Houston: Amazon Has Lift-Off on New Fulfillment Center
July 22 2016 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
Amazon’s seventh Texas facility will create
more than 1,000 new full-time jobs
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open
its seventh Texas fulfillment center in Houston. Amazon currently
employs more than 10,000 full-time hourly associates at its five
operating Texas fulfillment centers and plans to create 1,000 more
full-time positions at the new Houston site. Elsewhere in the Lone
Star State, Amazon currently operates fulfillment centers in
Coppell, Haslet, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Schertz, with an upcoming
facility in San Marcos currently under construction.
“With Houston’s legacy as a pioneer in innovation and
exploration, we are proud to become a member of the community with
the announcement of a new fulfillment center in the region,” said
Akash Chauhan, Amazon’s vice president of North American
operations. “We are excited to create more than 1,000 full-time
jobs and to become a member of the business community.”
Amazon employees at the 855,000-square-foot Houston fulfillment
center will pick, pack and ship smaller customer items, such as
books, electronics and toys.
"We are pleased but not surprised that a great company like
Amazon continues to expand in Texas, bringing more than a thousand
new jobs. Texas is committed to maintaining a strong business
climate that allows companies to prosper, innovate and expand. I
predict this will not be the last Amazon facility we will see
here," said Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick.
“We welcome the continued expansion by Amazon in Harris County
and the creation of 1,000 new quality jobs,” said Harris County
Precinct 4 Commissioner R. Jack Cagle. “In addition to the positive
economic impact it has made across the state, Amazon is a strong
corporate partner that is deeply involved in local communities. We
look forward to working together to grow our region’s economy and
provide jobs to area residents.”
“We’re proud to welcome Amazon to Harris County,” said Harris
County Judge Ed Emmett. “The relationship between Amazon, one of
the nation’s premier businesses, and Harris County – the
third-largest county in the nation – will benefit both, and the
economy as a whole.”
“Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Harris County is a
substantial investment in our region,” said Bob Harvey, President
and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership. “We applaud Amazon’s
commitment to providing jobs, training and ongoing education for
more than 1,000 Houston-area residents,” said Harvey. “As a global
hub for distribution and logistics, Houston is well-positioned to
support the company’s continued growth.”
Full-time employees at Amazon receive competitive
hourly wages and a comprehensive benefits package, including
healthcare, 401(k) and company stock awards, starting on day
one. Amazon also offers regular full-time employees
maternity and parental leave benefits and access to innovative
programs like Career Choice, where it will pre-pay up to 95 percent
of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of
whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Since
the program’s launch, employees are pursuing degrees in game design
and visual communications, nursing, IT programming, and radiology,
to name a few.
To learn more about working at an Amazon fulfillment center,
visit www.amazondelivers.jobs.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather
than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews,
1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment
by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets,
Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and
services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit
www.amazon.com/about.
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