The Grand Pier to Stage Major Recruitment Event

GRAND Pier bosses in Weston-super-Mare are staging one of the largest recruitment drives in the region.

 

Co owner Kerry Michael has organised Weston’s Got Talent, a two day event this month to fill more than 250 vacancies in all parts of the business.

It is hoped the recruitment drive will see all the roles filled ready for the openeing of the new pier this summer.

The pier has had to rebuilt after it was destroyed by fire in 2008.

 

Mr Michael has invested more than £39million in the ambitious redevelopment programme that will now bring hundreds of jobs to the town.

Peter Angelides, AGM Group managing director said: “Work on the Pier is going according to schedule and we are on course to reopen this summer.

"We need a whole new team of people and we are looking for a very wide variety of skills and experience.

"We are very specific about the kind of people who will succeed as part of the new Grand Pier Team.

"We are looking for the highest calibre of person and not everyone is up to the demands of working in such as high-profile and dynamic business.

"It takes a great deal of energy, enthusiasm and the right disposition.

“We are in the business of selling ‘fun’ whilst delivering the highest standards of customer service. These are the skills we will be looking for the most.”

Employment opportunities on this scale are good news for Weston-super-Mare where unemployment levels increased by over 122 per cent last year.

These new figures shows a dramatic increase in the number of unemployed in the town and there are calls on the government to do more to give greater support to businesses like the Grand Pier who will become one of the region’s largest employers.

Pier HR Manager Andrew Tregenza said: “We are taking an unusual approach to find the right people to work as part of our new team.

“We are organising this event that will take place at the Winter Gardens, starting with two Open Days on March 17 and 18. 

“We are looking to fill a very wide range of positions; everyone from Accounts Assistants to Restaurant Staff and we have organised some fun and entertainment to make the whole event exciting.”

Vacancies will include both full and part-time positions as well as permanent and temporary contracts right up to Supervisory level.

The Grand Pier aims to build its reputation as a model employer by offering continuous staff training and development, including apprenticeships, linked with Weston College.

Doors will open at 10am on the each of the two Open Days with entertainment and refreshments organised throughout the event.

Once inside, candidates will be interviewed by a member of the Grand Pier Recruitment Team and over 300 successful applicants will be invited to go forward to the Final Selection day.

Anyone wishing to be involved in the Weston’s Got Talent Open Days should visit the Grand Pier website at www.grandpier.co.uk .