Amazon hiring warehouse workers at $15/hr for new Tonawanda delivery station

The delivery station opens this week, and Amazon expects it to create more than 600 full-time and part-time jobs.

AS PART OF OURREBOUND BUFFALOINITIATIVE -- WE'REFOCUSING ONGETTING YOU BACK TOWORK.AND THERE ARE SOMENEW OPPORTUNITIESAVAILABLE WITHAMAZON..HUNDREDS OF NEWJOBS ARE OPENING UPIN THE TOWN OFTONAWANDA7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ALAERREBHI EXPLAINSHOW YOU CAN GET INON THISOPPORTUNITY..TRT = 1:22OUTCUE: STANDARDTHE TOWN OFTONAWANDA'S NEWAMAZON DELIVERYSTATION IS OPEN...ANDAMAZON EXPECTS ITTO CREATE A LOT OFJOBS.STANDUP: "MORETHAN 600 FULL TIMEAND PART TIMEOPPORTUNITIES FORWESTERN NEWYORKERS, STARTINGAT $15 AN HOUR."LOCATED ATRIVERVIEW SOLARTECHNOLOGY PARK,THE 117,000 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING WILLBE HOME TO MANYASSOCIATE JOBS, ASWELL AS HUNDREDSOF DRIVEROPPORTUNITIES FORAMAZON'S DELIVERYSERVICE PARTNERSAND AMAZON FLEXDRIVERS.BENEFITS OFWORKING HEREINCLUDE MEDICAL,DRUG PRESCRIPTION,DENTAL AND VISION -401K, PAID TIME OFF,DISCOUNT ON AMAZONPURCHASES, ANDMATERNITY ANDPARENTAL LEAVE."AMAZON IS IN THEEXPANSION MODE ANDWE HOPE THAT YES,THIS IS THEIR FIRSTLOCATION, HOPEFULLYIN THE TOWN OFTONAWANDA, ANDHOPEFULLY THEY'LLCONSIDER OTHERLOCATIONS IN THETOWN OFTONAWANDA,"AND FORMER GRANDISLAND TOWNSUPERVISOR NATEMCMURRAY SAYSAMAZON IS LOOKINGTO SET UP SHOP INTHE TOWN.THIS AFTER THE TOWNRECEIVED ANAPPLICATION TO BUILDA 3.8 MILLION SQUAREFOOT FACILITY THATWOULD BRING ATLEAST 1,000 NEW JOBSTO THE ISLAND.AMAZON'S DELIVERYSTATIONS ARE THELAST STEP INSHIPPING PACKAGESBEFORE THEY GO OUTFOR HOME DELIVERY.PACKAGES ARESHIPPED FROMFULFILLMENTCENTERS TODELIVERY STATIONSTO BE PICKED UP BYDELIVERY DRIVERS.TOWN OF TONAWANDASUPERVISOR JOSEPHEMMINGER SAYS THEOPENING OF THEFACILITY THEREWOULD HOPEFULLY BEA CATALYST FOROTHER MAJORCOMPANIES TO MOVETHERE."WHEN YOU CAN GET ACOMPANY THE SIZE OFAMAZON MOVE INTOYOUR COMMUNITY,OBVIOUSLY IT GIVESRECOGNITION TO THECOMMUNITY.

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