Some local companies are still seeking new staff amid uncertain times

Job seekers are finding some success finding work in Moreton Bay with some companies looking for new staff.

Zoe Giagoudakis was recently fast tracked to a customer service position at Coles. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

IN a time of mass job losses and uncertainty, some companies are reaching out to hire new staff across the Moreton Bay region.

In Pine Rivers, supermarket giant Coles has recruited 39 new staff members in order to meet customer demand, and they are still hiring.

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Others companies including Woolworths, Domino’s and even Centrelink are looking to boost their staff numbers.

Coles’ new recruits have been fast-tracked into roles including at Bray Park, Kallangur and Murrumba Downs.

A Coles spokeswoman said the new staff had came from a wide range of industries, including many forced to close or to stand down staff such as in travel, sport, fitness and hospitality.

Nationally, Coles has recruited more than 7000 people in just two weeks and has opened another 5000 positions across the country.

Roles include serving customers, stocking shelves, delivering online orders and in the in-store bakeries.

“We have seen a lot of demand for roles, and where we have positions available, we are making sure that we can get people into them as quickly as possible,” Coles CEO Steven Cain said.

Domino’s pizza was seeking 2000 new staff across all of its stores to join its network of delivery drivers.

Centrelink has been scrambling to hire 5000 additional workers to help clear the queues which made national headlines last week.

Woolworths meanwhile has created 20,000 new jobs across its network including both casual and short-term contracts.

Roles include checkout assistants, shelf stackers and distribution centre workers.