Amazon Continues Texas Expansion with Eighth Fulfillment Center
August 25 2016 - 4:12PM
Business Wire
Amazon’s new Coppell facility will create
hundreds of jobs
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced plans to open its
eighth Texas fulfillment center in Coppell. Amazon currently
employs more than 10,000 full-time hourly associates at its five
current Texas fulfillment centers and plans to create hundreds more
full-time positions at this second Coppell location. Elsewhere in
the Lone Star State, Amazon currently fulfills customer orders in
Coppell, Haslet, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Schertz, with upcoming
facilities in San Marcos and Houston currently under
construction.
“Our ability to expand Texas operations within three short years
is the result of two things: incredible customers and an
outstanding workforce in the state,” said Akash Chauhan, Amazon’s
Vice President of North American Operations. “Customers are seeing
on a regular basis Amazon’s customer obsession, innovative culture,
and operational excellence – all of which are driven by the
10,000-plus Texans who work in Amazon fulfillment centers across
the state. And we are excited to continue growing the team.”
Amazon employees at the one-million-square-foot Coppell
fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship larger customer items,
such as big screen televisions, kayaks, and patio furniture.
Representative Giovanni Capriglione said, “This new Amazon
announcement is an expression of confidence in the Texas economy
and our strong state and local policies and leadership. I’m
gratified that Amazon is providing thousands of returning Texas
veterans and hard-working North Texans with good jobs, training and
competitive wages and benefits.”
“The city is thrilled that Amazon has decided to build a second
fulfillment center in Coppell. Adding hundreds of new, full-time
jobs to the more than 1,000 they already provide is a demonstration
of their commitment to the city,” said Coppell Mayor Karen Hunt.
“Not only has their presence been a significant economic driver for
our community, they have been a consistent and reliable community
partner. The city and I are looking forward to our continued
relationship with Amazon as we continue to grow together.”
“With thousands of employees at its fulfillment centers here in
the county, Amazon has become an important part of our community,”
said Dallas County Commissioner Mike Cantrell. “Amazon’s commitment
to hiring and training our military men and women makes it a role
model for other employers. We are very proud that the company has
found a home and a reliable workforce here in the Dallas-Fort Worth
area and applaud its continued investment and growth in Dallas
County.”
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.amazon.com/coppelljobs.
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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