Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina, Lowe’s is a Fortune 100 company and the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world. Lowe’s has retail stores in all 50 states and over 1,830 stores throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Lowe’s serves 800 million customers a year.
Employment Opportunities and Pay
Lowe’s employs 260,000 employees globally. North Carolina employees work at corporate, distribution and retail locations.
As of 2014, Lowe’s has 112 retail stores in North Carolina. Lowe’s offers both part-time and full-time opportunities in customer service, loss prevention, store management and sales. Possible jobs and average salaries include cashier ($10.15 an hour), assistant store manager ($25 an hour), customer service associate ($10-$11 an hour), receiving clerk ($12 an hour), sales specialist ($17 an hour), department manager ($17-$19.50 an hour) or night stocker ($10 an hour).
Lowe’s has four distribution centers in North Carolina: Statesville, Garysburg, Thomasville and North Wilkesboro. Distribution centers offer management opportunities in operations, maintenance, transportation and human resources. Hourly “team member” positions exist for employees who can process, stock, move and load goods. Possible positions and average salaries include team member ($14 per hour), human resources manager ($25.50 per hour) and assistant operations manager ($30 per hour).
Lowe’s North Carolina corporate locations are in Mooresville, Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro. The corporate locations offer a broad range of administrative positions that support its retail stores and distribution centers. Corporate opportunities exist in the following departments: accounting, business development, information technology, merchandising, transportation and supply chain. Possible jobs and average salaries include Senior Programmer Analyst ($79,000) and Senior Financial Analyst ($81,000).
Lowe’s Benefits
Employees praise Lowe’s for its generous benefits. Lowe’s offers both its part-time and full-time employees paid time off, medical, dental and vision plans, life insurance, 401(k)s, employee stock purchase plan, parental leave, educational assistance and employee discounts. Full-time employees are eligible for wellness benefits, and corporate employees enjoy flexible work schedules.
How To Apply
Lowe’s encourages Job applicants to apply online for all positions (corporate, store and distribution) at http://careers.lowes.com/default.aspx. Human resources reviews each application and contacts the most promising candidates for interviews.
According to comments on employer review sites, job candidates who prepare for behavioral interviews significantly increase their chances of receiving job offers (a behavioral interview is one in which candidates give examples of when they solved problems on the job). Candidates also need to effectively communicate why they want to work for Lowe’s and demonstrate interest in Lowe’s and its products.
