RALEIGH – Amazon has been expanding rapidly across North Carolina, but its biggest new move is coming in Garner where the internet giant has upped its hiring plans to 3,000 for a new, massive distribution facility. So how do you get one of the jobs?
Apply earl, check often and sign up for text alerts.
So says an Amazon spokesperson.
“Jobs are available on a rolling basis and fill up quickly. Therefore we encourage those interested to visit amazon.com/carolinajobs for information on working at Amazon and to sign up for text alerts by texting RDU1NOW to 77088 to receive automated messages about job openings,” the spokesperson told WRAL News.
Garner and state leaders toured the soon-to-open Amazon fulfillment center Oct. 22, 2019. (Bryan Mims/WRAL)
The Garner center is still in build mode but that will change soon.
“Construction is ongoing and on track for the site to launch in time for the 2020 holiday shopping season,” the spokesperson said.
And hiring people is a major focus.
“We are wholly focused on hiring at this time,” the spokesperson said. “We typically begin hiring one to two months prior to launch. Stay tuned for more information.”
Employees at the new center will work alongside Amazon robotics to pick, pack and ship smaller-sized items to customers in the region.
The new jobs will start out at $15 an hour.
Amazon also plans to open a center in Cary.
The company has a variety of operations across the state, including in Durham, Charlotte, Greensboro and Kernersville.
Despite some setbacks, Amazon aims to open Garner distribution center by year-end
