Amazon Fulfillment Center Opening in Romeoville

ROMEOVILLE, IL — A new Amazon fulfillment center is coming to Romeoville.

Hiring for associate positions is under way now and employees at the more than 750,000-square-foot facility will pick, pack and ship large items to customers such as big-screen televisions, sports equipment and kayaks, according to an Amazon news release.

“We are pleased to welcome Amazon to Romeoville. We have very few vacancies, so we were fortunate that they found an existing building that met their needs,” said Mayor John Noak in the release. “Amazon continues to have a major impact on our regional economy. We look forward to this partnership, as e-commerce is an important sector in our future growth.”

Vice President of Amazon’s North America Operations Akash Chauhan said the company is excited about the new facility.

“Expanding our footprint in Illinois brings hundreds and hundreds of full-time jobs with competitive pay and great benefits starting on day one to the state,” Chauhan said.

Full-time employees at Amazon receive competitive hourly wages and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, 401(k) and company stock awards starting on day one, as well as generous maternity and parental leave benefits, according to the news release.

In addition to competitive wages and comprehensive benefits, Amazon also offers employees innovative programs like Career Choice, where it will pre-pay 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon, the release said. Since the program’s launch four years ago, more than 7,000 employees in 10 countries have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few.

Amazon is now hiring for associate roles at the Romeoville fulfillment center. Additional details can be found at www.amazon.com/mdwjobs.