The area is one of four new fulfilment centres that the firm is to open in 2017. The others include Daventry, which opened in February, and Doncaster and Tilbury, which will begin operating later this year.
It will begin recruitment for the Warrington site later this year for a range of new roles, including operations managers, engineers, HR and IT specialists.
Stefano Perego, Amazon’s director of UK customer fulfilment, said: “We are thrilled to begin recruitment for 1,200 new permanent roles in Warrington with competitive wages and comprehensive benefits starting on day one.”
Amazon said it is increasing the size of its UK fulfilment centre network to meet increasing customer demands, expand selection and enable SMEs selling on Amazon Marketplace to scale their business.
The Warrington and Tilbury fulfilment centres will also be equipped with advanced Amazon robotics technology.
Amazon currently has 12 fulfilment centres in the UK, including Doncaster, Coalville (Leicestershire), Daventry, Dunfermline, Dunstable, Gourock, Hemel Hempstead, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Rugeley and Swansea Bay.
Perego added: “The Amazon teams are dedicated to innovating in our fulfilment centres to increase efficiency of delivery while enabling greater selection at lower costs for our customers. The introduction of Amazon robotics in Warrington and Tilbury is the latest example of our commitment to invention in logistics on behalf of our employees and our customers.”
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It is also due to open a dedicated UK receive centre in Coventry in 2018, which will act as a central hub to receive and sort millions of products sold on Amazon.co.uk each year. Recruitment for Coventry will begin in 2018 and create 1,650 full time permanent jobs.
