(Radio Iowa) – Employers of all sorts across Iowa are looking to hire on seasonal help for the final month of the year and package delivery companies are seeking small armies of workers. Marc Shannon, talent acquisition director at U-P-S, says they’re trying to fill hundreds of full- and part-time positions in Iowa, from tractor-trailer and van drivers to driver helpers and warehouse workers. “We’re preparing for another record peak season,” Shannon says. “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to make our services more important than ever. We’re in the midst of hiring over 100,000 people for seasonal jobs, many of whom will have a job offer within 30 minutes of applying.”

The delivery giant’s peak season is already underway and will run through mid-January, as returns are a big part of the business after Christmas. With warehouses in Des Moines and Omaha-Council Bluffs, U-P-S opened a ten-million dollar cargo facility in June at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids — all of which are hiring. “UPS offers competitive wages across multiple shifts throughout the country,” Shannon says. “UPS has a track record of turning seasonal jobs into careers, and over the last three years, nearly one-third of the company’s seasonal package handlers were later hired in a permanent position after the holidays.”

The company has seasonal openings in cities across Iowa, including in: Cedar Falls, Creston, Davenport, Iowa Falls, Jesup, Marshalltown, Mason City, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa and Waterloo.

For more information and to apply, visit www.UPSjobs.com.