Fourteen students from Royal Sutton School attended a tour of the fulfilment centre to find out what happens when a customer places an order with Amazon.
The students learned about the many job roles at the fulfilment centre, while observing how Amazon stores, picks, packs and ships customer orders from the Sutton Coldfield building.
Tom Jeys, an employee at Amazon in Coldfield who hosted the site tour, said: “It was great to share our knowledge and work with the engineers of tomorrow. At Amazon, we have a great opportunity to inspire and encourage students to consider a career in engineering. I hope they found the experience both educational and exciting.”
Corrie Halford, Year 11 Phase Leader, from Royal Sutton School, added: “Thank you to the team at Amazon in Sutton Coldfield for the insightful tour and engaging workshops. Our students, many of whom are considering a career in engineering had an amazing experience.”
Community donations and employee volunteering are just two of the ways Amazon supports the communities where it operates.
Amazon co-founded the Multibank initiative with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown to support families in need.
The West Midlands Multibank opened this year, with Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC). The initiative has donated more than 12 million surplus goods to over 800,000 families across Wales, Scotland, Greater Manchester, London, Tees Valley and Birmingham.
This year, the Multibank will send 1 million orders to families across the UK.
Amazon has supported more than one million students across the UK with free STEM education programmes through Amazon Future Engineer and helps community organisations transport meals and other essentials to families in need through its pro bono logistics programme, Amazon Local Good.
Amazon partners with Comic Relief and is the official home of the charity’s iconic Red Nose.
Together with its employees, customers, and partners, Amazon has raised over £4.8 million to fund projects that support people across the UK, and around the world.
