Merchandise Handler

Seasonal Job Opportunities

The starting hourly rate is $17.25 USD per hour. The pay range is $17.25 USD - $25.90 USD per hour.

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture.

Seasonal Specialty Sales Roles: A sales force of specialized consultants who provide tailored suggestions and solutions through active selling and compelling visual merchandising presentations that inspire guests and build the basket.

Seasonal Service & Engagement: Advocates of guest experience who welcome, thank, and exceed guest service expectations by focusing on guest interaction and recovery.

Seasonal General Merchandise & Food Sales: Experts of operations, process and efficiency who enable a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring product is set, in-stock, accurately priced and signed on the sales floor.

At Target we believe our team members have meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. These roles can provide you with the:

• Knowledge of guest service fundamentals and experience supporting a guest first culture across the store
• Experience in retail business fundamentals: department sales trends, inventory management, and process efficiency and improvement
• Experience executing daily/weekly workload to support business priorities and deliver on sales goals

We might be a great match if:

• Working in a fun and energetic environment makes you excited. We work efficiently and as a team to deliver for our guests
• Providing service to our guests that makes them say I LOVE TARGET! excites you. That's why we love working at Target
• Stocking, Setting and Selling Target products sounds like your thing That's the core of what we do.
• You aren't looking for Monday thru Friday job where you are at a computer all day We are busy all day (especially on the weekends), making it easy for the guest to feel welcomed, inspired and rewarded

The good news is that we have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know. But there are a few skills you should have from the get-go:

• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and other team members
• Learn and adapt to current technology needs
• Work both independently and with a team
• Resolve guest questions quickly on the spot
• Attention to detail and follow multi-step processes

We are an awesome place to work and care about our teams, so we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics that we expect:

• Accurately handle cash register operations
• Climb up and down ladders
• Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 40 pounds
• Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) and regular attendance necessary

Roles include:

• Seasonal Guest Advocate
• Seasonal General Merchandise Expert
• Seasonal Fulfillment Expert
• Seasonal Style Consultant
• Seasonal Inbound Expert
• Seasonal Food & Beverage Expert
• Seasonal Tech Consultant

Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

Application deadline is : 10/02/2026