These positions are designed to offer flexible hours, a variety of shift options and benefits for those looking for work over the festive season.
As part of its seasonal recruitment, the company has announced temporary roles across its superstores and Extra stores nationwide.
They are suited for candidates looking for extra hours to suit their schedule or seeking new opportunities.
After the holiday season, temporary employees will have an opportunity to apply for any permanent roles that have become available – either in existing stores or in new Tesco locations planned for the coming year.
Maurice Kelly, people director at Tesco Ireland, said the retailer is “delighted to be creating almost 1,200 additional festive roles across the country this Christmas”.
“At Tesco, we know how important it is to offer meaningful and flexible job opportunities, alongside offering existing colleagues the chance to benefit from additional seasonal hours too,” he said.
“The festive season is a fantastic time to join our team, and we’re pleased to offer new colleagues an industry-leading benefits package from day one.
“This initiative highlights our continued investment in providing quality employment at a local community level across Ireland,” he added.
All employees will benefit from Tesco’s competitive reward and benefits package, including free access to virtual GP service.
It is confidential access to an online GP via video consultations and an online prescription service. Family members living at the same address can also avail of this service at a reduced cost.
Tesco also offers a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides 24/7 emotional support, counselling and access to wellbeing services for staff and their families.
Other benefits include life assurance which is an automatic inclusion in Tesco’s Life Assurance Plan for employees aged 16 to 69, offering coverage of one times their annual salary.
The available festive roles span across the country and Tesco is encouraging interested candidates to apply online as soon as possible.
One of Ireland’s largest grocery retailers, operating in the country since 1997, currently has 178 stores nationwide.
It employs 13,5000 people and is the largest retail purchaser of Irish food and drink in the world, buying €1.6 billion a year.
Candidates interested in applying for a festive role at Tesco Ireland are asked to apply through their website.