Amazon is hiring for more than 4,000 seasonal positions in Delaware.
Spokesperson Lauren Lynch said the company will be a hiring mode at its locations in Middletown and New Castle.
“Pay varies, but a variety of roles are available including safety specialists, HR coordinators, fulfillment center associates, managers and back-office roles in accounting to name just a few,” Lynch stated.
Lynch noted that 14,000 seasonal employees stayed with the company.
Nationwide, Amazon will add more than 120,000 seasonal positions across its U.S. network of fulfillment centers, sortation centers and customer service sites during the holiday season.
“This is our favorite time of year—we love serving customers during the busy holiday season and we’re excited to bring on more than 120,000 seasonal employees this year to support growing customer demand,” said Mike Roth, Amazon vice president of Global Customer Fulfillment
So far this year, Amazon has created tens of thousands of new full-time roles in its U.S. fulfillment and customer service centers, a company released stated.
Full-time employees receive competitive wages and comprehensive benefits, including healthcare, 401(k) with 50 percent match, stock awards and bonuses. Amazon also offers employees innovative programs such as Career Choice, which pre-pays 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon, the release stated.
Since the program’s launch four years ago, more than 7,000 employees in 10 countries have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming, radiology and other areas.
More information is at www.amazon.com/seasonal.
