASING ONLINE ORDERS
MORE than 500 Christmas staff are set to be recruited at the M&S.com distribution warehouse at Castle Donington.
With nine weeks until Christmas Day, online sales are beginning to rise and things are starting to get busy at the warehouse, which has already hired more than 400 permanent staff members since July.
The temporary staff will be needed to pack online orders and prepare the deliveries for customers all over the UK 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 per daytime hour with a premium rate for shifts between 10pm and 6am.
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.
“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.”
For more information or to apply for seasonal vacancies, visit staffline.co.uk/jobs/temporary/marks-and-spencer-plc