Amazon opens new robotic fulfilment centre in Leeds
Amazon has opened a £500 million state-of-the-art fulfilment centre in Leeds in a move which is expected to create 2,000 jobs by November.
The robotic facility at the city’s Gateway 45 utilises advanced technology across three floors of Amazon Robotics to stow, pick and ship customer orders. The site is close to an Amazon delivery station and an Amazon Robotics sortation centre, and less than ten miles from the Wakefield fulfilment centre which began operations in October 2022.
In addition to the team members who pick, pack and ship customer orders, Amazon is recruiting for a variety of other roles at the centre, including those for engineers, HR and IT professionals, as well as health and safety and finance specialists.
Richard Thompson, Amazon’s regional director, said: “West Yorkshire is an important region for Amazon, with more than 3,800 small- and medium-sized enterprise selling partners, and I am delighted to confirm our ongoing commitment with this £500 million investment in a new, state-of-the-art fulfilment centre in Leeds.
“This new site will create more than 2,000 new jobs, taking our total workforce in the region to more than 4,000 full and part-time roles, and our investment in the region to more than £1.5 billion since 2010.”
