JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPS is planning to hire more than 1,770 seasonal employees from Jacksonville for the holiday season. The company will use a digital-first hiring component that will hire applicants within 25 minutes of completing the application. Because the process is a streamline service, interviews are not required for over half of the seasonal positions.
Positions include seasonal and part-time drivers, package handlers and driver helpers. Competitive wages will be offered for a variety of shifts in hundreds of locations across the U.S. Seasonal package car and tractor-trailer driver positions will begin at $21 per hour.
“We have made our hiring process as easy as possible,” said Nando Cesarone, Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Operations. “UPS’s strength has always been our people, and we are excited about the opportunity to welcome new UPSers to our team as we deliver what matters for our customers this holiday season.”
In a recent press release, UPS described seasonal opportunites as a proven pathway to a career at UPS. Almost 35,000 seasonal employees earned permanent positions following the 2021 holidays. Industry-leading wages includes benefits and “rewards people who stay.”
“A full-time UPS package delivery driver makes an average of $95,000 per year, plus an additional $50,000 in contributions to health, wellness and pension benefits,” the said. “After four years, UPS drivers earn about $42 per hour.”
Through the company’s Earn and Learn program, eligible employees have the opportunity to earn up to $25,000 (lifetime maximum) for college tuition and expenses. Part-time employees are eligible for reimbursement on the day they’re hired. UPS has invested $30 million in education assistance programs in 2021.
UPS is hiring at the following Jacksonville-area locations:
Jacksonville: 4255 James E. Casey Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32219
Baymeadows: 9431 Florida Mining Blvd. East, Jacksonville, FL 32257
Applicants should apply at jobs-ups.com. If you are a UPS employee, you can refer friends and family for UPS jobs at ups.loop.jobs.
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