Company posts local job openings
-March 11,2021-
The big 1.3 million square foot warehouse next to UPS at Riggin and Plaza in the Visalia Industrial Park is now only a few months from completion.Construction started last September. The contractor working for Gray Construction who is building Visalia’s largest industrial warehouse said they were building it for e-commerce giant Amazon. But until this week – Amazon had not confirmed they would be the occupant -until now.When asked for comment on recent job postings by Amazon listing the location as Visalia, Amazon Public Relations specialist Eileen Hards responded March 8 “We are expecting this fulfillment center to launch in early fall of this year.”
Asked how many jobs, Ms Hards said “This Amazon site will create over 1,000 full time jobs, paying a minimum of $15 per hour and offering a variety of benefits packages from day one. On top of Amazon’s industry-leading starting wage of $15, full-time employees receive comprehensive benefits, including full medical, vision and dental insurance as well as a 401(k) with a 50 percent company match, starting on Day One. The company also offers up to 20 weeks of maternal and parental paid leave and innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing families.”
Job postings online this week include the Area Manager, Amazon-Visalia that lists a start date between April 1, 2021 and June 28, 2021. In addition they are offering a number of positions in HR, as well as warehouse and driver jobs.
In the region, Amazon is planning to open a new distribution center in Shafter as well. as Visalia, Fresno and Bakersfield. Amazon’s first distribution center in the Inland Empire happened in 2012 and now they have 14 in that area – growing employment from 2700 in 2012 to 18,000. Now it is happening in the San Joaquin Valley.