Amazon Expands in Illinois with Channahon Fulfillment Center
October 11 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
New facility will total more than
one-million-square-feet and create 500 new, full-time jobs
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open a
fulfillment center in Channahon, Illinois, creating more than 500
new, full-time jobs starting at $15 an hour with comprehensive
benefits starting on day one. Employees at the more than one
million-square-foot fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship
large customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture,
fishing rods, pet food, kayaks, bicycles, and larger household
goods. Amazon currently employs more than 11,000 full-time
associates throughout the state of Illinois.
“Illinois is a great place to do business and we are excited to
continue our growth and investment in the state with our new
fulfillment center in Channahon,” said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s
Vice President of Global Customer Fulfillment. “Since 2010, Amazon
has invested more than $4 billion in the state through its local
fulfillment center and cloud infrastructure, research facilities,
and compensation to thousands of employees in the state. We are
excited to create more than 500 new full-time jobs, in addition to
the 11,000 current employees across the state, who receive
industry-leading pay and benefits starting on day one.”
“This significant jobs announcement is another sign that
Illinois’ future is bright, and I’m excited to see Amazon build on
its investment in Illinois with 500 new jobs in the south suburbs,”
said Governor JB Pritzker. “Illinois is the transportation hub of
the Midwest, and our workforce is among the best in the world. We
welcome and celebrate this new fulfillment center and the economic
growth it will create in these communities and in our state.”
On top of Amazon’s $15 minimum wage, the company offers
full-time employees comprehensive benefits including full medical,
vision, and dental insurance as well as a 401(k) with 50 percent
match starting on day one. The company also offers up to 20 weeks
of maternal and parental paid leave and innovative benefits such as
Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with
their growing families. In addition, Amazon has pledged to invest
over $700 million to provide upskilling training for 100,000 U.S.
employees for in demand jobs. Programs will help Amazonians from
all backgrounds access training to move into highly skilled roles
across the company’s corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment
centers, retails stores, and transportation network, or pursue
career paths outside of Amazon. All associates will go through
hours of safety training and have access to continuing education
opportunities through Amazon’s upskilling programs such as Career
Choice. In this program, the company 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 25,000 employees have pursued degrees
in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming
and radiology, to name a few.
“We are pleased to join Amazon in announcing their new Channahon
location. Amazon's multi-million dollar investment in this new
Channahon facility marks continued success in local economic
development,” said Channahon Mayor Missey Moorman Schumacher.
“Amazon will not only bring hundreds of new jobs to Channahon, but
will also serve to diversify and stabilize the tax base for our
residents, and trigger additional planned public infrastructure
improvements benefitting the entire community. We welcome Amazon as
a committed community partner and look forward to their investment
and involvement in our Village and the region.”
Amazon’s fulfillment network supports millions of businesses of
all sizes worldwide through its Fulfillment By Amazon offering, and
many of those local organizations are based in Illinois. There are
more than 73,000 authors, small and medium-sized businesses, and
developers in Illinois growing their companies and reaching new
customers on Amazon products and services.
The project is being developed by Venture One.
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
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews,
1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment
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