Amazon to create 700 jobs in Hinckley

The company are opening a fulfilment centre this summer.

Jobs at the site are already being advertised on the Amazon site. 

It's part of more than 10,000 new permanent jobs the company are creating across the UK. 

The shopping giant also announced that it will invest £10 million over three years to train to up to 5,000 employees in new skills and support the Government’s investment programme. 

The new site in Hinckley is located at Hinckley Park in Avery Way, and the project is expected to be completed in June.

On the announcement, Amazon’s UK Country Manager John Boumphrey said: “We have always wanted to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, and we have also committed to be Earth’s Best Employer and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. We’re creating thousands of good jobs across the UK from a diverse range of roles with excellent pay and benefits. We’re also delighted to be working with the British Chambers of Commerce on a pioneering approach to our Career Choice programme to provide the training, and skilled workers, needed to boost local economies right across the country.”

He added: “We’re proud of the front-line roles we offer across Amazon, and we also know that they will be a stepping stone for some in their career journey. For people whose ambitions fall outside of our company, we are pleased to support them by paying for training and academic courses that can get them to where they want to be.”