Amazon will hire for 4,000+ jobs in Charlotte region. Here’s how to apply.
Amazon plans to hire a total of 4,000-plus workers at its nine facilities in the Charlotte region over the next six weeks, Cabarrus County economic development officials announced Friday.
The positions include 150 at the e-commerce giant’s new logistics/delivery center in Concord, Cabarrus EDC officials said in a tweet.
For information and to get alerts on hiring, visit Amazon’s available-jobs website, http://amazon.com/ncjobs.
Amazon workers in North Carolina can earn up to $18.50 an hour, according to the company website. The company did not immediately reply to an email from the Observer Saturday morning.
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant already employs more than 6,000 people in North Carolina. From March through early July, Amazon hired 175,000 temporary full- and part-time employees nationally, the Observer previously reported, including 5,400 in Charlotte.
Amazon also has provided bonuses this year. In May, for instance, it gave $500 bonuses for all full-time and $250 for all part-time Amazon and Whole Foods Market employees.
On a rare tour of one of its Charlotte facilities this summer, Amazon touted its COVID safety plans, even as new cases emerged.
Through mid-July, the Observer confirmed 13 novel coronavirus cases involving three Amazon facilities in Charlotte and one in Concord.
In response, company spokeswoman Rachael Lighty told the Observer this summer that Amazon continues to do “everything we can to keep our employees safe inside our buildings. An important part of our commitment to their health and safety is also educating our employees on how they can keep themselves and their families safe in the community as well.”
The company uses data to help monitor safety at its buildings and believes COVID cases are isolated, Lighty said.
“We strongly believe people are not spreading the virus at work, given the robust safety measures we’ve put into place,” Lighty said. “We want to make sure when they come here, they feel safer than they do outside.”