Q: Do I need to pay any fees or commit to financial obligations to secure a job with your company?
A: Al Khaja adheres to a “No fee/charges” policy. No candidate will be requested to pay any fees at any stage of the recruitment/hiring process
Q: Can anyone apply for this opportunity?
A: Yes. Al Khaja adheres to fair and equal recruitment practices. Anyone who can see himself/herself suitable for the position can apply.
Q: What is a warehouse associate role?
A: Associates will work in a fast-paced warehouse environment (fulfillment centers or delivery stations) that involves working with and around moving machinery.
Associates must, with or without reasonable accommodation, be able to lift up to 22 kilograms, stand/walk for up to 9-11 hours, and be able to frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach.
Also, they will be operating carts, dollies, hand trucks, forklifts, order pickers, and other equipment to move large quantities of merchandise, with or without reasonable accommodation.
In some locations, operating powered industrial equipment (PIT/Forklift) will be required. Climbing and descending stairs safely (applies to sites with stairs), with or without reasonable accommodation and working on a secure mezzanine at a height of up to 40 feet (applies to buildings with mezzanines) may also be required.
Associates will be held accountable for meeting or exceeding department performance rates once training is completed.
Q: What type of schedules will be available?
A: The building will operate on both overnight and day shifts.
10 hours shift, 9 working hours, 5 days a week. any hours above this module is calculated as overtime.
An example for day shift is: 08:00 am until 06:00 pm.
An example for the night shift is: 07:00 pm until 06:00 am.
Other flexible shifts:
- Part time= 6 hours shift, 5 working hours, 5 days a week. any hours above this module is calculated as overtime
- Range Of Hours (ROH)= Range of hours between 5 – 9 for 5 days a week, where associates hours can extend from 5 to 9 on regular hours and not over time. Anything above 9 hours is overtime.
- Flexi = 10 hours shift, 9 working hours a day, for 3 days a week.
Any shift change should have a gap of 12 hours between end of previous shift and start of next shift where the gap shouldn't fall in the week off. Example: Employee is working a night shift on a Thursday and Friday is his weekly off - he shouldn’t be asked to change his shift on Saturday. Rather, he should be off on Saturday and start his new shift on Sunday.
Please note that exact times will be determined at the time of offer, and the information above is supplied as an example only.
Associates should be open to working voluntary and mandatory extra hours when needed (overtime). During peak periods, mandatory work schedules could be 50 – 60 hours per week.
Q: If I am selected for a role at Amazon, when will I be expected to start?
A: As we at Al Khaja are your direct employer, offers will be delivered via our recruitment team to your personal email Associates would then begin to report to Amazon’s site following the instructions that they receive in this communication.
Exact start dates and schedules will be communicated in the confirmed offer letter.
Q: What are the exact benefits that can I get according to my job?
A: The Al Khaja recruitment team will discuss with you in detail about all your benefits during your selection stage.
Q: Where is the location of the Amazon site I am applying for?
A: Carefully review the location of the job vacancy before applying. It is very important to make sure that you apply for the role that is located near to you and/or that you do not have any current or future challenges traveling to.