Amazon Announces Third Fulfillment Center for Portland to Create 1,000 Full-time Roles
September 18 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open
its third Oregon fulfillment center in Portland, which will create
more than 1,000 full-time positions. The company recently announced
an upcoming fulfillment center in Troutdale and Salem, in addition
to the existing sortation center in Hillsboro and Prime Now hub in
Portland. With the three upcoming fulfillment centers, Amazon will
employ more than 3,500 full-time fulfillment associates across the
state when all locations open starting in 2018.
“We announced our second fulfillment center in late August and
today it’s exciting to announce our third fulfillment center in
Oregon,” said Sanjay Shah, Amazon’s Vice President of North America
Customer Fulfillment. “Our quick growth in the Beaver state is our
drive to continue growing and innovating on behalf of customers.
Fulfillment centers in the state will increase speed of delivery,
expand inventory selection, and provide great Prime membership
benefits. We are excited to better serve customers, and create
3,500 full-time jobs in Oregon.”
Associates at the one million square foot facility will pick,
pack and ship larger customer items, such as sports equipment,
gardening tools, and pet food.
“Amazon has embraced the value of our region as a great business
environment, and we welcome the 1,000 quality jobs and benefits
this new facility brings to Portland,” said Portland Mayor Ted
Wheeler. “Portland’s innovation and talented workforce are a
perfect match for Amazon’s cutting-edge approach to customer
service and support.”
“Amazon’s continued growth in our region is a good signal for
Oregon’s economic growth,” said Keith Leavitt, chief commercial
officer at the Port of Portland. “We’re excited to work with Amazon
to create more job opportunities in Portland and build on this
momentum.”
"Three Amazon fulfillment centers announced in three months adds
to the company's already robust presence in Oregon, which includes
Amazon Web Services, Prime Now, and sortation centers," said
Business Oregon director Chris Harder. "Amazon could invest
anywhere in the world, and they are showing over and over again
that they believe Oregon is the place to build, innovate, and
grow."
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, more than 10,000
employees have pursued 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.
The project is being developed by Trammell Crow Company and
Clarion Partners.
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