The old Frigidaire appliance plant that once stood on that property was demolished and the new distribution center was built there over the past 16 months. READ: Small Business Development Center has banner yearĮdison said Amazon will lease a 923,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution facility at 2170 Route 27 near Vineyard Road. READ: Plainfield security guards, social workers fight to keep jobs READ: Connector road project to ease Linden truck traffic, add jobs The 900,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Edison will handle smaller customer items such as books, toys and kitchenware. “We are excited to continue growing by creating an additional 2,500 full-time roles at new fulfillment centers across the state.”Īmazon employees at the more than 900,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Cranbury Township and the 1-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Logan Township will pick, pack and ship larger customer items such as music equipment, sports gear, and patio furniture. “Our ability to expand in New Jersey is the result of two things: incredible customers and an outstanding workforce,” said Akash Chauhan, Amazon’s vice president of North American Operations. Since Amazon launched operations in New Jersey in 2012, the company has grown its fulfillment workforce in the state to 13,000-plus full-time employees across seven existing facilities in Avenel, Carteret, Florence, Logan Township and Robbinsville.
The new sites in Cranbury, Edison and Logan will create more than 2,500 new, full-time jobs. Watch Video: WATCH: How did NJ jobs do in 2016?ĬENTRAL JERSEY - on Friday announced plans to open three additional fulfillment centers in New Jersey.
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