“We are excited to continue creating a positive economic
impact in the region with job opportunities and industry-leading benefits that
start on the first day of the job,” said Holly Sullivan, Amazon’s head of
worldwide economic development. “Tennessee is a great state for business and we
are excited to have the opportunity to partner, grow and better serve our customers
throughout this region.”
“Over the past year, Amazon has announced projects in each
of Tennessee’s grand divisions, accounting for nearly 3,000 new jobs. As we
continue to navigate through the pandemic and reboot our economy, we know our
recovery is supported by the success of our Tennessee businesses. We are
grateful that Amazon continues to provide jobs to thousands of Tennesseans, and
we congratulate the company on its newest fulfillment center in Alcoa,” said
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.
The Alcoa facility will be Amazon’s third fulfillment center
in Tennessee to use innovative robotics technology and the company’s eighth
fulfillment center in the Volunteer State. Amazon employees at the more than
634,812 square-foot fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship smaller customer
items, such as books, electronics and consumer goods.
“It is a testament to the strength of Tennessee’s business
climate that companies are attracted to our state and choose to operate and
expand here. Amazon is a global brand that has invested $1.5 billion and
created more than 25,000 jobs across all three grand divisions of our state,
and we appreciate their team for choosing to grow in East Tennessee,” said Bob
Rolfe, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community
Development. “We would also like to thank Tennessee Department of
Transportation Commissioner Clay Bright and his outstanding leadership team for
their many contributions to help bring this project to fruition.”
On top of the company’s industry-leading starting wage from
$15, 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. Programs will help
Amazonians from all backgrounds access training to move into highly skilled
roles across the company’s corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers,
retails stores, and transportation network, or pursue career paths outside of Amazon.
"Blount County, along with the cities of Alcoa and
Maryville, are delighted Amazon made its decision to locate here. The jobs and
worldwide recognition it brings are extremely beneficial to this area,” said
Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell. “We thank Amazon, Governor Bill Lee, Tennessee
ECD Commissioner Bob Rolfe, Tennessee Department of Transportation, and our
county and city commissioners for tirelessly working together to bring this
project to fruition. I, along with the citizens of Blount County, wish them
great success and look forward to working with them for many years to
come."
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.
“Having Amazon locate in a community has proven to be
beneficial for everyone involved, and on behalf of the Blount County Industrial
Development Board, I’m happy to welcome its leadership to Blount County and
East Tennessee,” said Blount County Industrial Development Board Chair Matt
Murray. “The regional economic impact of an operation like this will be felt
almost immediately. We are excited to get this project progressing quickly and
look forward to watching it grow.”
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 Tennessee. There are more than 30,000
authors, small and medium-sized businesses, and developers in Tennessee growing
their companies and reaching new customers on Amazon products and services.
The project is being developed by Hillwood Development
Company, Inc.
To learn more about working at an Amazon fulfillment center,
visit www.amazondelivers.jobs.
About Amazon: Amazon is guided by four principles: customer
obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click
shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS,
Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa
are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more
information, visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/ and follow @AmazonNews.
0 comments:
Post a Comment