Amazon Plans $100 Million Greenwood Facility, Bringing 300 Advanced Manufacturing Jobs to Indiana (Greenwood, IN) — Amazon plans to invest more than $100 million to build a new advanced manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana, a project the company says will create 300 skilled manufacturing and engineering jobs in the Indianapolis area.
The approximately 585,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin operations by 2028 and will manufacture products used to support Amazon’s fulfillment and robotics network across North America. The positions are expected to pay an average of nearly $100,000 annually, putting the project among the company’s more significant recent manufacturing investments in the Midwest.
The Greenwood project is part of Amazon’s broader push to expand domestic manufacturing capabilities and bring more production of equipment used in its logistics operations in-house. The company said it has invested more than $230 billion in the United States in goods and equipment from manufacturing since 2010, supporting more than 100,000 manufacturing-related jobs across the country this year.
Amazon said the Greenwood facility will incorporate several advanced manufacturing technologies under one roof, including advanced fabrication, robotic welding, automated powder coating and assembly operations. The site will also use Amazon Web Services technology, artificial intelligence-powered smart manufacturing systems and robotics.
The facility is expected to produce equipment and products that will ultimately be deployed throughout Amazon’s fulfillment network. By manufacturing those products domestically, Amazon said it can strengthen its supply chain while creating skilled jobs in communities where it operates.
“This facility represents a significant investment in the Indianapolis community that will create jobs with a median salary well above the regional average,” Holly Sullivan, Amazon’s vice president of economic development, said in announcing the project.
Sullivan said Indiana’s manufacturing workforce and business environment were among the reasons Amazon selected Greenwood for the new facility.
The company said the jobs will include positions for computer numerical control, or CNC, operators, welders, powder coating technicians, assemblers, manufacturing engineers, quality assurance specialists, controls engineers and program managers.
Amazon said the positions will have an average annual salary of nearly $100,000. The range of occupations also reflects the changing nature of manufacturing, with traditional production positions being combined with engineering, robotics, automation and technology-related roles.
The investment represents another expansion of Amazon’s presence in Indiana, where the company began operating in 2008. What initially started with a single fulfillment center has developed into a statewide network that includes fulfillment and sortation facilities, delivery stations, same-day delivery sites, robotic facilities, data infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
Amazon said it has invested more than $40 billion in Indiana since entering the state and has created more than 27,000 direct jobs. The company estimates that its operations also support approximately 40,000 indirect jobs across Indiana and have contributed more than $35 billion to the state’s gross domestic product.
The Greenwood facility will add an advanced manufacturing component to that existing footprint.
Amazon has increasingly incorporated robotics into its fulfillment operations, saying its U.S. manufacturing operations have produced more than 1 million robots. Those robots are now deployed across more than 300 facilities worldwide, where the company says they assist employees with approximately 75% of customer orders it delivers globally.
Amazon has argued that the expansion of robotics is not simply about replacing human labor but also about creating new technical positions and improving workplace safety. As more automated systems have been introduced into its operations, the company said it has added jobs for technicians, engineers and specialists responsible for maintaining and working alongside robotic equipment.
The Greenwood announcement follows Amazon’s August announcement of another robotics manufacturing investment in Texas as the company expands its domestic manufacturing footprint.
Indiana officials welcomed the Greenwood project, pointing to the state’s longstanding manufacturing base and central location.
“Indiana has always been a state that builds things, and Amazon’s investment reinforces our position as the nation’s leader in manufacturing,” Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said.
According to Amazon, manufacturing accounts for approximately 24% of Indiana’s GDP and employs more than 518,000 people, making the sector a major component of the state’s economy. The Indianapolis region also provides access to a large pool of engineering and technical talent.
Amazon estimates that more than 2,500 industrial engineering graduates enter the workforce annually from institutions across Indiana, including Purdue University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Ivy Tech Community College.
The state’s transportation network was another factor cited by Amazon in selecting Greenwood. Indiana’s central location provides access to major markets throughout North America, while the company’s existing fulfillment infrastructure creates additional logistical advantages for a facility producing equipment for its own operations.
Amazon said Indiana’s transportation infrastructure ranks 13th nationally and will allow products manufactured in Greenwood to be distributed efficiently to facilities around the country.
The company also highlighted workforce development efforts already underway in Indiana. Since 2019, more than 4,200 Amazon employees in the state have participated in Career Choice, the company’s education and training program. The program pays tuition in advance for employees pursuing degrees and certifications in fields that include technology, health care and skilled trades.
Amazon has partnered with 32 education providers across Indiana through the program.
The company also provides educational initiatives for people outside its workforce, including Amazon Future Engineer for K-12 students and AWS Educate for early-career workers. Those efforts are part of Amazon’s broader Future Ready 2030 initiative, which aims to provide skills training to 50 million people.
The Greenwood project adds to a substantial Amazon presence in Indiana. The company currently operates 17 fulfillment and sortation centers, seven delivery stations, four super rural delivery stations, five Whole Foods Market locations, an Amazon Pharmacy location and an Amazon Hub Locker+ location in the state.
Amazon also operates a wind farm, four solar farms and four facilities with on-site solar generation in Indiana, along with an AWS infrastructure region.
For Greenwood and the surrounding Indianapolis area, the manufacturing facility is expected to bring a combination of construction activity, long-term employment and additional investment in advanced industrial infrastructure. The project also positions the city to play a role in Amazon’s expanding effort to manufacture the equipment supporting its increasingly automated logistics network.
With construction and development moving toward a projected 2028 launch, the facility will add another major industrial investment to Indiana’s manufacturing economy while creating hundreds of jobs in fields ranging from welding and assembly to engineering, automation and quality control.
Amazon Plans $100 Million Greenwood Facility, Bringing 300 Advanced Manufacturing Jobs to Indiana
