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SEASONAL ASSOCIATE-NEW STORE

Part-time

Harbor Freight Tools

Dallas, TXSeasonal / Temporary / Part-time$16/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$16/hr
Location
Dallas, TX
Schedule
Seasonal / Temporary / Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Forklift Certification

Job overview

The Seasonal Associate supports the setup, stocking, and opening of a new Harbor Freight Tools store. The role includes stocking merchandise, managing inventory, loading and unloading trucks, greeting customers, and helping complete pre-opening tasks. Associates must be available for shifts during store operating hours and perform physical tasks such as lifting, standing, and moving merchandise.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Merchandise StockingInventory ManagementLoading and UnloadingCustomer GreetingTeamworkReading and WritingBasic ArithmeticLifting Up to 50 PoundsStanding and MovingBending and KneelingClimbing and CrawlingTwistingLadder Climbing

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDRetail Environment ExperienceOpen AvailabilityRegular AttendanceForklift Certification

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Full job description

182916BRJob Description: This is a temporary position that will be assisting with the setup, stocking, and opening of our new store.

The anticipated rate for this position is $16.00 per hour depending on location, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. Associates can accrue paid sick time up to 64 hours per year unless otherwise required by law. The Company observes 16 hours of paid holiday time.

Respectful schedules during operating hours of 6am - 10pm.

Seasonal Associates are expected to load and unload trucks, stock merchandise, greet customers, and work together as a team to ensure a timely opening of new store. In addition, all Seasonal Associates are expected to be on-time for shifts and work hard to complete daily tasks as it pertains to the new-store pre-opening check list

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities for New-Store Operations Seasonal Associates may be asked to perform any of the following:

Stocker responsibilities - New store set-up process

  • Stocking merchandise

  • Inventory management

  • Loading/unloading trucks

This is not an exhaustive list of duties, and New-Store Operations Seasonal Associates may be asked to help with other duties as needed.

Requirements: Job Requirements

  • Open Availability: morning, afternoon and evening availability any day of the week; regular attendance is an essential function of the position

  • Physical ability to lift, push and/or pull up to 50 pounds and stand/move for entire shift

  • Physical ability to bend, kneel, climb, crawl and/or twist and safely climb up/down ladder to perform job duties as needed

  • No operation of vehicle equipment (including forklifts) is permitted unless certified by Harbor Freight Tools

Job Qualifications – Education and Experience

  • High school Diploma or GED preferred but not required

  • Ability to read, write, and perform basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction)

  • Experience working in a retail environment

  • Ability to work in a team environment

Physical Requirements

General office environment requiring ability to:

  • stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time

  • speak and listen to others in person and over the phone

  • use keyboard and read from computer screen and reports

  • lift up to 50 lbs.

Harbor Freight is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals in accordance with applicable law.

About Harbor Freight Tools:Founded in 1977, we are a $10 billion national tool retailer with the energy, enthusiasm, and growth mindset of a Championship Team. With more than 1,600 stores across 48 states, we're continuing to grow and open new locations every month. We offer our customers more than 6,000 tools and accessories, from hand tools and generators to air and power tools, shop equipment, and automotive tools. By delivering quality and value to our customers, we've built a culture where Associates can learn, grow, and do meaningful work every day.Position Type:Part Time

How this job compares

Set against the 11,328 open Retail Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$16/hr
  • Texas median$14–15/hr385 hourly ranges
  • US median$17–18/hr6,098 hourly ranges

This rate, $16/hr, is 12% above the Texas median midpoint ($14/hr) — in the middle half of Retail Associate hourly ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,219 open Retail Associate jobs in Texas and 11,328 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Retail Associate postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (589 postings).
Education
8 of the 11,328 open Retail Associate jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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