Fayetteville Amazon facility adding hundreds of jobs, here's how to apply

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new Amazon facility is beginning to hire new employees in Fayetteville.

Amazon said its cross-dock logistics facility on Bragg Boulevard is expected to bring more than 1,000 full-time and part-time jobs to the facility.

The company began posting the new positions on its website on Friday and anticipates opening more each week.

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Glenn Adams, the chairman of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners said the process for opening the warehouse has had some obstacles along the way, but that the facility is a welcome addition to the area.

"They changed the way they were going to do business in terms of how they were going to do this fulfillment center. And so we just had to trust in them that they were going to do it. And it's happening," Adams said.

The arrival of Amazon is just the latest example of a major company looking to build and bring jobs to the Sandhills. In May, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted to approve over $1 billion in funding for American Titanium Metals to entice them to build a new plant in Fayetteville.

Adams said job opportunities like this could be a major source of support for veterans and their families acclimating to civilian life.

"This doesn't just impact Cumberland County. It's Moore County, Harnett County, Hoke County, all of those areas within a 30-minute radius to be able to come here and get those jobs and be right here," he said.

Amazon said employee wages are expected to start at $17 an hour, and will include benefits and opportunities for career growth and development.

The company said it anticipates launching the location early this summer

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