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Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Non-specialised retail sale 47.12 - Other non-specialised retail sale
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 September 2021
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2021
Foreseen end date
31 May 2022
Description
Online retailer Amazon is to open a new facility in Dublin in spring 2022 which will create 500 new jobs. The new distribution centre will store items for delivery on the island of Ireland and in some European countries.
A second logistics centre will also open to support delivery vans and create a further 20 jobs. Recruitment has started for some of the roles, including engineers, HR and IT professionals, health and safety and finance specialists and operations managers. Recruitment for the floor-workers will begin next year.
Eurofound (2021), Amazon, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 105267, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105267.
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