Jobs: Amazon is hiring, and positions are available at new fulfillment centers in Kenosha

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2015-- Amazon has announced it is hiring for more than 6,000 full-time jobs across its U.S. fulfillment network to meet growing customer demand. Employees will pick, pack and ship customer orders -- and positions are available at the new fulfillment centers in Kenosha.

"We're proud to be creating more than 6,000 full-time positions where employees will interact with state-of-the-art technology as part of their day-to-day roles," said Mike Roth, Amazon's vice president of North America operations. "Amazon not only offers great pay and benefits, we also encourage our employees to continue to grow in their careers."

Amazon offers hourly employees innovative programs like Career Choice, where the company will pre-pay up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. As part of its Career Choice program, the company offers classes from local community and technical colleges to associates onsite at select U.S. fulfillment centers.

Amazon has more than 50 fulfillment centers in the U.S. The company is hiring in the following communities:

Baltimore, MD
Breinigsville, PA
Carlisle, PA
Chattanooga, TN
Chester, VA
Haslet, TX
Hazleton, PA
Hebron, KY
Jeffersonville, IN
Kenosha, WI
Lexington, KY
Middletown, DE
Murfreesboro, TN
Petersburg, VA
Plainfield, IN
Robbinsville, NJ
West Columbia, SC
Whitestown, IN
Windsor, CT

To learn more about working at an Amazon fulfillment center or apply for a job, visit www.workatamazonfulfillment.com.