Amazon delivery stations are warehouse facilities that prepare shipment for last mile delivery. Each delivery station is served by one or more delivery service partners (DSPs). DSPs are not owned by Amazon but are independently owned franchises that have a…
Many entry level jobs (e.g. ship dock, stowing, packing and picking) at Amazon warehouses can be physically demanding, tedious (sometimes 10+ hour shifts), boring and painful. Coupled with the fact that you don’t get to choose which department you’ll work…
Amazon made sweeping changes to its tuition assistance program – Amazon Career Choice – for hourly-paid warehouse associates. The new program went live on January 1st 2022. Employees who have worked at Amazon for as little as 90 days will…
Warehouse supervising is an exciting and diverse career path. It combines managerial tasks with operational goals. You can become a warehouse supervisor without a degree and only by securing the right skills for the job. These skills include strong communication,…
TOM (Transport Operations Management) Team at Amazon is the department in charge of managing the facilities’ freight and trailer yards. They are the first point of contact for inbound goods. TOM team associates start at tier 3 with transportation associates…
Amazon facilities have rules and policies that every associate must adhere to. Failure to do so might result in termination of employment. Some policy violations – such as safety violations, fighting and threats (these are known as Category 1 infractions)…
Stowing is one of the most common jobs at Amazon warehouses. Stowers can be found in both Amazon fulfillment centers (including Amazon robotics facilities) and sort centers. Stowing is the process of storing incoming inventory into an appropriate storage location…
Target distribution centers do not drug test their employees except for certain situations that we’ll discuss in this article. Preemployment drug testing is not common at Target distribution centers (DCs) because drug tests can be quite expensive – sometimes as…
Amazon affords plenty of opportunities for advancement to its warehouse employees. There are multiple job ranks at Amazon warehouses that employees can advance through from the time they are hired. These ranks are worth exploring so that we can have…