Tesco Ireland has today announced its plans to recruit 225 new drivers for its grocery home shopping services.
The latest announcement follows the recruitment of 1,150 new roles for stores late last year.
Tesco said is adding 100 new delivery vans to its service and has begun an internal and external recruitment campaign to support the new roles.
Existing Tesco colleagues have the opportunity to extend their banded contracts or diversify into these new roles, the retailer added.
Applicants require a full, clean category B drivers’ licence.
Home Delivery Expansion
Announcing the new roles, Tesco Ireland CEO, Kari Daniels said the company is pleased that its grocery home shopping services provided a crucial support during the pandemic.
"In the past year, we’ve worked hard to ensure our home shopping services could cater for increased demand, and that those who needed to access them could do so. As our home shopping services - delivery and Click & Collect - continue to grow, we now need to recruit 225 more drivers to support this expansion,” she said.
“As an equal opportunity employer and Great Place to Work, these diverse and fulfilling roles offer applicants an exciting opportunity to play a part in the ongoing growth of home delivery at Tesco and to continue to provide a little help to our customers in communities all around Ireland,” Daniels added.
Employment
Tesco has operated in the Irish retail market since 1997, and with 151 stores nationwide, it employs over 13,000 people in cities and towns around Ireland, supporting almost 45,000 jobs directly and indirectly.
Welcoming the announcement, An Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar said, “This is great news from Tesco. I’d like to thank Tesco staff and indeed all those working in our supermarkets for the work they have done over the past few difficult months."
"By keeping shelves stocked and stores safe and open, you have made a really important contribution to Ireland’s response to the pandemic. These new jobs will be a boost to towns and villages across Ireland and I wish the team the best of luck with the expansion,” he added.
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