WHAT:
Walmart will hire approximately 300 associates to work at the new Walmart slated to open this spring in Lubbock. A temporary hiring center has opened at 8004 Indiana Ave.
Applications will be accepted Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Interested applicants may also apply online at http://careers.walmart.com.
Walmart will offer a job to any eligible U.S. veteran honorably discharged from active duty since the Veterans Welcome Home Commitment launched on Memorial Day 2013. Since the launch, more than 100,000 veterans nationwide have found positions with Walmart. Interested veterans may find out more at http://walmartcareerswithamission.com.
According to store manager Maria Ramirez the store will be hiring both full- and part-time associates. “We are excited to build a team of great associates to serve the Lubbock community,” said Ramirez.
Walmart provides a benefits program to eligible full- and part-time associates. For example, it provides a variety of affordable health and well-being benefits including health-care coverage with no lifetime maximum. Walmart also offers eligible associates matching 401(k) contributions of up to 6 percent of pay, discounts on general merchandise, an Associate Stock Purchase Program and company-paid life insurance. Additionally, eligible associates receive a quarterly incentive based on store performance.
The majority of new associates will begin work this winter to help prepare the store for its grand opening.
WHERE:
Walmart Hiring Center
8004 Indiana Ave., Suite A7
Lubbock, Texas
WHEN:
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
(News release from the Mitch Communications Group)
