Manchester Airport jobs fair returns – with 450 posts and better transport there!

Hundreds  of posts on offer at the jobs fair

The event is being held at Lancashire County Cricket Club’s The Point complex from 10am to 4pm on June 6th.The roles on offer are in customer services and security and a full training programme will be offered to successful applicants.

As well as Manchester Airports Group, employers including Caffè Nero, Swissport, SSP, Brodericks, and TRG Concession will be recruiting.

It is the second Manchester Airport jobs fair to take place in the past six months, with 3,000 roles having been filled in January.

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Thousands queued for hours in the hope of getting one of the 3,000 jobs on offer in January

That event was held in the  Runway Visitor Park event at the airport, where 3,000 jobs were on offer from the likes of Jet2.com and Costa Coffee,.  It was inundated with thousands more people than expected and caused gridlock around Hale Barns and the airport with many of those going for the fair failing to getting there.

Manchester Airport is already one of the largest centres of employment in the North West with more than 21,500 people directly employed on site, and according to the airport, supporting a further 45,000 jobs in the region.

The LCC site has free parking but also can be accessed via the Metrolink  and bus services.

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The M56 and surrounding roads were gridlocked for hours because of the number of people trying to get there
Positions available will include retail and hospitality staff, drivers, receptionists, customer services staff, catering (food service and preparation), assistant manager roles and more.

The event will also give people the chance to find out more about Manchester Airport’s expansion plans, including its £1bn transformation programme.

Tony Wallis, Operations Manager, from SSP said: “After finding some excellent candidates at the Jobs Fair earlier in the year we were determined to be involved in this one too.

“The last event allowed us to meet thousands of people looking for work and was an excellent way to recruit and source staff for our growing operations at Manchester Airport.”

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