Lidl to create over 1,200 warehouse jobs by 2025
The grocer said it will be looking to fill a “wide range of roles” over the course of the next year, from warehouse operatives and operations managers to support roles in HR and payroll
Lidl GB has announced that it will be creating more than 1,200 new warehouse jobs by the end of 2025 as it begins recruitment for its new Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in Luton.
Despite the pandemic, construction began on Lidl’s new 1.2 million sq ft distribution centre in Luton last year. Once complete, it will become the discounter’s largest RDC in Great Britain – as well as being Lidl’s largest globally. When fully operational, the RDC will service more than 150 stores in London and the surrounding counties.
The discounter has now begun recruitment for the warehouse and will be looking to fill a “wide range of roles” over the course of the next year, from warehouse operatives and operations managers to support roles in HR and payroll.
The Luton distribution centre will support Lidl’s expansion. In the month of February alone the discounter opened 13 new stores across the country, including Hounslow, Burton-Upon-Trent and Blairgowrie, which collectively created approximately 520 new jobs.
Ryan McDonnell, CEO at Lidl GB, said: “This new distribution centre – the largest in any Lidl market globally – signifies our continued commitment to expansion across Great Britain and the creation of local jobs.
“At a time when many households are struggling, we are more focused than ever on giving more communities access to our unrivalled quality-value combination, whilst taking care of our own colleagues by paying them wages that are higher than the cost of living.”
He added: “Our competitive pay and benefits are already helping to attract new colleagues, and we’re looking forward to welcoming 1,200 new people to our workforce soon.”
