Amazon set to open new fulfilment centre in Ohio 28 September 2017

Amazon.com, Inc. has announced plans to open its fifth Ohio fulfilment centre in Euclid, which will create more than 1,000 full-time positions. The Company recently announced upcoming fulfilment centres in Monroe and North Randall, and it currently operates fulfilment centres in Etna and Obetz.

Associates at the 60,387 m2 facility will pick, pack and ship customer items such as electronics, books, housewares and toys.

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 95.0% of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Since the programme’s launch, more than 10,000 employees have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few.