The building of Amazon’s latest fulfilment centre in Tilbury is progressing ahead of its opening later this year, under the watchful eye of site’s General Manager.

The retailer has confirmed that Robert Stobinski will become General Manager at the site in Tilbury.

The new fulfilment centre will create 1,500 new permanent jobs with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits on day one.

Speaking on his appointment as General Manager, Robert Stobinski said: “I’m hugely excited to be leading our new fulfilment centre in Tilbury.”

“Recruitment for 1,500 new permanent roles in Tilbury with competitive wages and comprehensive benefits starting on day one is going well.

"We welcome further applications and we encourage anyone interested in a permanent job to apply today.”

Amazon also offers employees an innovative programme called Career Choice that provides employees funding for adult education, offering to pre-pay 95% of tuition and associated fees for nationally recognised courses, up to £8,000 over four years.

People will be employed in a range of positions, from operations managers to engineers, HR and IT specialists to people who will handle orders at the fulfilment centre later this year.

People interested in potential opportunities should visit. www.amazonjobs.co.uk/tilbury.

Amazon currently has 13 fulfilment centres in the UK, including two in Doncaster and one each in Coalville (Leicestershire), Daventry, Dunfermline, Dunstable, Gourock, Hemel Hempstead, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Rugeley and Swansea Bay.

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