Amazon announces it has “more than 50,000 jobs available” across US network
Amazon has announced it has “more than 50,000 roles available to fill across its U.S. fulfilment network”. In a statement issued today (26 July), Amazon reported that it will be opening up 10 of its fulfilment centres on 2 August from 8 a.m. to noon local time for its first “Jobs Day”.
John Olsen, Vice President of Amazon’s Worldwide Operations Human Resources, commented: “On August 2, we are excited to host interested candidates to come learn more about the technology we utilize in our operations, see our dedicated onsite classrooms, meet employees and, if interested, apply for a job at our site and receive an on-the-spot job offer.”
Amazon said that it is “hiring for tens of thousands of full-time opportunities at its fulfilment centres across the U.S. for employees who will pick, pack and ship customer orders”.
The company added: “More than 10,000 of these opportunities will be part-time jobs at the company’s sortation centers throughout the US.”
