If you're interested in building a career in the home improvement industry, then we'd like to talk to you. Southern Lumber promotes a relaxed and friendly work environment with its employees' futures in mind, as well as a competitive benefits package for full time employees. View Benefits

To be considered for any current or future opportunity you may apply in person, by mail, or email to: HR@southernlumber.com with a completed application found on the "Download An Application" link.
If the current opening(s) does not have the job opportunity you are looking for please review our job description list. While your desired job might not be currently available, we encourage you to apply for any of the jobs listed for future consideration. All applications are kept active for a period of six months.

Professional Sales
Customer Assistant
Cashier
Floor Sales
Showroom Sales
Lumber Support
Mill Associate

Professional Sales (Pro/Com) – FT
Outside Sales Representative currently in the lumber and hardware industry selling to contractors, professional homebuilders, and property management organizations, we want to talk with you. Our preferred candidate will have a strong cold calling, telemarketing, and direct sales. Sale Representative will coordinate, plan, and execute 5-8 outside sales calls per day to prospective customers to introduce or re-acquaint customers with our products and services. Become outside sales contact for customers, write up orders, perform follow-up to previous calls, and schedule deliveries (This may require occasional delivery of small products to meet customers needs).
Must have sales foundation in the building materials industry, and proficiency with PC based applications such as Word and Excel. Extensive understanding and knowledge of doors, building materials, lumber grades, and their terminology.

Customer Assistant – PT only
Assists customers in loading lumber and other merchandise. Retrieves carts from outside parking lot. General cleaning of store displays and stocking merchandise to maintain store standards.

Cashier – PT and FT
Enters each sale into the point of sale register, receives payment from customers for merchandise or services, and provides friendly and courteous service. Prior cashier experience a plus.

Floor Sales – PT and FT
Initiates customer contact throughout the store and assists customers with their current projects by identifying needed products and demonstrating their application. Stocks merchandise and keeps working area clean and orderly. Prior retail experience in hardware or lumber sales preferred but not necessary.

Showroom Sales – FT
Initiates customer contact in an assigned showroom area. Showrooms display a wide variety of flooring, vanities, and doors that require our employee to have specific product knowledge and thorough understanding of each products application in meeting our customer’s needs. Showroom Sales requires demonstrated selling experience in these areas, must be detailed oriented, and possess a high level of customer relations’ awareness.

Lumber Support – PT and FT
Initiates customer contact throughout the store and assists customers with their current projects by identifying needed products and demonstrating their application. Stocks lumber and building materials and keeps working area clean and orderly. Prior lumber experience in a retail environment and proper use of stationary woodworking machinery knowledge preferred.

Mill Associate – FT
Initiates customer contact throughout the store and assists customers with their current projects by identifying needed products and demonstrating their application. Provides "milling service" for our customer by accurately cutting lumber to the requested specifications. Stocks lumber and building materials and keeps working area clean and orderly. Prior lumber experience in a retail environment and use of stationary woodworking machinery knowledge are required. Forklift experience a plus.

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