Poundland starts recruiting for 120 new roles in Barnsley

In the course of the coming months, Poundland intends to significantly increase the number of roles at Darton from 77 today to almost 200 by December.

Roles available include shift managers, team leaders and warehouse operators.

Poundland’s online business is growing rapidly after the 2022, acquisition of Poundshop.com and its picking and fulfilment operations centre in Wednesbury, West Midlands.

The success of Poundshop.com which has seen orders more than double under Poundland ownership, means its operations are running close to full capacity.

Adding Darton as the discount retailer’s second digital centre will enable Poundland to continue to expand its digital business at pace, it said.

After establishing the Darton centre, it intends later this summer to combine its Poundshop.com and Poundland.co.uk websites allowing customers to shop an expanded Poundland range online for delivery to their homes.

Poundland said the expansion at Darton adds to its commitment, when it acquired Fultons, to nurture and grow employment at the site.

The partnership with the Fultons team has enabled Poundland to roll out frozen and chilled foods to more than half its 800-plus stores nationwide, becoming its national frozen distribution centre.

The expansion at Darton will now see it become the second hub for its growing digital business alongside its existing Poundshop.com hub in Wednesbury.

“We’re extremely proud to bring good jobs news to Barnsley and South Yorkshire,” said Poundland director of digital Tom Hill.

“Since bringing Fultons into our family as we’ve built our food offer, we’ve made Darton a true centre of excellence in the buying and distribution of chilled and frozen ranges for a rapidly growing number of stores.

“We now look forward to building a team at Darton that can help us also expand our digital business as we offer our customers more ways to shop at Poundland.”

Coun Robert Frost, cabinet spokesperson for regeneration and culture at Barnsley Council, said: "It's fantastic to see Poundland investing into their Darton site and choosing to make it a second hub for the business, further proving that Barnsley is a great place for businesses to invest and grow.

"The variety of new, quality roles available provide excellent job opportunities for the people of Barnsley. We look forward to seeing Poundland expand their business operations in the borough and wish them every success moving forward."

Poundland’s digital expansion is one element of the transformation programme being rolled out across the business.

Alongside chilled and frozen food, this includes bringing Pep clothing and homewares to the majority of its stores. It is also currently bringing fresh fruit and vegetables, and beers wines and spirits to an increasing number of locations.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​