Massive Amazon fulfillment center opens in Schodack
The company's first so-called fulfillment center in upstate will eventually employee 1,000, company says
SCHODACK — Amazon opened its new fulfillment center in this Rensselaer County town on Friday, marking the end of a years-long - and at times contentious - process to build the first such facility for the company in upstate New York.
The facility will eventually employ more than 1,000 full-time workers who will stack, pack and ship items to customers across the region, including bulk paper goods, sports equipment, pet food and supplies, electronics, and household goods.
Pay at the fulfillment center starts at $15 an hour and full-time employees will get health, vision and dental coverage along with a 50 percent match in 401K plans. Minimum wage in upstate New York currently stands at $11.80 with an increase to $12.50 scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 31.
The company will also pre-pay 95 percent of tuition for courses in high-demand fields such as game design, visual communications, nursing, radiology and IT programming.
This is the company’s first fulfillment center in upstate New York, and second in the state. Amazon launched its first fulfillment center in Staten Island in 2018.
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