OPENREACH TO CREATE 7 NEW JOBS ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT AS PART OF RECRUITMENT SPREE

Openreach has this week announced it will create and fill more than 600 new jobs in the South East during 2022, with 7 of those being right here on the Isle of Wight.

The new recruits will work to build and connect customers to the company’s ultrafast Full Fibre broadband network. The mammoth build is on track to reach 25 million UK homes and businesses by December 2026 and has already reached more than 600,000 properties in the South East.

The hiring spree is part of the largest recruitment drive in Openreach’s history as the company continues to invest billions of pounds into its UK broadband network, people and training.

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With a workforce of 4,800 across the South East, Openreach employs the UK’s largest team of telecoms engineers and professionals.

Clive Selley, CEO of Openreach, has said:

“Openreach is a people business first and foremost, so I’m proud that we’re continuing to invest heavily in our people, having hired and trained more than 8,000 new engineers over the last two years. We’re rightly recognised as one of the best big companies to work for in the UK, and we’re determined to stay that way, so we’ve been building state of the art training schools all over the country where we can teach people the skills and techniques they need for long, exciting and rewarding careers in engineering.

“We want to reflect the communities we serve and give opportunities to people from all backgrounds, so I’m encouraged that we’ve recruited more women and minority groups this year compared to last year, but we’ve got much more to do in an industry that hasn’t been very diverse historically.

“These new recruits will play a crucial role as we continue to improve services for our customers and build the biggest and best broadband network in the UK, covering millions of rural and urban homes.”

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