Network business creates 140 jobs
JUST over 140 yorkshire jobs have been created by BT’s local network business Openreach after a major recruitment drive.
The company is aiming to improve customer service and install and fix more lines with the aid of an additional 120 engineers, 17 apprentices and five graduates across Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Scarborough, Harrogate, York, Grimsby and Huddersfield.
The recruits are working on rolling out fibre broadband to more households and businesses on top of the existing 2m connected households in the country.
Openreach has employed 5,000 engineers and more than 700 apprentices across the UK in the last three years and has been heavily involved in recruiting female engineers, launching mentoring scheme Step into STEM with other technology companies.
Clive Selley, chief executive of Openreach, said: “Improving the service that we provide to customers is my number one priority, and these new engineering recruits will be helping us connect more people on time and fix faults faster.
“Openreach is already rolling out superfast fibre broadband and is helping the Government achieve its aim of reaching 95 per cent of UK premises by the end of 2017. As we take the UK beyond superfast, many of these engineers will also be helping us get ultrafast speeds to up to 12 million homes by the end of 2020.
“We’re making big investments to build and maintain our network, but we recognise there’s much more to do and we want to attract the very best people to help us on that journey.”
Tom Keeney, BT’s regional director for Yorkshire and the Humber, said: “This latest recruitment represents another major investment by BT in the region as a leading employer and provider of essential services.
“Given our focus on service, we’ve recruited people who can connect with customers and give them a very good experience they’ll remember. In return, they have the opportunity of a fantastic career in a company that’s at the forefront of building the UK’s connected future.”
