Coles offering more supermarket jobs to meet coronavirus demand
Coles has recruited more than 90 new staff for its stores in Brisbane’s north west, and it is after more to fill thousands of positions across the country.
North
Don't miss out on the headlines from North. Followed categories will be added to My News.
Coles has recruited more than 90 new staff in the north west to meet customer demand.
And it’s looking for thousands more nationally.
The local recruits have been fast-tracked into Coles’ supermarkets and liquor stores — including those at Brookside, Albany Creek and Stafford Heights.
A Coles’ spokesman said they had come from a wide range of industries and businesses, including many forced to close or to stand down staff such as in travel, sport, fitness and hospitality.
Get 28 days digital access free (T&Cs apply)
Nationally, Coles has recruited more than 7000 people in two weeks to meet customer demand and has now extended the recruitment drive by opening another 5000 positions across the country.
The roles include store team members to serve customers and replenish shelves in Coles supermarkets and liquor stores, customer service agents to deliver orders to Coles online customers, and more than 100 trade qualified bakers for in-store bakeries.
Coles chief executive officer Steven Cain said the company would continue to work with major employers and unions to find jobs for businesses that were recently forced to reduce team numbers.
MORE NEWS:
Experts warn against use of homemade face masks
Over-50s resort resident positive for coronavirus
Hotel group stands down more than 400 staff
Mystery stash of old photos dumped in garden
“We have been overwhelmed with the number of applications received from across different industries,” Mr Cain said.
“To ensure we could act quickly, we streamlined our recruitment processes and assigned a dedicated team to fast track applications.”
Since the recruitment drive began, Coles has offered around 1800 jobs in Queensland.
To find out more visit colescareers.com.au.
SEQ housing shake-up as new property giant rises
A property giant is emerging after its latest takeover was approved, paving the way for the conglomerate to become the largest housing developer in southeast Queensland.
Man sought psych help in hours before deadly hammer attack on own mum
A mentally ill man who killed his mother in a violent attack in her own home will be eligible for parole in 2.5 years, a court hearing he was preoccupied with ‘end of days perceptions’.