Amazon Hiring More Than 7,000 In Indiana

Amazon is hiring more than 120,000 seasonal workers nationwide, including more than 7,000 new employees in Indiana. That means jobs at local fulfillment centers, sortation centers and customer service sites — and some of those positions could become permanent, according to Amazon. The company said thousands of holiday positions last year were transitioned to regular, full-time roles after the holidays and the company expects to continue that trend this year.

“We prepare year round for the holidays and we’re excited to hire for over 120,000 positions this season to help delight our customers,” Dave Clark, Amazon senior vice president of Global Customer Fulfillment, said in a news release. “We look forward to welcoming back holiday employees who return year-after-year to Amazon and welcome new faces to the team, many of whom will continue on with regular, full-time roles with the company after the holidays.”

Those seasonal workers "will join the more than 125,000 regular, full-time employees at Amazon’s more than 75 fulfillment centers across the country to help pick, pack and ship customers’ holiday orders," Amazon said.

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Candidates interested in available positions can learn more and apply online at www.amazon.com/peakjobs.

In August, the company hosted the Amazon Jobs Day, hosting a recruiting event at several sites across the country.

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