[Tn-talk] FW: Amazon announced plans Monday to hire 7, 000 workers for its U.S. operation, including Tennessee

[james brown]

Feel free to spread the good news found below.  I'd love for some blind
Tennesseans to get some of these positions.

 

 

From: Ned Solomon [mailto:Ned.Solomon at tn.gov] 
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:50 AM
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: fwd: Amazon announced plans Monday to hire 7,000 workers for its
U.S. operation, including Tennessee

 

Amazon announced plans Monday to hire 7,000 workers for its U.S. operation,
with most jobs offering pay and benefits far above typical retail wages, the
company said.

Amazon did not give specific pay scales for the positions, but said the
5,000 warehouse jobs will pay 30% more than jobs in traditional retail
stores. 

The jobs are full-time permanent positions and also include stock grants
that, over the last five years, have averaged 9% of pay for Amazon's
full-time workers. And the company said many workers would also be eligible
for 95% tuition reimbursement to those attending college, whether or not
their field of study is related to their job. 

In addition, Amazon is looking for 2,000 workers for its customer service
department, with those jobs being a mix of full-time, part-time and seasonal
positions. 

The 5,000 fulfillment center jobs represent a 25% increase in current
staffing in that department. 

Amazon has been increasing its network of fulfillment centers and warehouses
in order to offer quicker shipping to more of its customers. Many Amazon
customers now have the option of next-day delivery and the company is
looking to offer same-day delivery on some items. 

The fulfillment center jobs are located in Breinigsville, Pa., Middletown,
Del., Chattanooga and Murfreesboro, Tenn., Charleston and Spartanburg, S.C.,
Patterson, San Bernadino and Tracy, Calif., Chester, Va., Coppell, Haslet
and San Antonio, Texas, Hebron, Ky., Indianapolis and Jeffersonville, Ind.
and Phoenix. The customer service jobs are in Grand Forks, N.D., Kennewick,
Wash., Huntington, W.V., and Winchester, Ky. 

More information on the jobs is available at www.workatamazonfulfillment.com