OLIVE BRANCH, Miss — Amazon is now hiring more than 500 new, full-time positions at its highly-anticipated fulfillment center in Olive Branch, MS. Interested candidates can apply online at www.amazon.com/missjobs for roles at the more than 1 million square foot operations facility. The facility will create 500 new, full-time jobs starting at $15 an hour with comprehensive benefits starting on day one.
The fulfillment center will be located at 11505 Progress Way Olive Branch, MS 38654. Associates at the more than one million-square-foot fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship large customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, fishing rods, pet food, kayaks, bicycles, and larger household goods.
On top of Amazon’s $15 minimum wage, the company offers full-time employees industry-leading benefits, which include health, vision and dental insurance from day one, 401(k) with 50 percent company match, up to 20 weeks paid parental leave and Amazon’s innovative Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in high-demand fields. Since the program’s launch four years ago, more than 25,000 employees have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few. 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.
We are doing everything we can to keep our employees as safe as possible as we prepare for the launch. In fact, across our operations Amazon has invested more than $4 billion from June to April on COVID19 related safety measures. This includes spending more than $800 million dollars in the first half of this year on safety measures like temperature checks, masks, enhanced cleaning, gloves, and sanitation stations, to name a few. In these unprecedented times, Amazon remains committed to the health and safety of our employees, partners, and the customers we serve.
Job candidates must be 18 years or older and have a high school diploma or equivalent to be considered. All interested candidates can learn more and apply online at www.amazon.com/missjobs. Additionally, interested candidates can sign up for text alerts by texting PITNOW to 77088.
