Amazon warehouse in Craigieburn: Melbourne facility to be the size of 11 MCGs and create 2,000 jobs with robots collaborating with human staff
- Amazon plans to build another mega warehouse
- It will be Australia’s largest warehouse
- The $4.8 billion facility employs 2,000 people
Amazon has revealed where it plans to build Australia’s largest warehouse with the facility operated by a fleet of robots.
The automated fulfillment center will be built at a site in Northern Melbourne’s Craigieburn and is expected to open in 2025.
It will be the country’s largest warehouse, with a site the size of 11 MCGs and five times the size of Melbourne’s Federation Square.
The four-story facility will be built on a massive 209,000 square foot plot of land and will cost $8.4 billion to construct.
Janet Menzies, chief executive of Amazon Australia, shared this The Australian the newest facility is another sign of the strength of the company’s presence down under.
Amazon gets another warehouse in Australia, with newest ‘fulfilment centre’ becoming Australia’s largest warehouse at 11 MCGs
“It really says Australia is a very important market for Amazon and we’ve been really supported by the consumer response to our offering,” Ms Menzies said.
‘Just really excited about the opportunity this presents for new jobs’.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Amazon for comment.
The facility is expected to employ 2,000 people across all operations of the center.
The world’s largest retailer has invested heavily in its operations across Australia.
According to findings from investment group Jarden, the US company will be worth $5.5 billion of the Australian retail market by 2024.
Amazon already has six facilities known as fulfillment centers in Australia, with the company unveiling its newest center in April 2022.
The western Sydney facility currently stores 20 million smaller products in its warehouse at a site just smaller than the yet-to-be-built center in Melbourne.
Ms Menzies said Amazon’s latest expansion would also provide an incentive for companies to deliver their products to customers.
Robots will work alongside human workers with the machines to collect stock from the warehouse.
The massive warehouse will store 25 million products and is expected to employ 2,000 people in a facility that will be run by buying robots
Amazon had rapidly expanded its business in Australia since its establishment in December 2017, opening six warehouses and now selling 200 million products
The staff then prepares the packages for shipment to the customers.
‘Instead of the employee going to the articles, the articles come to the employee. That helps speed up order processing time,” said Ms Menzies.
The company is rapidly dominating the Australian retail and online shopping market, overtaking popular Australian retail companies.
The retailer’s revenue is estimated at $2.6 billion, three times the value of Kogan.com.
It has increased its product range by 60 percent to 200 million items in 31 product categories.