Amazon to Create More than 2,500 Full-Time Jobs at Three Additional New Jersey Fulfillment Centers
April 21 2017 - 6:45AM
Business Wire
With new sites in Cranbury Township, Edison and
Logan Township, Amazon’s fulfillment footprint in New Jersey grows
to 10 facilities
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open
three additional fulfillment centers in New Jersey. The new sites
in Cranbury Township, Edison and Logan Township will create more
than 2,500 new, full-time jobs. Since Amazon launched operations in
New Jersey in 2012, the company has grown its fulfillment workforce
in the state to 13,000-plus full-time employees across seven
existing facilities in Avenel, Carteret, Florence, Logan Township
and Robbinsville.
“Our ability to expand in New Jersey is the result of two
things: incredible customers and an outstanding workforce,” said
Akash Chauhan, Amazon’s vice president of North American
Operations. “We are excited to continue growing by creating an
additional 2,500 full-time roles at new fulfillment centers across
the state.”
Amazon employees at the more than 900,000-square-foot
fulfillment center in Cranbury Township and the
1-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Logan Township will
pick, pack and ship larger customer items such as music equipment,
sports gear, and patio furniture. The 900,000-square-foot
fulfillment center in Edison will handle smaller customer items
such as books, toys and kitchenware.
“We applaud Amazon for investing in several expansions
throughout New Jersey and for creating greater opportunities for
our high-quality workforce,” Governor Chris Christie said. “Today’s
great news is no accident or coincidence. Over the last seven-plus
years, my administration has lowered a variety of taxes, improved
New Jersey’s business climate, increased the number of well-paying
jobs and grown the overall economy. Amazon’s action should
encourage even more employers to benefit from all New Jersey has to
offer.”
Full-time employees at Amazon receive competitive
hourly wages and a comprehensive benefits package starting on day
one including healthcare, 401(k) and company stock
awards. Amazon also offers regular full-time employees
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, over 9,000 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.
About Amazon
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than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
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