One of the UK's best love retail brands has launched a major recruitment drive to hire tech specialists as more customers turn to online shopping.
The owners of John Lewis and Waitrose are recruiting for more than 150 roles as part of its digital investment in response to changing consumer habits. John Lewis Partnership says the specialist roles will play a major part in helping customers who want "omnichannel access to quality, value and sustainability".
Sandra Christie, head of engineering at the John Lewis Partnership said: “We have an industry-leading team driving the digital growth of our two iconic brands, Waitrose and John Lewis. It's our Partners who make the difference and we're really excited to be making this significant investment in growing our engineering talent."
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Successful candidates will receive a competitive salary, training and development opportunities as well as flexible and blended working in a company that seeks to be the most inclusive in the UK. Benefits include generous discounts at both Waitrose and John Lewis, leisure and learning subsidies, equal parental leave and a Smart Pension.
With hundreds of stores across the UK, the brand is keen to ensure consumer needs are met and therefore is looking for candidates to fill roles across a range of technologies including Software, Cloud Platform, Native App, Data Engineers and Delivery Leads.
More details on engineering roles can be found here and further information on Delivery Lead roles can be found here.
Apprentice Customer Delivery Technician
Location: Avonmouth
Salary: £10.90 - £13.60
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 07/05/2022
The job description states the following:
- To be eligible for this role, you must have no previous experience as a JLP Customer Delivery Driver and hold a clean car licence (Cat B) only.
- Once training is complete you will be moved onto the following pay band £29,100 (£13.60ph) - £37,800 (£17.67ph)
- You will need a full valid UK manual car licence driving licence with no points, and you should be 18 years old or over
- Part of the application process will include a licence check and DBS check to confirm your suitability for the role
Click here for more information and to apply
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