Amazon to temporarily close Florida facility, affecting hundreds. What to know
Amazon will temporarily close a warehouse in Florida, according to a report. WARNING notification filed by the company. The company said the purpose of the closure was to renovate the facility. different types of distribution centersIt is a process that will take 2 years.
After first announcing the decision on March 5, Amazon issued a notice on April 17 saying 616 employees would be affected by layoffs at the TMB8 facility at 27505 SW 132nd Ave., Homestead, effective July 2. affected employees He will be eligible for re-employment once the renovations are completed.
“Our goal is to retain our employees at this Amazon facility. More than 300 employees at our facility in Homestead have already accepted transfers to remain with Amazon at other facilities, most of them located in Miami-Dade County, and our HR team continues to work with our employees to transfer our employees to other locations that best align with their preferences,” Amazon spokeswoman Amber Plunkett said in a statement to USA TODAY. he said.
Employees at the facility have the opportunity to transfer to eight other facilities in Florida, including four in Miami, as well as locations in Hialeah, Opa-Locka, Miramar and Pembroke Park. Employees will also be able to transfer to 30 other Amazon facilities “in and around” South Florida, according to the company, which provides relocation bonuses to employees who move more than 50 miles from its Homestead location.
A new delivery station in Homestead is scheduled to be operational this summer, according to Amazon. When it opens, employees will also be able to transfer there.
“We provide transition support for those who choose not to transfer,” Plunkett said. “This facility will continue to employ approximately 1,000 people when it reopens in mid-to-late 2028, and employees will have the option to return at that time.”
Amazon built the facility on land it purchased from Miami-Dade County; This deal allowed the company to purchase the site in a no-bid sale for $22 million. The purchase was authorized under Florida’s economic development laws According to the Miami Herald, the promised 325 jobs at the facility fetch an average annual salary of $32,000.
The company may be penalized The closure was ordered by Miami-Dade County based on a 2020 agreement that included a penalty of $8,000 for each missing work, or a total of $2.6 million. County commissioners introduced legislation April 15 that would direct Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s administration to take “any action necessary” to implement the terms of the agreement.
