Amazon is looking for 900 people to bolster the workforce at its four East Midlands fulfilment centres in the run up to Christmas.
The global e-commerce retailer needs hundreds of recruits to work at its warehouses running up the M1 in Coalville, Kegworth, Sutton-in-Ashfield and Chesterfield.
The business also wants to increase its permanent headcount at the centres from 3,000 to 3,400 by the end of the year.
The business recently joined Chesterfiled-headquartered East Midlands Chamber for Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire as a strategic partner.
Amazon 海角视频 operations director Jonatan Gal said: “Since 2010, we’ve made direct investments in our 海角视频 operations of more than £23 billion.
“This includes both capital expenditure – such as the infrastructure we build, including our fulfilment centres – and operating expenditure, such as the jobs we create in the 海角视频.
“Amazon prioritises the safety and health of its employees and has invested millions of pounds to provide a safe workplace.
“Our operation has grown significantly in the East Midlands, where the chamber of commerce has done so much for businesses of all sizes and sectors.
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“We’re looking forward to working more closely with East Midlands Chamber and the wider business community.”
Amazon began operating in the East Midlands in 2016 when it opened a one million sq ft warehouse in Coalville.
Last year, it opened two 500,000 sq ft sites in Chesterfield and Kegworth, before launching operations at a similar-sized fulfilment centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield, last month, with capacity for 1,000 workers
Overall, the company has more than 2.5 million sq ft of warehouse space in the region – the size of 35 football pitches.
It also has a sortation centre and delivery station in Bardon, north west Leicestershire.
East Midlands Chamber chief executive Scott Knowles said: “The East Midlands is becoming a national – and indeed international – hub for logistics, and Amazon is one of our shining lights within a sector that has thrived during the pandemic.
“It’s great to see global firms setting down roots in the region and at a time when the employment market is facing many challenges, a significant number of high-quality jobs are being created by the likes of Amazon.
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“It offers a great place to work with highly competitive pay, benefits from day one and training programmes for in-demand jobs.
“The chamber is very keen to promote the huge influence these companies have on our local and national economy, and we look forward to working closely with Amazon to achieve this.”
Amazon said most of the products handled at its centres are for third-party companies, many of them 海角视频 SMEs.
Employees pick, pack and ship orders, supported in some centres by Amazon’s robotics technology.
There are also jobs in engineering, HR, IT, finance, health and safety, and operations management.