Amazon Australia has launched a recruitment drive to hire 1,400 seasonal workers ahead of the mid-year sales, and no previous experience is necessary.
The multinational tech giant launched a massive campaign on Monday to boost its workforce ahead of the end of the financial year sales period in June and the Prime Day shopping event in July.
Hundreds of employees will be recruited to work at Amazon fulfillment centers and fulfillment sites across Australia to pick, pack and ship orders from warehouses to customers.
Amazon Australia has launched the recruitment drive to keep up with customer demand, now that the busy sales period is just weeks away.
Tech giant Amazon will hire 1,400 seasonal workers (pictured) in Australia ahead of the busy mid-year sales period.
“We have 1,400 positions to fill with motivated and enthusiastic people looking for a short-term position,” said Amazon Australia human relations operations director Jacqui Marker.
“We offer on-the-job training, so no prior experience or formal qualifications are required.”
Workers will be distributed to logistics centers throughout Australia.
Half of the 1,400-strong workforce will work in warehouses in New South Wales.
Amazon is looking for 300 workers in Victoria, while Queensland and WA need 200 and 130 respectively.
The remaining 70 employees will work at centers in South Australia and Tasmania.
Flexible work arrangements are also offered through Amazon Flex.
The side hustle that will allow workers to deliver packages using their own vehicles when it suits them.
Permanent, full-time positions at Amazon are also up for grabs. Benefits include life insurance, income protection and health insurance.
Samparpan Kapoor, who became a full-time employee after starting as a seasonal worker, said the work is rewarding.
“I learn something new at work every day,” he said.
“We receive additional training and educational support to help us develop and grow.”
Applications for seasonal jobs. now they are open.
Workers will work in fulfillment centers (pictured) across Australia, where they will pick, pack and ship items to customers.
Samarpan Kapoor (pictured), who is now a full-time employee at Amazon Australia after starting as a temporary worker, said the work is rewarding.
The latest jobs drive comes after Amazon Australia announced last year it would build the country’s largest fulfillment center at a site in Craigieburn, north of Melbourne.
The facility, set to open in 2025, will be the size of 11 MCG and will be operated by a fleet of robots.
The four-story building will be built on a gigantic 209,000 square meter plot of land and will cost $8.4 billion to build.
Amazon has been restructuring the business in recent years, leading to layoffs that have affected workers around the world.
The company announced earlier this year that hundreds of employees at several companies, including PrimeVideo and Twitch, would be laid off to cut costs.