We have truly been indebted to our key workers over these past few months and those who work around the clock at our local supermarkets are right at the forefront of that.
Where would we be without them?
If you’re looking for a change of career, keen on exploring a new direction, or just fancy lending a hand to your wider community at a time when it’s most needed, then there are plenty of leading supermarket retailers that are currently looking to expand their teams across Greater Manchester and we’ve rounded up all the roles with applications that open to the public.
Store Assistants? Delivery Drivers? Managers? Cleaners? Even CEO?
Here are all the supermarkets that currently hiring throughout Greater Manchester right now.
Tesco currently employs of 450,000 people throughout the UK.
There’s a number of Customer Assistant roles of all levels that currently open for applications at Tesco branches across Greater Manchester.
Stores in Manchester, Streford, Urmston and Bolton are looking for Customer Service Assistants and Personal Shoppers, Delivery Driver and Night Shift Assistants are also needed in Oldham, and a HVAC Engineer role is also currently open for experienced applicants in central Manchester too that offers a competitive salary and great employee benefits.
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Full time, part time, Flexi, Temp and night time roles are all available.
You can browse the roles available, read job descriptions and submit your applications via the Tesco Careers website here.
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Morrisons
Morrisons is currently looking for people in Greater Manchester to join its 110,000+ strong team across the UK.
There’s a range of Customer Assistant roles – Market Street, Petrol, Cafe, Nights and Late Shift – as well as Home Delivery roles and Checkout Team Leader roles that are currently open for applications at stores in central Manchester.
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Roles are available for both part time and temporary working hours.
Further out into the borough, stores in Bolton and Stockport are also hiring for Customer Assistant roles and there’s even an opening for a Skilled Butcher role in the Bolton town centre branch too that requires applicants who “thrive in a busy environment and are able to communicate your enthusiasm”.
You can browse the roles available, read job descriptions and submit your applications via the Morrisons Jobs website here.
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Iceland
Iceland is an employer that has been consistently demonstrating its strengths throughout lockdown and currently employs more than 22,000 people across the UK.
There are a wide-ranging number of roles suitable for all levels that are currently open for applications in stores throughout Greater Manchester, including Supervisors, Retail Assistants, Home Delivery Drivers and Cleaners.
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Stores in Manchester city centre, Cheetham Hill, Levenshulme, Eccles, Urmston, Middleton, Timperley, Altrincham, Bury, Bolton, Rochdale, Wigan and more are all looking for new employees at the moment and are currently accepting applications.
Competitive salaries and hourly rates are on offer.
You can browse the roles available, read job descriptions and submit your applications via the Iceland Careers website here.
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Aldi
Multi award-winning employer Aldi is currently recruiting for a varied number of roles in stores across Greater Manchester and there’s some really competitive hourly rates on offer.
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Store Assistant roles are always in high demand and can see successful applicants earning up to £10.41 per hour depending on experience. The Manchester Arndale, Ancoats and Fallowfield branches are just some of the sites looking for new caretakers, while Ancoats, Clayton, Arndale and Didsbury are among others looking for Assistant Store Managers, with a starting salary of £32,345 pro-rata.
There’s also a number of roles going at stores throughout Bolton, Salford, Stockport, Trafford, Wigan and more.
You can browse the roles available, read job descriptions and submit your applications via the Aldi UK Recruitment website here.
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Co-op
If you’re looking for more specialised roles as well as in-store roles, then Co-op is a retailer with its headquarters based right here in Manchester city centre.
Well over 70,000 employees make up Co-op’s team nationwide.
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There are currently a wide range of roles available across Greater Manchester, with vaccines open for a Digital Marketing Manager, Financial Accountant, Buying Assistant and more, as well as Store Managers, Store Assistants, Customer Team Leaders, Customer Team Members and Home Delivery Drivers currently accepting applications.
The role of CEO – based in Manchester with a salary of £75,000 – £90,000 +benefits (including company car) – is even currently open to publicly apply for, but this is of course tailored toward highly-experienced applicants.
You can browse the roles available, read job descriptions and submit your applications via the Co-op Jobs website here.
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ASDA, Sainsbury’s, Lidl & Marks and Spencer
Although there are a limited amount of vacancies currently available across Greater Manchester at ASDA, Sainsbury’s, Lidl and Marks and Spencer, this is not likely to be the case for long as each retailer is always looking to expand their team in the region.
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Hopeful applicants are advised to set up job alerts for each retailer and continue to check back to see when new roles are posted live.
New CGIs released of Hilton’s fancy 144-bedroom hotel in Wigan town centre
Emily Sergeant
Some new CGIs have given us a sneak peak inside Hilton’s fancy 144-bedroom hotel soon to open in Wigan town centre.
In case this is the first you’re hearing of the development, Wigan Council announced back in March 2024 in collaboration with its development partner Cityheart that it had signed a franchise agreement with world-renowned hotel brand, Hilton, for a stunning six-storey Hampton by Hilton hotel pop up right in the heart of Wigan town centre, just off Market Street.
The new venture forms part of the Greater Manchester town’s £135 million redevelopment of the former Galleries Shopping Centre – which was approved in July 2023.
The hotel will be located directly-opposite the bus station entrance of New Market Street, and is within 500 yards of both town centre train stations.
It’s being called ‘one of the most important elements’ of the Galleries masterplan.
New CGIs have been released of Hilton’s fancy 144-bedroom hotel in Wigan town centre / Credit: Supplied
As well as the 144 bedrooms – with ‘accessible’ rooms to be built on each accommodation level – the new hotel will also house a gym overlooking the new square, a main reception area and dining space on the ground floor, meeting and conference rooms, and secure parking will be available for guests.
Dozens of staff are expected to be employed at the new hotel – which the Council says will provide a range of job opportunities for local residents.
Once complete, the hotel will form part of the exciting new town centre neighbourhood providing a new Market Hall and food court, more than 400 homes, bars, restaurants, and leisure uses, all designed to celebrate Wigan’s proud heritage and unique identity.
The new venture forms part of the Greater Manchester town’s £135 million redevelopment / Credit: Supplied
“It’s great to see the progress of this exciting Hampton by Hilton development, which not only plays a role in Wigan’s regeneration, but continues to strengthen our footprint in the North West,” commented Paul Blackmore, who is the Vice President of Development at Hilton UK & Ireland, as the CGIs were released this week.
“The ambition shown by Wigan Council and Cityheart to create a dynamic new hub for retail, leisure, business and living truly resonated with us, and we look forward to welcoming guests when the hotel opens in late 2027.”
Construction work will start on site in October 2025, with an expected opening of the new hotel in winter 2027.
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Ruben Amorim insists he ‘cannot’ quit as Manchester United manager
Danny Jones
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has reiterated that he won’t quit his job at the club and that his departure will only come through being sacked.
The struggling head coach has notched the lowest tally of any permanent manager in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, and despite a much-needed win against Sunderland this past weekend – not to mention a much more positive performance overall – there are still growing calls of ‘Amorim Out’.
Amorim has registered just 34 points from the 33 Premier League games he’s been in charge of so far,
Nevertheless, as per quotes from The Guardian over the weekend, the Portuguese head coach assured that he will not be stepping away from the role and would have to be sacked for him to leave Man United.
Speaking to the outlet after the 2-0 home win this past Saturday, Amorim said: “No, that is a decision of the board – I cannot do that. Sometimes I have that feeling, and losing is hard, not to create the momentum.
“It’s so frustrating when you create the momentum, go to the next game, [and] something happens. That feeling sometimes hurts me a lot. Also, the players and especially the staff here. But that is not my decision, and I think it would be really hard to leave if I don’t do everything to follow my career here.”
The 40-year-old still has the support of many supporters, but it’s fair to say that many neutrals and even die-hards who would like to believe they have put their faith in this rebuild and the INEOS project up to now are growingly increasingly impatient and doubtful, with plenty of vocal detractors already.
Amorim continued, “It’s a dream to be here and I want to continue here, and I want to fight for this; but the problem is now what makes me suffer is to lose games, not to lose my job.”
He also added the caveat that, unlike those who were unfortunately laid off during the two rounds of redundancies over the past 12 months alone, “you fear [losing] your job when you have to pay the bills, and I don’t have that feeling.”
It’s also worth noting that this is by no means the first time he’s fielded questions of the matter of resignation, having previously worried fans with divisive comments about sometimes ‘hating’ his players and flitting between wanting to either quit or echo Fergie and stay at Old Trafford for decades.
"Sometimes I want to quit, sometimes I want to be here for 20 years."
Rúben Amorim defended his emotional response after Manchester United’s defeat to Grimsby Town but admitted he wants to improve how he reacts 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/nXuN0Ztoee
Despite the United administration assuring that he has their backing, every game feels like it could be make or break for Amorim at the moment.
Although he does have the respite of the October international break coming up, the first game back is against the reigning champions Liverpool away at Anfield – a team he is yet to beat.
In fact, you could also argue that this may only serve as disruption to any kind of momentum they may have generated with the victory over the Black Cats; only time will tell.
You can see his most recent post-match press conference in full down below.
Ok, Man United fans: Amorim won’t quit, but do you think he should be sacked, or does he deserve more time?