Amazon Continues to Grow in the Sunshine State: Company Creating 1,500 Full-Time Jobs at New Fulfillment Center in Jacksonville
July 27 2016 - 8:55AM
Business Wire
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans for a more than
800,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Jacksonville, Fla. Amazon
will create more than 1,500 full-time jobs at the site when the
fulfillment center opens.
“Becoming a member of the Jacksonville community is very
exciting for us as we grow our presence in Florida. We’re proud to
be creating more than 1,500 full-time jobs to join the thousands we
currently employ across the state,” said Akash Chauhan, vice
president of Amazon’s North America Operations. “We look forward to
continue building relationships in the community to make
Jacksonville home.”
At the facility, Amazon employees will pick, pack and ship small
items to customers such as books, electronics and consumer goods.
Associates will work alongside innovative technologies to fulfill
customer orders.
Governor Rick Scott said, “It is great news that Amazon
continues to invest in Florida and create new jobs for our
families. I look forward to their continued success in Jacksonville
and across our state.”
“This is a huge win for our city and citizens,” said
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. “I am incredibly excited about the
opportunities Amazon is bringing to our city, and specifically
northwest Jacksonville, a community that will now serve as host to
an international, state-of-the art fulfillment and distribution
center. Their entry brings more than 1,500 new jobs, strengthens
Jacksonville’s position as a destination for international
business, and contributes to increased economic development growth
and improved quality of life.”
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, as well as generous
maternity and parental leave benefits.
In addition, Amazon offers employees innovative programs like
Career Choice, where it will pre-pay 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 four years ago, more than 7,000 employees in 10 countries
have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications,
nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few.
“The new Amazon fulfillment center is an incredible win for
northeast Florida, and marks the single largest jobs announcement
in Jacksonville’s history,” said Jerry Mallot, president of JAXUSA
Partnership. “This project further supports our strategy of
targeting outstanding companies, and solidifies Jacksonville as a
region of wide open opportunity where anything is possible.”
To learn more about working at an Amazon fulfillment center,
interested candidates can 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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