Guzman y Gomez is looking to fill 159 positions in the Illawarra as it embarks on a record breaking hiring spree.
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The first 39 roles will be recruited in the lead up to Christmas.
Chief executive Steven Marks said the Mexican restaurant chain will employ more than 4000 people by mid February as the business experiences rapid growth following the recent COVID-19 lockdowns.
Mr Marks said the company also plans to open three more restaurants in coming weeks and two more in Wollongong by mid 2022 when up to 120 more jobs will be created.
Guzman Y Gomez lodged a development application with Wollongong City Council in May for a new Unanderra restaurant at 52-68 Princes Highway, on the corner of Nudjia Road. Another development applications was recently lodged for a new store on the Princes Highway at Fairy Meadow.
Mr Marks said full time, part-time and casual roles are presently available for cooks, sales and food service staff, baristas, team leaders and restaurant managers.
He said the the Australian fast food industry is facing a challenge right now and there is a national employee shortage as the economy recovers from extended COVID-19 lockdowns in states such as NSW and Victoria..
He said anyone interested in applying for a position with Guzman y Gomez can do so at guzmanygomez.com.au/work-with-us/ .
Illawarra franchisees Paul and Rosa O'Neill said the 39 positions presently available are for the Wollongong and Shellharbour stores. And up to 120 more positions will need to be filled by next June at the two new eateries they will operate as franchisees..
"We not only want to build staff numbers into Christmas at Wollongong and Shellharbour," Mr O'Neill said.
"We are also seeking future leaders and candidates for the new stores.
"We will need between 100 and 120 more staff for those."
In the meantime 25 recruits are being sought for Wollongong which remained open during lockdown for takeaways and deliveries.
And 14 for Shellharbour which was more impacted in recent months.
"But we are growing now and we need more people than we did a year ago," Mr O'Neill said.
"Finding cooks is our biggest challenge at the moment.
"We used to get a lot of students from the university.
"There is also a shortage of delivery drivers at the moment to deliver the food."
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Greg Ellis
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
