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May 27, 2017 09:30
Amazon fulfillment is hiring for its 1 million sq ft center

E-commerce giants Amazon’s new $90 million fulfillment center in Michigan was announced in December last year. As the construction work is coming to end, the company calls for at least 1,000 new jobs as the center is a massive 1 million square foot. The fulfillment center is in Livonia, about 1 miles west of Detroit.

Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans said: "We're proud to welcome Amazon to Livonia and applaud the collaboration that took place to bring this significant capital investment and new, well-paying jobs to our community."

The company plans to exponentially increase its employee base in the state.

Currently, Amazon employs about 250 in Detroit office, at Brilliance Audio in Grand Haven and at a 210,000-square-foot sortation center in Brownstown Township, southwest of Detroit.

The Michigan fulfillment center is among the 29 new centers across the United States. Currently Amazon has 103 operating fulfillment center in the country.

The centers contains the items sold by Amazon sellers. “We pick, pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products," Amazon says on its website.

The sales of Amazon has been increased by 23% in the first quarter of 2017, climbing to $35.7.

The Livonia site will contain "small sort-able" items and is 1,009,000  square feet at the corner pf Amrhein and Eckles roads. It is one of the biggest fulfillment centers in the country, while most of them are small.

It's located in an industrial area near I-275, I-96 and M-14. The property's address will be 39000 Amrhein.

Amazon announced about hiring, this week.

"We are hiring for more than 1,000 full-time positions for employees who will pick, pack and ship customer orders as well as operations management, human resources, IT, facilities management, finance and more. Full-time employees at Amazon receive competitive hourly wages and comprehensive benefits, including healthcare, 401(k) and company stock awards starting on day one, as well as generous maternity and parental leave benefits."

There are ten jobs listed for the center, including manager. The company’s recruitment ad says that it is looking plant managers from across the United States.

The nine other listed jobs are, IT support engineer, 3  senior staffing coordinators, a staffing specialist, a loss prevention manager, a site safety manager and an area manager for military veterans.

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