Online retail giant Amazon is creating hundreds of new jobs in Wales as part of a huge expansion across the 海角视频 as it targets recruiting 10,000 new permanent staff this year.
So far this year Amazon has already hired a further 3,000 permanent staff across it 海角视频 network of fulfilment centres, sort centres and delivery stations .
Due to a significant rise in business, in part driven by increasing online shopping as a result of the pandemic, it is now adding a further 7,000 new permanent roles by the end of this year.
The new roles, including engineers, graduates, HR and IT professionals, health and safety and finance specialists, as well as the teams who will pick, pack and ship customer orders.
In Wales it will mean that more than 200 additional permanent roles will have been created by the end of this year. Outside of this it is also recruiting for around 500 seasonal positions to support its festive operations.
Specifically the fulfilment centre in Swansea, which currently employs around 1,000 people, will create a further 200 permanent roles by December. It is also hiring for more than 400 seasonal roles.
The delivery station in Newport will have increased its permanent headcount from around 40 at the beginning of 2020, to more than 60 by the end of the year. It is also hiring for around 80 seasonal roles.
The delivery station in Port Talbot will have increased its permanent headcount from around 40 at the beginning of 2020, to more than 60 by the end of the year.
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Amazon is also looking for individuals wanting to turn free time into supplementary income, working to their own schedule to deliver Amazon packages for between £13 and £15 per hour.
Stefano Perego, Amazon's vice president of European customer fulfilment, said: "We're proud to be creating 10,000 new permanent roles across our 海角视频 network of fulfilment centres, sort centres and delivery stations offering competitive wages and comprehensive benefits starting on day one.
"Our people have played a critical role in serving customers in these unprecedented times and the new roles will help us continue to meet customer demand and support small and medium-sized businesses selling on Amazon.
"We are employing thousands of talented individuals in a diverse range of good jobs from operations managers and tech professionals through to people to handle customer orders."
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