ROBBINSVILLE -- Online retail giant Amazon.com is hiring an additional 800 positions at its massive Robbinsville fulfillment center.

The latest hiring spree comes just one month after the company announced it was hiring an additional 800 employees for the 1.2-million square foot warehouse just off the New Jersey Turnpike and I-195.

Like most of the jobs at the Robbinsville warehouse, the company is hiring workers who will pick, pack and ship customer orders, filling positions that were created "in order to meet growing customer demand," the company said in announcing the openings.

The fulfillment center shipped its first order in July 2014.

"In a short period of time, Amazon has proven to be a fantastic job creator and community neighbor," Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried said in a statement. "An additional 800 jobs is a welcome investment in both the Township and the Mercer County region.''

Employees receive comprehensive benefits, stock awards and tuition programs. Interested candidates may apply at www.workatamazonfulfillment.com



Amazon recruiters are scheduled to attend an April 28 career fair, hosted by the Shiloh Community Development Corporation, at the Carver Center in Trenton.

Getting workers from Trenton to Robbinsville has been a chief goal since 2012, when news that Amazon had selected Mercer County for the fulfillment center.

The county and Robbinsville officials teamed with the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association to create the Z-line, a free bus shuttle that transports employees between the Hamilton Marketplace and the Matrix Business Park at 7A, linking up with both NJ Transit bus routes and Amazon work schedules.

"People are finding their own way out there, either by driving, getting rides with friends or doing different things," Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes said. "But we have seen people using the Z-line and using it in greater numbers than we had anticipated.

"We see people form the city making the bus transfer and getting out to the fulfillment center. It's been a big help," Hughes said.

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