Domino’s bids to recruit 8,000 delivery drivers
The move comes as the UK struggles with a shortage of goods vehicle drivers and the fast food giant has already hired thousands of workers in the past year or so to keep up with demand.
A spokesman for the company, which has more than 30 outlets in Northern Ireland, said Domino’s offers long-term prospects, with more than 90% of store managers starting in the kitchen or as delivery drivers.
It also stressed that most of the jobs on offer were permanent and not just for the Christmas holidays.
In June, Domino’s said it was hiring 5,000 cooks and delivery drivers, as staff who joined during the pandemic headed back to former roles after Covid restrictions eased.
‘Vital to our service’
Operations director Nicola Frampton added: “Our delivery drivers are vital to the service we provide our customers and the success of our business, so we’re really keen to hear from those wanting to join.”
Domino’s sales in the 13 weeks to 26 September were up 8.8% on a like-for-like basis to £375.8m. Orders collected from stores rose 40.3% and are now at 82% of pre-pandemic levels.
The chain said it was still on target to open 30 new stores this year, having opened five in the latest trading period.
The company said it sold seven pizzas each second over the 13 weeks, with online orders peaking at 13 a second on 3 July during England’s match against Ukraine in the Euro 2020 football tournament.
But it also warned that supply chain problems and rising staff wages were starting to have an effect.
“We have seen some impact from the well-publicised pressures on labour availability and food cost inflation, which we expect to extend into next year, but continue to take proactive, preventative measures to ensure our world-class supply chain service levels are maintained and that cost increases are constrained,” Nicola Frampton explained.
