Amazon is taking on 500 staff at a new warehouse going up near East Midlands Airport.
The global online retailer hopes to have the operation at Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway development, in Castle Donington, up and running later this year.
Eventually it plans to have 1,000 workers based there.
It comes after the business announced that it will create 2,000 new jobs in the 海角视频 in 2019 in a move that will take its total permanent workforce to more than 29,500 by the end of the year.
Recruitment at Castle Donington is now underway for roles in areas such as HR, IT, finance, engineering and operations.
Amazon salaries start at £9.50 for full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal employees in the company’s fulfilment centres.
The Castle Donington operation will help it meet growing customer demand, increase its product selection and support more third-party sellers.
The Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway, close to junction 24 of the M1, will be one of the 海角视频’s biggest, with 6 million sq ft of warehouse space and a new 50 acre rail freight interchange operated by Maritime Transport.
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It is located in the middle of a triangle made up of Leicester, Nottingham and Derby.
There will eventually by 7,000 people working there.
Construction work on the main logistics site started in 2017 and according to Segro, it already has tenants lined up for 2.5 million square feet of space at the logistics park.
Up to 300 workers for logistics and transport company Kuehne & Nagel are now in its 195,000 sq ft unit, the firm’s new national operating centre for overland activities in the 海角视频.
Amazon grew 海角视频 revenues by 23.3 per cent in 2018, to $14.5 billion, or £10.9 billion.
It already has a warehouse a couple of miles away, near Coalville, in north west Leicestershire, which covers an area equivalent to 16 football pitches. That has 800 permanent staff, which doubles in the run up to Christmas.
Stefano Perego, Amazon’s vice-president of 海角视频 customer fulfilment, said: “We are delighted to expand our operations in the East Midlands.
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“With capacity to expand our workforce to over 1,000 permanent positions in the future, this new team will play a crucial role in delivering a first rate level of service for our customers.”
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It will be the fifth Amazon fulfilment centre in the Midlands, along with the one in Coalville, and others in Daventry, Rugeley and Rugby.
A dedicated centre opened in Coventry in 2018, as a central hub to receive and sort millions of products sold on Amazon.co.uk each year.
Doug Gurr, Amazon 海角视频 country manager, said: “We are delighted to be able continue to invest and grow our 海角视频 business.
“The 海角视频 is a fantastic hub for global talent and the exciting, innovative work that takes place here benefits Amazon’s customers around the world.
“Whether you are looking for a highly-specialised role at one of our fulfilment centres or in a field such as machine learning or flight engineering, we offer a wide variety of opportunities.”