Lowe's to Hire 900 in Dallas-Fort Worth for Spring Spruce-up Season

Lowe's is looking to hire 900 full-time, part-time and seasonal workers in Dallas-Fort Worth for the upcoming home improvement season.The North Carolina-based retailer said the North Texas hiring is part of a nationwide push to add 53,000 workers for the spring spruce-up season, which typically runs from March to September.Seasonal positions include cashiers, lawn and garden associates, stockers, assemblers of outdoor products and loaders. Part-time and full-time positions include service and support managers, customer service associates, cashiers, stockers and sales specialists. Seasonal employees' perks include a 10 percent employee discount and flexible hours, including the ability to see work schedules 17 days in advance and swap shifts with others, the company said.Lowe's said more than 200 of its store managers started as seasonal employees, and last year, 40 percent of seasonal hires moved into part-time or full-time jobs.You apply online or at local Lowe's stores. Here is how many people Lowe's says it needs in major U.S. markets: Market Estimated Number of Seasonal Positions* Atlanta 1,000 Baltimore 400 Boston-Providence-Hartford-Nashua 1,800 Charlotte, N.C. 1,250 Chicago 800 Cincinnati 300 Columbus, Ohio 250 Dallas-Fort Worth 900 Denver 650 Detroit 850 Indianapolis 1,000 Los Angeles/Long Beach/Orange County 1,500 Minneapolis-St. Paul 200 Nashville 500 New York 1,200 Phoenix 400 Pittsburgh 650 Portland, Ore. 400 Raleigh-Durham, N.C. 1,100 Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Calif. 700 San Antonio 350 San Diego 250 Seattle-Tacoma 950 St. Louis 700 Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. 550 Washington D.C. 550   Continue reading...