Your Impact at Lowe's
Within our warehouse team, you play a key role in making sure our products are accurately received, organized, and shipped. As part of a team dedicated to delivering excellence in supply chain operations, your work directly affects our success in achieving our mission.
How We Support You
As an industry leader, we invest in the people and technology needed to grow and win as a team.
- Culture of Belonging: Our teams enjoy a positive work environment where leaders support and respect you, and associates genuinely appreciate each other.
- Financial Future: We invest in you – own part of the company with our optional Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or participate in our matching 401k plan.
- Bonus Potential: When we win, you win. We award front line workers discretionary and profit-sharing bonuses when we succeed.
- Health and Wellbeing: We offer paid time off for vacations, holidays and sick time, as well as access to top-tier medical, dental and vision insurance.
For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.
Your Day at Lowe's
As a warehouse Team Member, you'll build a range of skills and play a crucial role in ensuring that our stores, customers, and communities receive the products they need. You will be expected to consistently perform your tasks efficiently and work with others as part of a team. In addition, all team members are expected to follow safety regulations and procedures.
Warehouse Team Members work in diverse departments, each contributing to our supply chain operations. These departments include Building, Shipping, and Receiving.
Key Responsibilities
- Works safely while performing tasks and using equipment (e.g., uses proper lifting techniques for
- handling product, warns other associates when moving into high traffic path, maintains safety zone
- around equipment)
- Resolves inventory discrepancies in Receiving caused by product data inaccuracies in the system (e.g.,
- product dimensions changed or tier height requirements incorrect)
- Performs safety inspection of equipment prior to use; handles and operates equipment and tools
- safely
- Monitors Problem Resolution queue
- Completes daily location audits for item dimensions, max capacity, location utilization, TiHi
- opportunities
- Executes new projects that allow for efficient and safe product picking; utilizes Operations associates
- to relocate product (e.g., inventory relocated closer to shipping door, lines repainted)
- Monitors data management system (DMS) to ensure items are set up correctly in the system by completion of daily item add/change downloads from corporate team
- Monitors Operations associate movement of product when consolidating space in the warehouse to allow for more inbound product storage
- Maintains and monitors Building Utilization standards
- Handles all product that does not have a physical location in the warehouse and assigns a location IN DMS
- Helps associates in all Departments when problems arise
- Communicates utilizing computer program vendor packaging deficiencies, opportunities and setup
- Slots product to ensure efficient travel time
- Works with Planning team to resolve deficiencies that cause product to not allocate appropriately Researches idle demand and corrects any item/location setup issues that are causing it to not allocate
Minimum Qualifications
- Team members may work evening, overnight, and weekend shifts, with voluntary and scheduled overtime as needed (additional pay for overtime).
- Physical fitness to move continuously throughout the facility, lift up to 70 pounds, and operate power equipment.
- Adherence to safety protocols, wearing necessary personal protective equipment.
- Ability to work in varying conditions, from extreme temperatures to noisy environments.
- Strong safety orientation and ability to work independently or within a team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Education
- Required/Preferred Education Level Description
- Required High School or GED General Studies
- Preferred Post-Secondary
- Education
- Related field
- Experience
- Required/Preferred Years of Experience Description
- Required Demonstrated track record of good attendance
- Required Basic math and reading comprehension skills
- Required Basic computer skills including working knowledge
- of Microsoft Office
- Preferred Experience in distribution center operations
- Preferred Experience with software applications such as
- Excel, Access or data management system (Lowe’s
- DMS preferred)
- Preferred Experience managing multiple projects/tasks
- simultaneously requiring a strong ability to
- prioritize and manage time
- Preferred Experience using troubleshooting processes to
- resolve problems
- Preferred Experience managing projects
Schedule Requirements
- Available to work a set schedule that may be changed by management based on the facility's needs.
- May be asked to work mornings, afternoons, nights, and/or weekends based on the facility's needs.
Working Conditions
Environmental factors vary by location. You may be working in both inside and outside weather conditions. Exposure to varying climates, including extreme heat or cold, wet, damp, humid, windy, or drafty conditions, is possible. You may be exposed to constant or intermittent noises in addition to moving or shaking objects and equipment.
Lifting methods vary based on role, weight, and volume. Associates must follow guidelines, limiting single lifts to 70 pounds. Team lifts are used minimally starting at 70 pounds or when needed. Powered equipment should be used as required, with proper training or assistance from a trained coworker.
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com
Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.
