Amazon.com said it will open a 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Carteret, its second such facility in New Jersey as the e-commerce giant continues to create jobs here at a rapid clip.

The new center will generate hundreds of full-time positions upon its opening, the Seattle-based company announced Monday morning.

“We’re excited to open a new, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Carteret, creating hundreds of full-time jobs that offer wages 30 percent higher than traditional retail stores and include comprehensive benefits on Day One, bonuses and stock awards,” Mike Roth, Amazon’s vice president of North America operations, said in a prepared statement. “New Jersey is a great state to do business and we are happy to be expanding there to serve customers in the region.”

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