Amazon lands in Palermo, 100 hires and opening in autumn

Amazon announces the opening of a new sorting depot in Palermo. The new facility will be operational from next autumn and will serve customers residing in western Sicily, mainly in the areas of Palermo, Trapani and Caltanissetta. In the 8,000-square-meter sorting warehouse, Amazon will create more than 20 permanent jobs and delivery service providers are expected to hire 90 permanent drivers, a note points out. “In the last ten years we have become one of the most important job creators in Italy – says Gabriele Sigismondi, head of Amazon Logistics in Italy – and we are really happy to invest here in Palermo with the opening of a new sorting depot that will allow us to offer our customers an even more efficient delivery service and create new jobs. “” The safety and well-being of our employees and the staff of our third-party suppliers is our priority and, together with our service providers of delivery, we are committed to offering them a safe, modern and inclusive work environment, with competitive wages, benefits and excellent opportunities for professional growth. “” The opening of a sorting warehouse in the Brancaccio district confirms the great international attractiveness of the city of Palermo from an economic point of view. The attention of one of the giants of e-commerce mon diale which can also constitute an important international promotion of the productive and commercial activities of Palermo. This translates into fundamental employment opportunities in the post-Covid recovery and therefore the relaunch of the territory “commented the Mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando. From today, selections are open for managerial and technical positions and for the support functions to which is possible to apply by accessing the website www.amazon.jobs. The selections for warehouse operators will be available in the coming weeks. Employees will be hired at the fifth level of the National Transport and Logistics Contract with an entry salary equal to € 1,550 gross, among the highest in the industry, and numerous benefits including employee discounts on Amazon.it and supplementary accident insurance.Amazon offers its employees additional opportunities such as the Career Choice program, which covers up to 95% of the cost of tuition and textbooks for those who want to specialize in a specific field by attending professional courses for four or years. The couriers, on the other hand, will be hired by delivery service providers at level G1 of the National Collective Labor Agreement for Transport and Logistics with an entry salary of € 1,644 gross per month for full-time employees, and in addition to € 300 net per month as an allowance. daily. In addition to the new sorting depot in Palermo, the company is already present in the region with the sorting depot in Catania.