UPS to Hire 100 in Kansas City Area

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UPS (NYSE: UPS) plans to hire over 100 part-time package handlers in the Kansas City area. These positions offer competitive pay, healthcare, retirement contributions, tuition assistance, and a discounted stock purchase program. Starting pay can reach up to $22.00 per hour, depending on location and shifts. Over 120,000 part-time employees at UPS have transitioned to full-time roles, demonstrating career advancement opportunities. UPS has invested nearly $670 million in tuition assistance through its Earn and Learn program, aiding more than 300,000 employees since 1997.

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• Hiring over 100 part-time positions in Kansas City, providing growth opportunities.
• Over 120,000 part-time employees have advanced to full-time roles.
• Competitive starting pay of up to $22.00 per hour.
• Benefits include healthcare, pension, tuition assistance, and discounted stock purchase.

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• Part-time positions are available on multiple shifts
• These positions offer health care, pension and tuition benefits, and a discounted stock purchase opportunity
• Over 120,000 part-time employees at UPS have gone on to full-time driving positions or into management roles
• For those displaced by COVID-19, UPS jobs offer an opportunity to launch a new career
• Applications available at upsjobs.com  
  

KANSAS CITY, Kan., May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UPS (NYSE: UPS) announced today that it expects to hire over 100 employees in the Kansas City area. These jobs are permanent, part-time package handling positions in UPS sortation hubs and centers that can lead to a career.

More than 56 percent of UPS’s current drivers and management staff were originally hired for part-time package handler jobs. Promotion from within enabled many to begin their careers at UPS.

Through the company’s Earn and Learn program, eligible employees who are students can earn up to $25,000 towards college expenses, in addition to their hourly pay. UPS has invested nearly $670 million in tuition assistance – nearly $30 million a year since the program was established in 1997 – helping over 300,000 employees pay for their college education.

These jobs come with competitive pay and benefits, including healthcare (after a short waiting period), retirement contributions, tuition assistance and a discounted stock purchase program. Hourly starting pay is up to $22.00 depending on location, shift and position, and includes annual raises.

UPS is hiring at the following Kansas City-area locations:

EDGERTON - 19400 ESSEX ST, EDGERTON, KS 66021

LENEXA - 14650 SANTA FE TRAIL DR, LENEXA, KS 66215

Interested applicants should apply at upsjobs.com.

Photos and video b-roll can be found at: brand.ups.com/en-us/UPS-Hiring.html

About UPS

UPS (NYSE: UPS) is one of the world’s largest package delivery companies with 2020 revenue of $84.6 billion, and provides a broad range of integrated logistics solutions for customers in more than 220 countries and territories. The company’s more than 540,000 employees embrace a strategy that is simply stated and powerfully executed: Customer First. People Led. Innovation Driven. UPS is committed to being a steward of the environment and positively contributing to the communities we serve around the world. UPS also takes a strong and unwavering stance in support of diversity, equity and inclusion. The company can be found on the Internet at www.ups.com, with more information at www.stories.ups.com and www.investors.ups.com.

Contact:

UPS Media Relations, pr@ups.com