9,000 New NJ Jobs With $15 Minimum Wage At Amazon: Here's Where

This may be a good time to find job in New Jersey and get a minimum wage of at least of $15.

Amazon announced this week that it's looking to hire 9,000 people full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs in New Jersey while also increasing its minimum wage to $15. The wage hike is effective November 1. Patch has the list of some of the job openings below.

The new Amazon $15 minimum wage will benefit more than 250,000 Amazon employees nationwide, as well as more than 100,000 seasonal employees who will be hired at Amazon sites across the country during the holiday season.

“We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead,” Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder and CEO, said in a news release. “We’re excited about this change and encourage our competitors and other large employers to join us.”

Amazon’s public policy team will also begin advocating for an increase in the federal minimum wage nationwide for all workers.
“We will be working to gain Congressional support for an increase in the federal minimum wage. The current rate of $7.25 was set nearly a decade ago,” Jay Carney, Senior Vice President of Amazon Global Corporate, said in the release Affairs. “We intend to advocate for a minimum wage increase that will have a profound impact on the lives of tens of millions of people and families across this country.”

The new hires will continue to receive Amazon’s industry benefits, including:

• Comprehensive healthcare, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave
• 401k matching
• Career Choice, which pre-pays 95 percent of associates’ tuition for courses in high-demand fields, whether those jobs are at Amazon or another company
• Career Skills, which trains hourly associates in critical job skills like resume writing, how to communicate effectively, and computer basics

Here are some of the jobs in New Jersey – click on the links to apply:

Delivery Associate - Bellmawr

• Warehouse Team Member (Seasonal, Part-Time, Flexible Hours) - (Bellmawr, New Jersey, United States)
• Seasonal Delivery Associate

Robbinsville, Princeton, Cranbury

• Amazon Warehouse Fulfillment Associate- Full/Part/Reduced Time Shifts
• Part-Time Sortation Associate

Avenel

• Warehouse/Shopper Team Member - Avenel

Edison/Carteret

• Amazon Warehouse Fulfillment Associate- Full/Part/Reduced Time Shifts

Swedesboro

• Warehouse/Shopper Team Member (Seasonal, Part-Time, Full-Time, Flexible Hours) - (Swedesboro, New Jersey, United States)

Moonachie

• Warehouse/Shopper Team Member - Moonachie, Teterboro, Paramus

West Deptford

• Amazon Warehouse Fulfillment Associate- Full/Part/Reduced Time Shifts

Closter

• Shopper Team Member (Seasonal, Flexible Hours) - (Closter, New Jersey, United States)

Paramus

• View all open positions here.

Marlboro

• Shopper Team Member (Seasonal, Flexible Hours) - (Marlboro, New Jersey, United States)

West Orange

• View all open position here.

Princeton

• Shopper Team Member (Seasonal, Flexible Hours) - (Princeton, New Jersey, United States)

Madison

• Prime Now Shopper Team Member (Flexible Hours) - (Madison, New Jersey, United States)

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