AMAZON Australia has announced plans to invest $490M in opening two new fulfilment centres (FC) in Horsley Park by early 2026. Once fully operational the two facilities will create over 1,000 local jobs, ranging from entry level roles with on-the-job training, to skilled roles in areas such as Operations, HR, Engineering and Workplace Health and Safety.
NSW Premier Chris Minns broke ground on one of the new fulfilment centres at Goodman and Brickworks’ Oakdale East Industrial Estate in Horsley Park. This purpose-built FC, which is targeting completion in early 2026, will be around four and a half times the size of the Opera House (80,000 square metres) and has capacity to hold up to 1.6 million large items sold on Amazon.com.au such as garden equipment, furniture and flat screen TVs. Construction of the site has commenced, which will generate an additional 3,000 jobs during construction and fit out.
The second FC, located also in Horsley Park is a fit out of an existing building. The 33,400 sqm site, which will have the capacity to hold up to 600,000 larger items - is set to open later this year and will have created an additional 500 construction jobs upon completion.
Sandra McNeil, Amazon Australia Operations Manager, said “Amazon Australia’s investment in two new facilities in Western Sydney will expand our operational footprint in this area which will provide customers with wider selection and faster delivery. We are committed to improving selection and delivery speed as demand continues to grow, as well as being dedicated to giving back to the communities in which we operate.”
At the new sites, Amazon Australia will offer a diverse range of job opportunities in a high-tech, industry-leading workplace ranging from IT, HR and technology professionals, to associates who will pick, pack and ship items to customers. The majority of jobs will be permanent full-time roles, with leading pay and comprehensive benefits such as subsidised private healthcare and up to 20 weeks of maternity pay.
Both new fulfilment centres will be equipped with advanced technology to assist Amazon’s team as they pick and pack items, serving Australian shoppers on Amazon.com.au - contributing to the company’s efforts to deliver a smarter, faster and more consistent experience for customers in Sydney around Australia.
These two additional sites will expand the capacity available to the Australian sellers who use Fulfilment by Amazon, enabling those with larger items to more seamlessly service customers around the country.
Since opening its first Sydney fulfilment centre at Moorebank in 2018, Amazon has invested more than $1.5B in Western Sydney, additionally opening a robotics fulfilment centre in Kemps Creek in 2022 and a logistic site in Regents Park - resulting in over 3,000 current local jobs being created.