Amazon Expands with New Fulfillment Center in Auburndale, Florida
20 Noviembre 2019 - 10:06AM
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 Auburndale, Florida. When the site opens,
Amazon will create 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 13,500 full-time associates throughout the state of
Florida.
“We are excited to join the Auburndale community and create more
than 500 new, full-time jobs with industry-leading pay and benefits
at our newest fulfillment center in the state,” said Alicia Boler
Davis, Amazon’s vice president of global customer fulfillment.
“Florida has been a source of exceptional talent for Amazon and the
Sunshine state is an ideal location to provide great selection,
competitive prices and superfast shipping speeds to
Floridians.”
“Amazon’s new distribution center in Auburndale is a big win for
Polk County and our entire state,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “We
are grateful that Amazon recognizes Florida’s investment value and
look forward to the economic benefits and job opportunities this
new center will provide for our residents.”
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. 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.
“Amazon has been an impactful employer providing good jobs and
expanded tax base for Polk County citizens,” said George Lindsey,
Chairman for Polk County Board of County Commissioners. “They
continue to invest in our community further strengthening our
economic prosperity. We are proud that this will be Amazon’s fourth
facility in Polk County and we look forward to continued
collaboration and success.”
“Auburndale is pleased to have Amazon join the family of
businesses that call our City home,” said Tim Pospichal, Mayor of
Auburndale. “We look forward to the opportunities this fulfillment
center will provide the residents of our City.”
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 Florida. There are
more than 139,000 authors, small and medium-sized businesses, and
developers in Florida growing their companies and reaching new
customers on Amazon products and services.
The project is being developed by Prologis.
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,
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