Domino’s Pizza wants to hire 8,000 drivers to help with Christmas rush - how to apply

Domino’s Pizza wants to hire 8,000 drivers in the UK and Ireland before the Christmas rush begins.

The company stressed most of the jobs on offer are not just temporary roles for Christmas but permanent.

It comes amid a nationwide shortage of heavy goods vehicle drivers continuing to affect the UK economy.

What’s been said?

"Our delivery drivers are vital to the service we provide our customers and the success of our business, so we’re really keen to hear from those wanting to join," Nicola Frampton, Domino’s operations director, said.

The company added that it offered good long-term prospects as 90% of its store managers started out in the kitchens or as delivery drivers.

Ms Frampton said it had been a very busy year but the busiest period was “just around the corner.”

Domino’s said sales in the 13 weeks to 26 September were up 8.8% on a like-for-like basis to £375.8million.

Orders collected from stores rose 40.3% and are now at 82% of pre-pandemic levels.

However, Domino’s has warned that supply chain issues and staff wages increasing were starting to have an effect.

"We have seen some impact from the well-publicised pressures on labour availability and food cost inflation, which we expect to extend into next year, but continue to take proactive, preventative measures to ensure our world-class supply chain service levels are maintained and that cost increases are constrained," a statement said.