Fresh Grocery Associate-Night Shift|Flexible|New York

October 23, 2026

Your Next Step in New York

Primary Details

Location: New York, NY
Employer: Amazon (Hiring in New York)
Benefits: This role offers competitive pay.
Project-based work with clear objectives.
Core objectives involve your professional skills in Grocery Fulfillment.
Flexible Role in New York: Fresh Grocery Associate - Night Shift
Salary: $20-$23/Hour (approx. $45.8k/Year)
This New York-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in relevant skills.
Our Amazon team in New York, NY is growing.
Benefit from working in New York, a key hub for the Grocery Fulfillment industry.

Prepping Morning Deliveries with Amazon Fresh

Amazon Fresh has completely revolutionized how neighborhoods receive their weekly groceries, providing ultra-fast, same-day delivery of fresh produce, meats, and household staples. Operating within a Grocery Fulfillment Node during the night shift is a wildly different experience from standard Amazon warehouse jobs. As a Night Shift Grocery Warehouse Associate, you act as a meticulous personal shopper while the city sleeps, preparing hundreds of grocery orders for dispatch at sunrise. If you are a night owl passionate about food quality and prefer a pristine, climate-controlled work environment over heavy industrial logistics, this is your perfect fit.

Navigating the Fresh Environment at Night

Our grocery nodes are smaller, highly organized, and impeccably clean. The environment is strictly divided into three distinct temperature zones to preserve food integrity: Ambient (room temperature), Chilled (refrigerated), and Frozen. You will rotate through these zones constantly during your overnight shift.

Precision Grocery Picking: Guided by a digital smart device, you will navigate the quiet aisles to select specific items. You are responsible for inspecting the visual quality of fresh produce (no bruised apples!) and strictly verifying expiration dates on dairy and meat products.
Temperature-Controlled Operations: When working in the chilled and frozen zones in the middle of the night, you will wear company-provided, high-grade thermal gear (jackets, gloves, face masks) to stay warm while picking frozen goods. You must work quickly to ensure items do not thaw before being packed into insulated delivery bags.
Strict Food Safety Compliance: You will be trained in, and must strictly adhere to, rigorous FDA and internal food safety protocols. This includes preventing cross-contamination between raw meats and fresh vegetables during the bagging process and maintaining a highly sanitized workstation.

The Fresh Night Shift Benefits Package

Working the night shift at Amazon Fresh offers a peaceful, focused work environment away from daytime crowds, plus lucrative shift differential pay. You will still enjoy Amazon’s legendary corporate benefits. From your very first night, you are eligible for comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance. You will also build your nest egg with our 401(k) company match and enjoy employee discounts on your own Amazon purchases. Candidates must be 18+ and capable of lifting up to 49 pounds in freezing environments.

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