Jobcentre Plus

Up to 300 new jobs are being created in West Edinburgh when home improvement company B&Q opens a new warehouse store in Hermiston Gait in October.

Jobcentre Plus is working with B&Q to fill vacancies for customer advisors, night crew, check out operators as well as trade experts to work in departments throughout the store. Special job recruitment open days are being held in selected Jobcentre Plus offices between 10.00am and 4.00pm on the following dates:

Wester Hailes Jobcentre Plus, Murrayburn House, Westside Plaza, Wester Hailes

• Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 June
• Thursday 19 and Friday 20 July

Livingston Jobcentre Plus, Almondvale Centre, Livingston

• Thursday 28 and Friday 29 June
• Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 July

Broxburn Jobcentre Plus, 97 East Main Street, Broxburn

• Tuesday 3 July

Edinburgh City Jobcentre Plus, 11-13 South St Andrew Street, Edinburgh

• Thursday 5 July

Bathgate Jobcentre Plus, 31-33 Whitburn Road, Bathgate

• Friday 13 July

Pat Hamilton, Jobcentre Plus account manager for Edinburgh, Lothians & Borders, said: “Jobcentre Plus is delighted to be working in partnership with B&Q to recruit the team for the new Hermiston Gait store. Regardless of age or experience, we’d like to hear from you if you are interested in developing a career in retail. To find out more, come along to one of our Open Days.”

The 142,000 square foot store is due to open in October and Eddie McMenamin, B&Q general manager, said that the Hermiston Gait store will be an exciting new format store, unlike anything previously seen in Edinburgh and the Lothians, and added: “As a company we are looking for a balanced workforce, so would like to hear from people from 16 years old, with no upper age limit. We value the experience that older workers can bring to the workplace, and have very flexible work patterns to accommodate just about any circumstances with a great number of part-time vacancies including mornings and weekends.”

Anyone requiring further information about the jobs on offer but who cannot attend an open day can contact their local Jobcentre Plus office. Alternatively they can call Jobseeker Direct on 0845 60 60 234.

Notes to editors:

For information please contact:

For local information and information about the press release:

John Scott, district marketing manager for Jobcentre Plus in Edinburgh, Lothian & Borders

Telephone: 0131 555 8069

Email: john.scott3@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk

For all other media enquiries:

Sally Bell, Department for Work and Pensions press office Scotland

Telephone: 0131 222 5226

Email: regional-press-office-scotland@dwp.gsi.gov.uk