Amazon Announces Plans to Expand in the Tampa Bay Area
05 August 2020 - 3:15PM
Business Wire
New fulfillment center in Temple Terrace and
new delivery station in Lutz will create hundreds of new full-time
jobs
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to launch
a new, state-of-the-art Amazon fulfillment center in Temple
Terrace, Florida. The new fulfillment center, which is anticipated
to launch in 2021, will create 750 new, full-time jobs with
industry leading pay and comprehensive benefits starting on day
one. Amazon currently operates seven fulfillment and sortation
centers in the state in Jacksonville, Davenport, Orlando, Miami,
Ruskin, and Lakeland.
“We’re excited to be growing our operations in Florida and we
are excited to open a new fulfillment center in Temple Terrace,”
said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s vice president of global customer
fulfillment. “Amazon is committed to providing great jobs with
industry leading pay and benefits, starting on day one, in a safe,
innovative work environment. Amazon is grateful for the continued
support we’ve received from local and state leaders and we look
forward to creating over seven hundred jobs for the Temple Terrace
community.”
"The City of Temple Terrace is very excited to welcome Amazon as
our newest corporate citizen. Amazon’s presence in our amazing city
will bring more jobs and opportunities for residents and those
throughout the region," said Temple Terrace Acting Mayor Andrew
Ross.
Amazon’s new operations facility will span more than 600,000
square feet on the ground floor. Employees at the site will work
alongside innovative technologies to pick, pack and ship smaller
customer items such as books, electronics, small household goods
and toys. In addition, Amazon will hire for roles in human
resources, operations management, safety, security, finance and
information technology.
Temple Terrace City Manager Charles Stephenson echoes Ross’s
sentiments, saying, "The City of Temple Terrace looks forward to
developing a mutually beneficial business relationship with Amazon.
The City has strived in the past to expand its commercial base on
the eastern border and the addition of Amazon is a vital piece to
these expansion efforts. The site selected is ideal for access to
major transportation corridors and will provide added economic
growth and employment to this area of Temple Terrace."
Amazon is also planning a new delivery station in Lutz that will
power Amazon’s last-mile delivery capabilities to speed up
deliveries for customers in Pasco County. Delivery stations enable
Amazon Logistics to supplement capacity and flexibility to Amazon’s
delivery capabilities. The Lutz delivery station is also
anticipated to open in 2021.
Amazon’s delivery stations also offer entrepreneurs the
opportunity to build their own business delivering Amazon packages,
as well as independent contractors the flexibility to be their own
boss and create their own schedule delivering for Amazon Flex.
Amazon has more than 150 delivery stations in the US.
“I am thrilled to welcome Amazon and the additional jobs this
facility will bring to our community,” said Pasco County Commission
Chairman Mike Moore. “This is another example of Pasco County
government and the Pasco Economic Development Council working
together to make Pasco County the premier place for business.”
On top of Amazon’s industry-leading minimum starting wage of $15
per hour, full-time employees receive comprehensive benefits,
including full medical, vision and dental insurance as well as a
401(k) with 50 percent company 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.
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than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
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