UPS To Hire About 95,000 for Holiday Season
September 14 2016 - 09:00AM
- Seasonal and part-time positions often an entry point to UPS
careers
- Up to 37% of those hired seasonally in 2015 now have permanent
jobs with the company
UPS® (NYSE: UPS) announced today that it expects to hire about
95,000 seasonal employees to support the anticipated increase in
package volume that will begin in November and continue through
January 2017.
“We’re ready to kick off our annual holiday hiring process, and
need lots of great people for various positions on all shifts
across the country,” said Myron Gray, President, U.S. Operations.
“UPS delivers the holidays, and we also deliver some of the best
temporary jobs in the country for tens of thousands of
Americans.”
The full- and part-time seasonal positions – primarily package
handlers, drivers and driver-helpers – have long been an entry
point for permanent employment at UPS. Many senior UPS executives,
including CEO David Abney and three other members of the company’s
Management Committee, started their UPS careers as part-time
employees.
From the 2012 through 2014 holiday seasons, over 37 percent of
the people UPS hired for seasonal package handler jobs were later
hired in a permanent position when the holidays were over.
“For many it’s an opportunity to earn some extra cash for the
holidays,” said Abney, who started loading trucks at night in 1974
while in college. “But with many of our holiday hires getting
permanent jobs with us, it can also be a gateway to a career.”
Permanent UPS jobs – including part-time jobs -- come with
excellent pay and benefits, including healthcare and retirement
benefits. At many UPS locations, part-time employees in college are
eligible to receive up to $25,000 in tuition assistance through the
company’s Earn and Learn program.
Interested job seekers can easily apply for holiday season
opportunities by visiting UPSjobs.com. Applicants must apply
online. UPS will also be recruiting on campuses at upcoming NCAA
college football games this fall. Videos featuring employees
describing their work experience at UPS are also available at the
UPS jobs website.
Video b-roll can be found at:
http://www.upsprmedia.com/2016_UPS_Part_Time_Jobs_Broll.zip
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including the transportation of packages
and freight; the facilitation of international trade, and the
deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage the
world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than
220 countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found
on the Web at ups.com® and its corporate blog can be found at
blog.ups.com. To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS
or follow @UPS_News.
Dan McMackin
dmcmackin@ups.com
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