Amazon fulfillment centers in carlisle and lewisberry, pennsylvania
hiring for hundreds of full-time jobs with great benefits
Harrisburg, pa.--(business wire)--amazon.com, inc. (nasdaq: amzn) today announced that its carlisle and lewisberry, pa. fulfillment centers are now hiring for hundreds of new full-time jobs with comprehensive health care benefits. amazon offers comprehensive benefits including: medical and dental coverage company-paid vision plan company-paid life insurance company-paid disability insurance paid vacation annual stock grants 401(k) plan with company match “we have thousands of employees working hard in our pennsylvania facilities every day, and we’re delighted to be adding hundreds of new jobs in the state,” said dave clark, vice-president, amazon north american operations. “the support we’ve received from governor corbett and other state officials has enabled our continued investment in the state.” full-time hourly openings include roles in picking, packing and receiving/shipping. management roles include positions in operations, safety and technical support. candidates for hourly positions can apply online at http://amazon.greatjob.net. candidates for management positions can apply at www.amazon.com/careers. this year, amazon was named one of the most admired companies for people management by fortune magazine. in addition, consumers selected amazon as the most reputable company in the us through the reputation institute 2011 survey. the pennsylvania fulfillment centers are operated by amazon.com.dedc llc. about amazon.com amazon.com, inc. (nasdaq: amzn), a fortune 500 company based in seattle, opened on the world wide web in july 1995 and today offers earth’s biggest selection. amazon.com, inc. seeks to be earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books; movies, music & games; digital downloads; electronics & computers; home & garden; toys, kids & baby; grocery; apparel, shoes & jewelry; health & beauty; sports & outdoors; and tools, auto & industrial. amazon web services provides amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. kindle, kindle 3g, kindle with special offers, kindle 3g with special offers and kindle dx are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. kindle 3g, kindle 3g with special offers and kindle dx utilize the same 3g wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a wi-fi hotspot. kindle is the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on amazon. amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, and www.amazon.it. as used herein, “amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include amazon.com, inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. forward-looking statements this announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27a of the securities act of 1933 and section 21e of the securities exchange act of 1934. actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. more information about factors that potentially could affect amazon.com's financial results is included in amazon.com's filings with the securities and exchange commission, including its most recent annual report on form 10-k and subsequent filings.
