PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A 1 million-square-foot Amazon warehouse opening in Port St. Lucie will start its hiring process soon, bringing 1,000 jobs to the area.
The fulfillment center, near Midway Road and I-95, was initially announced back in 2021 boasting 500 full-time jobs. It is finally opening up hiring for 1,000 full-time jobs on July 1.
Port St. Lucie residents are excited about the facility and what it could bring to a city that's already experiencing growth.
"It’s going to bring a lot of opportunities for people to work in town. I know a lot of people that live here, but they commute every day [to work]," Veronica Ayala told WPTV reporter Cassandra Garcia.
"I’ve seen a lot of changes come across this area before and some have been eh, but I think this one’s a good one. You know, Amazon is well known. It’s going to create a lot of good jobs,” said Ginger Williams.
Even then, there are mixed feelings about what it could mean for traffic.
"I just wish we had a little bit of a better infrastructure," said Ayala.
A post on the Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County's Facebook page details the hiring process and includes a starting wage of $17.50 an hour. It states that "Job postings open up sometime between 7 p.m. and midnight on Fridays (starting June 28)" and adds that for roughly the next 12 weeks, "About 150-250 positions will open up EACH Friday night."
Seasonal and part-time positions will open up later in 2024. There's not yet a date for the warehouse opening.
The post states that a social media rumor suggesting there were issues with the fulfillment center is "false" and "Amazon's rollout of new facilities was paused for a couple of years based on Amazon's business priorities and now more than double the jobs that were originally anticipated will be available at Amazon's Midway Road warehouse."
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