THE opening date of the region’s third Amazon warehouse has been revealed as the retailer still has a number of jobs up for grabs.
Amazon has confirmed that its newest warehouse on the Follingsby Max industrial estate in Gateshead will open on Monday, September 6.
More than 1,300 permanent jobs are set to be created at the Fulfilment Centre, known as ‘NCL1,' after several months under construction.
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It comes almost a year after Amazon opened its warehouse in Bowburn, near Durham - and almost eighteen months since it opened its first site in the region in Darlington.
Part of the site has already become operational with its new delivery station, which has been built next to the Gateshead Fulfilment Centre officially opening last month with the creation of dozens of jobs.
The Northern Echo previously revealed that the retailer would be moving into the enormous site as it was confirmed recruitment for the new roles would begin in July.
'We are excited'
Richard Thompson, Amazon Gateshead General Manager, said: “We are excited to be opening our third fulfilment centre in the North East of England creating more than 1,300 new permanent roles in Gateshead.
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“The new state of the art Fulfilment Centre offers competitive wages, excellent benefits and a modern, safe and engaging work environment for our employees.”
Jobs still available
However, the retailer is still recruiting for the new Gateshead site with a number of roles across operations, health and safety, leadership and IT engineering.
Amazon, which has said all pay starts at a minimum of £10, rising depending on the role, has listed the several remaining roles on its website.
They include roles working as:
- Fulfilment Associate
- Health and Safety Specialist
- Operations Manager
- UK Procurement Manager
- Operations Manager Site Leader
- Health and Safety Manager
- IT Support Engineer
Amazon said there are a range of roles beginning at £10 per hour, with the hourly overtime rate paid between £15 and £20, over shifts spread over four days per week.
To view the jobs available at Amazon Gateshead - click here
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