Parcel delivery company Evri has created more than 200 new jobs in Tayside and Fife.
The company, which formerly traded as Hermes, is anticipating an explosion in demand ahead of Christmas.
Evri typically delivers 2.5 million parcels a day in the UK, but this rises to 4 million a day ahead of December 25.
In response, it is investing £45 million to prepare for the festive period as well as creating 5,000 jobs.
Tayside and Fife Evri jobs
Evri said the jobs available are a mixture of permanent and temporary contracts. They try to assign drivers to an area that’s local to them.
Typically a courier delivers between 100 and 150 parcels a day within a two square mile area, the firm said.
More rural rounds deliver fewer parcels over a larger area.
The jobs cover the period from the run up to Black Friday at the start of November until Christmas.
In Dundee, the company is recruiting for 39 new jobs, with another 15 classed as the Invergowrie area. There are 20 new roles in Perth.
In Angus there are nine jobs in Arbroath, seven in Kirriemuir, six in Montrose and one in Forfar.
There are more than 100 staff required in Fife alone – 61 jobs in Glenrothes, 13 in Cupar and 30 in Rosyth.
The firm is also recruiting for warehouse and driver roles in Dundee.
Pay and conditions
Evri said couriers typically earn around £16 per hour and have the flexibility of delivering parcels any time between 8am and 8pm.
Couriers will often be delivering in their local area, within familiar surroundings and usually not too far from home which helps deliveries to be made around other commitments.
Gary Robinson, director of couriers and final mile at Evri, said: “As we head into our busiest period, we’re embarking on our biggest recruitment drive of the year.
“We’ve made it easy to submit an application, attend an introductory call with the local community delivery manager and then begin training.
“We’ve seen couriers start at Christmas time and they’re still enjoying delivering for Evri 20 years later.”
There is more information at www.beacourier.co.uk
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