Amazon Looks to Hire 1,000 Seasonal Workers in Columbia Basin

You should see the list of seasona jobs that Amazon, depending on the need, hires for the holidays.

   Amazon Plans to Hire 300K Nationally, How Many in Columbia Basin?

The call has gone out for about 1,000 seasonal jobs for Tri-City and Mid-Columbia residents who want to boost their income.

The company plans to hire the workers for their distribution center and newly-opened delivery station, both in North Pasco.

Amazon fulfillment-freight-Pasco---google earth

   What Kinds of Jobs?

This is not a guarantee, but some of the seasonal jobs they hire for include (depending on the facility and location needs):

• robotics warehouse associate--sort pack and prepare orders alongside, and monitoring, robots!
• delivery station operator---handles various jobs related to loading delivery vehicles
• warehouse equipment operator--forklifts etc, moving large pallets of freight
• sortation center warehouse associate---helps sort packagers, kind of like mail, to make sure they go to appropriate delivery vehicles and areas.

Beginning workers, either part of full-time, make about $20 an hour, heavy equipment operators as much as $22.75 or more.

  Can Seasonal Jobs Translate to Fulltime?

Amazon says depending on need and yes, skill and effort, a seasonal gig can result in fulltime work.  To find the Tri-City area Amazon jobs, click here.  Workers who get more than 30 hours a week are, after a certain period of time, eligible for benefit programs as well.