Major Discount Retailer Announces Hiring Event Across Connecticut

CONNECTICUT — Ocean State Job Lot is hiring for full-time, part-time and seasonal positions across Connecticut.

The discount retailer, which has 176 locations across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, plans to host a hiring fair at all store locations on Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. through 6 p.m., it was announced Tuesday.

Interested applicants are encouraged to attend the chain-wide hiring event, during which walk-in interviews are welcomed, store officials said.

OSJL is hiring for a variety of full-time, part-time, and part-time seasonal positions across its 176 stores. Leadership roles are also available in select stores, officials said. OSJL offers "a competitive pay and benefits package, including flexible hours; medical, vision, and dental insurance (if eligible); profit participation; paid time off; service awards; 401k; a best-in-class 30 percent store discount, and more," officials said.

To see all current openings, please visit the careers site at https://careers.osjl.com/us/en/home.

Ocean State Job Lot was founded in 1977 and has stores in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware.The chain boasts nearly 7,000 employees and annual sales exceeding $850 million.

OSJL shoppers find an ever-changing array of brand-name merchandise at "closeout prices," including household goods, apparel, pet supplies, seasonal products (holiday, gardening, patio, pool and beach supplies),along with kitchen pantry staples at "a fraction of their typical price."

Ocean State Job Lot's roster in Connecticut is:

• Berlin
• Bloomfield
• Bristol
• Canton
• Clinton
• Danbury
• Danielson
• East Haven
• Enfield
• Gales Ferry
• Griswold
• Litchfield
• Manchester
• Meriden
• Milford
• Naugatuck
• Old Saybrook
• Orange
• Seymour
• Southington
• Torrington
• Vernon
• Waterbury
• Waterford
• Wethersfield
• Willimantic
• Windsor Locks