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Hiring starts for Shake Shack location at Hartsfield-Jackson

A double ShackBurger, fries and a Fair Shake milkshake at Shake Shack. (Credit: John Kessler)

Credit: Nedra Rhone

Credit: Nedra Rhone

A double ShackBurger, fries and a Fair Shake milkshake at Shake Shack. (Credit: John Kessler)
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Aug 4, 2018

Hiring is starting for a new Shake Shack location at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Shake Shack already has locations at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta and at Perimeter Mall, but this one will be the first location at the Atlanta airport. It is scheduled to open by October at the world’s busiest airport.

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The airport concessionaire that won a contract to open a Shake Shack, a joint venture of Concessions International and H&H Hospitality, is hiring for more than 90 full-time and part-time positions with pay starting at $10.50 an hour.

The company is inviting interested job-seekers to fill out an online questionnaire for an invite to a hiring event Saturday, Aug. 4. Hiring interview sessions are also planned for next week.

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