Leslies

What Leslie's does

Leslie's sells pool and spa products and services to homeowners, pool professionals and commercial property operators, mainly under the Leslie's and In the Swim brands. Beyond the stores, it runs a wholesale business for hard-to-find specialty pool and spa parts and a team of in-field technicians who install and repair equipment on site. It also operates two manufacturing facilities, including chemical repackaging, and ships online orders to every US state. The 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 4, 2025 reports a single reportable segment and about 3,790 employees on that date. Its headquarters, called the Support Center, is in Phoenix, Arizona.

Where Leslie's hires

Jobs follow the store map. At October 4, 2025, the company reported:

• over 1,000 locations in 39 states
• six distribution centers serving those locations
• two manufacturing facilities
• Arizona, California, Florida and Texas as its largest markets

By October 2026 its careers site listed more than 900 locations across 38 states. Corporate roles sit at the Support Center in Phoenix, AZ, the city the company names as its headquarters. The 10-K states that every location is in the US.

How Leslie's is organized

About 2,990 of the 3,790 employees at October 4, 2025 worked in the company's physical network of locations. The corporate office had about 360, distribution centers about 230, and in-field service technicians about 210.

Openings on the careers site are grouped into four tracks: Store Associates, Service Technicians, Distribution & Manufacturing, and Support Center. Search filters cover job categories from Retail, Service, Warehouse, Commercial and Transportation to Finance, Accounting, Merchandising, eCommerce, Marketing and Human Resources.

Workforce and hiring patterns

Staffing swings with the season. Sales peak from April through September, and the company adds seasonal and part-time staff who are generally not employed in the off-season. Voluntary turnover in the 12 months to October 4, 2025 was 18% for corporate employees and 23% for all other roles.

The fiscal 2025 10-K described a plan to close about 80 to 90 underperforming US locations by the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2026. In early October 2026 Leslie's filed prearranged Chapter 11 cases and announced the closure of 76 stores, with the rest staying open. Its first-day motions asked the court to let it keep paying wages and benefits.

Good to know before you apply

• None of the company's employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements in fiscal 2025.
• The same benefits list appears for store, service, distribution and Support Center roles: health insurance, a 401(k) with company match, company-provided life and long-term disability cover, an FSA, a wellness program, team member discounts and a credit union partnership.
• Store and service openings promise pool and spa training.
• An annual engagement survey in August 2025 gave leadership effectiveness an 87% favorable score.
• Hours, staffing and pay since the Chapter 11 filing are open topics for store, service and Support Center staff in the discussions below.