Are you bright enough for this job? Tesco advertises for a 'Christmas Tree Light Untangler'

A Tesco store in Wales has created Britain's "first ever" job dedicated to untangling Christmas lights.

The job is being advertised for the Wrexham Extra store in north Wales.

The temporary four week job requires a special person to "relieve some of the stresses often associated with the Yuletide season, specifically, tangled tree lights".

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Tesco says the new recruit will be someone who can "conquer one of the most frustrating jobs of Christmas" and become "the UK’s first ever dedicated Christmas Tree Lights Untangler.

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Interested applicants must be genuinely passionate about Christmas says Tesco and have the ability to untangle three metres of Christmas tree lights in under three minutes.

A typical day could involve untangling up to 60 sets of lights.

Tesco Extra in Wrexham. Credit: Google Street View

Click here to apply for the position of Tesco Christmas Tree Light Untangler.

Tesco says the pay is on the scale of a customer service employee.

Your main role and responsibilities will include:

  • Man and manage the Christmas Lights Untangling stand

  • Successfully untangle customers Christmas lights neatly, quickly and efficiently and in an orderly fashion

  • Check lights and bulbs for signs of breakage / broken bulbs and report findings to the customer

  • Create a brilliant customer experience, making sure you deliver only the best service and put a smile on customers faces