Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) plans to hire 850 part-time workers for seasonal jobs handling electronic and apparel merchandise at its East Point distribution center near Atlanta.
Georgia Department of Labor is helping Amazon recruit workers. The recruitment is being conducted online.
Pay is $10.25 an hour.
Workers must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or General Education Diploma.
No previous experience is required.
Applicants must be able to:
- Work all shifts
- Work overtime as required
- Read and take directions in English
- Lift up to 49 pounds
- Stand and walk for up to 10 hours
- Push, pull, squat, and bend to reach the merchandise.
Applicants will be required to pass a drug screening test and background check conducted by the company.
Additional qualifications are available online.
Job seekers should visit www.gdol.ga.gov to see a complete list of qualifications and to request a referral. Applicants should look under Online Services, click Find a Job, then Georgia Job Openings and enter job order number 8343133. They may also visit a GDOL career center to request a referral.
GDOL staff will screen applicants and refer qualified applicants to Amazon. The company will then select applicants to be invited to a hiring event that is “by invitation only.”
