Online retail giant Amazon has announced plans to open a fourth fulfilment centre in the East Midlands creating more than 1,000 new jobs.
The firm has said it intends to create a state-of-the-art robotics fulfilment centre at Summit Park, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
The company already has sites at Chesterfield, in Derbyshire and at Kegworth and Coalville, both in Leicestershire.
The new Sutton-in-Ashfield site, which will offer 550,000 sq ft of space, will be similar to the firm’s Kegworth operation at East Midlands Gateway.
It will be equipped with advanced Amazon robotics technology, which is able to pick items and move them through the fulfilment centre.
Amazon has said that the 1,000-plus jobs to be created are permanent roles.
The firm said it has already started recruiting for a range of new roles for the fulfilment centre, including engineers, HR and IT professionals through to health and safety and finance specialists and operations managers.
The company said that recruitment for staff who will pick, pack and ship customer orders will begin later this month.
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Construction work on the building Amazon will occupy started last year. According to the firm, the expansion will help meet customer demand and enable small and medium-sized retailers selling on Amazon to scale their businesses.
Jonatan Gal, Amazon’s director of 海角视频 customer fulfilment, said: “We are excited to continue our expansion in the 海角视频’s East Midlands, creating a further 1,000 new permanent roles.
“As well as providing competitive wages and benefits from day one, we have also invested heavily to create the most modern, high-tech and safest working environment for our employees.
“This new state-of-the-art robotics fulfilment centre is another sign of our commitment to the people and communities in which we operate, employing thousands of talented individuals in a diverse range of roles from operations managers and tech professionals through to our frontline employees who manage customer orders.”
Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield, said: “As the MP for the area I want to see more business and investment coming in to Ashfield and Amazon is coming to Ashfield because we have a great local workforce as well as having a brilliant location and good transport links.
“I am looking forward to working with Amazon to ensure that local people can take advantage of these high-quality, professional roles, which will boost the local economy and prove once more that Ashfield is a great place to do business.”
Councillor Jason Zadrozny, leader of Ashfield District Council, said: “It is fantastic that Amazon has chosen Ashfield for its newest fulfilment centre and I want to offer them a warm welcome to the district.
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“The investment, jobs and ongoing economic benefits will bring huge benefits to Ashfield.
“With a range of jobs on offer, including high-quality professional roles in IT and finance, there is a real opportunity for local people to build a career and develop their knowledge and skills.
“It’s been nearly two years since we first announced an investment on Summit Park.
“It is an incredible boost to the district and we look forward to working closely with Amazon going forward.”