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ZIP O LOG MILLS INC

Shipping Forklift

Eugene, OR · On-site

$28.13 - $30.28/hr

Job Summary The Shipping Forklift Driver is responsible for safely and efficiently operating ... Organize the lumber shed and related areas; ship oldest stock first (FIFO). * Inspect materials to ...

Quirch Foods

Warehouse Selector (Day Shift)

Clackamas, OR · On-site

$19 - $22.25/hr

Accurately pick, palletize, wrap and scan orders using FIFO (First in First out) * Scan and place ... Possess good judgement necessary to perform the functions of the job including; operating a ...

Quirch Foods

Selector - Shipping

Clackamas, OR · On-site

$18 - $20.50/hr

Accurately pick, palletize, wrap and scan orders using FIFO (First in First out). Hand stacking ... Experienced in a warehouse environment as a selector operating powered equipment to include but not ...

Quirch Foods

Selector - Shipping

Clackamas, OR

$18 - $20.50/hr

Accurately pick, palletize, wrap and scan orders using FIFO (First in First out). Hand stacking ... Experienced in a warehouse environment as a selector operating powered equipment to include but not ...

Quirch Foods

Warehouse Selector (Day Shift)

Clackamas, OR

$19 - $22.25/hr

Accurately pick, palletize, wrap and scan orders using FIFO (First in First out) * Scan and place ... Possess good judgement necessary to perform the functions of the job including; operating a ...

Gluten Free Baking Company

Shipping Lead

Tualatin, OR · On-site

$18.75 - $23.50/hr

Monitor storage practices to comply with FIFO practices. * Responsible for leading Shipping ... Must be at least 18 years of age Machines Operated * Forklift * Box truck * Electric pallet jack

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How much do fifo operator jobs pay per hour?

As of Jul 19, 2026, the average hourly pay for fifo operator in Oregon is $29.34, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $25.43 and $29.76 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What jobs pay $700 a day?

Fifo operators and other skilled trades in the oil and gas industry can earn around $700 per day, especially with overtime, certifications, and experience. High-paying roles often require specialized skills, safety training, and working in remote or demanding environments.

Can Americans get FIFO jobs?

Fifo Operator jobs are typically located in countries like Australia and Canada, where FIFO (Fly-In Fly-Out) work is common in the mining and resource industries. Americans can apply for these positions if they meet the required work visas, skills, and certifications, but employment depends on the employer’s hiring policies and immigration regulations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a FIFO Operator, and why are they important?

To thrive as a FIFO (First-In, First-Out) Operator, you need a solid understanding of inventory management, warehouse operations, and basic math skills, often supported by a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with warehouse management systems (WMS), inventory tracking software, and material handling equipment is typically required. Attention to detail, reliability, and strong organizational skills help individuals excel in this role. These abilities ensure efficient inventory flow, minimize errors, and maintain smooth operations within supply chain environments.

What are FIFO Operators?

FIFO Operators are professionals responsible for managing inventory or materials using the 'First In, First Out' (FIFO) method. This means they ensure that the oldest stock or materials are used or shipped out before newer items. FIFO Operators typically work in warehouses, manufacturing plants, or logistics companies, and their role helps reduce waste and maintain product quality. They may use inventory management systems and follow strict safety and handling procedures. Proper FIFO management is critical for industries dealing with perishable goods or items with expiration dates.

What is a FIFO operator?

A FIFO operator is responsible for managing the First-In, First-Out inventory system in a warehouse or storage facility, ensuring that older stock is used or shipped before newer stock. This role often requires knowledge of inventory procedures, safety protocols, and the use of equipment like forklifts. Attention to detail and adherence to safety standards are essential for effective operation.

What are some common challenges a FIFO Operator faces when working on a fly-in fly-out roster?

FIFO Operators often experience challenges such as adjusting to long shifts, being away from home for extended periods, and adapting to changing work environments. The role typically involves working in remote locations with a structured roster, usually two weeks on and one week off. Maintaining communication with family, managing fatigue, and building strong team relationships are important for success. Many employers provide support services and recreational facilities onsite to help operators manage these challenges and maintain work-life balance.

How much do FIFO jobs pay?

Fifo Operator jobs typically pay between $20 and $35 per hour, depending on experience, location, and the specific industry. Overtime, shift differentials, and certifications can increase overall earnings, and these roles often require safety training and equipment handling skills.

What is the difference between Fifo Operator vs Warehouse Associate?

AspectFifo OperatorWarehouse Associate
CredentialsBasic forklift certification, inventory management knowledgeNone typically required, may have general warehouse training
Work EnvironmentCold storage, refrigerated warehouses, food or pharmaceutical industriesGeneral warehouse settings, distribution centers
Industry UsageCommon in industries requiring inventory rotation like food, pharmaceuticalsBroadly used across various retail, manufacturing, and logistics sectors

The Fifo Operator specializes in managing inventory rotation using FIFO methods, often in cold storage environments, requiring specific certifications. In contrast, a Warehouse Associate performs general warehouse tasks across various industries without specialized FIFO responsibilities. Both roles are essential in logistics but differ in focus and required skills.

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Forklift Operator Production Trainee (All Shifts)

Forklift Operator Production Trainee (All Shifts)

Lamb Weston

Boardman, OR • On-site

$16.75 - $19.50/hr

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 9 days ago

Lamb Weston rating

6.9

Company rating: 6.9 out of 10

Based on 64 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

218th of 397 rated food and drinks producers

Job description

Title: Forklift Operator Production Trainee (All Shifts)
Location: Boardman, OR
Job Requisition ID: Req-271184
Time Type: Full time
About Lamb Weston
You've probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.
A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You'll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you'll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar - together.
If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.
Job Description Summary
Receives instructions from the warehouse lead and utilizes the knowledge of plant and warehouse operating procedures to expeditiously and effectively carry out assignments driving a powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift and clamps to lift, stack, tier or move products, equipment, or materials. Must efficiently maintain supplies to production as well as transfer packaged product to cold storage areas.
Job Description
Include the following (other duties may be assigned):

  • Maintains safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs.
  • Knows safety rules and regulations for lift truck operation.
  • Inspects the lift truck prior to operation and reports any deficiency.
  • Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
  • Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area.
  • Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
  • Understand information is on the manifest tickets and how this information applies to their responsibilities.
  • Understand the procedure for "First In First Out" procedures
  • Loads and unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device as needed.
  • Maintains bulk repacks.
  • Reports all equipment failures and mechanical problems to appropriate personnel.
  • Completes forms in accurate, timely and legible manner and can identify cases, labels, cuts, colors, catalog numbers, day codes and acceptable case conditions.
  • Knows procedures for battery changes.
  • Will rotate through all position within Job title
  • Any other task as directed by Warehouse Manager, Warehouse Lead or Team Leaders
Load Out
  • Lock out-tag out procedures for dock locks.
  • Knows procedures for unloading and loading Semi-trailers.
  • Keeps the loading dock clear
  • Knows procedures for loading and unloading rail cars.
  • Keeps area clean
  • Stages product to be loaded
  • Prepares Paperwork
  • Use computer to scan tickets for loads
  • Able to operate the "Push Pull" attachment
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
Maintains a clean and orderly work environment.
Changes batteries on lift truck when required.
Waste Driver
  • Supplies DM, batter, SAPP, condiment, and sugars for processing.
  • Removes filled waste carts and totes from the plant areas.
  • Empties out waste carts and totes into waste hopper.
  • Sanitizes waste carts, wastes totes, and lift truck as needed.
  • Keeps waste area clean and organized.
  • Knows FIFO procedures.
Freezer Driver
  • Maintains sanitation duties in the freezer
  • Transports finished goods or tote product to or from zero degree cold storage bays in warehouse and able to withstand cold storage temperatures for extended periods
  • Stacks good or restricted cased product and supplies rework with restricted product.
  • Communicates with manifestor on what inventories, and which items to blend, to rework, and which items to put away in the freezer.
  • Communicates when bay transfers are needed, and which bay to transfer to.
  • Monitors freezer rollers and keeps them from backing up the line.
  • Removes hand stacked pallets from the hand palletizing area.
  • Replaces cases opened by Q.A.
Bulk Driver
  • Sorts and stacks excess bulk and supplies packaging with bulk blend
  • Supplies pallets to the palletizing area.
  • Sort the Bulk
  • Return bulk to freezer
Tote Room Driver
  • Supplies totes to add back machines.
  • Monitors tote room activities and supplies empty totes, and remove filled totes.
  • Assists palletizer operator with loading pallets in pallet dispenser as needed.
  • Maintains adequate empty totes for all bulk-off stations.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
  • Maintains a clean and orderly work environment.
  • Changes batteries on lift truck when required.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High School Diploma or GED preferred. One-month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Need to work with minimal supervision.
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSES:
Forklift certification is required. If you are not qualified, you will be trained and must meet certification requirements.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English. Ability to write routine reports and fill out forms in English. Ability to speak effectively with other employees in the organization in English.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Also must be able to memorize product codes, labels and bulk lot numbers.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme cold in the freezer and extreme heat in the summer months. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
QUALIFICATION PERIOD:
Not to exceed 50 shifts worked.
Industry-Competitive Benefits
Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
  • Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
  • Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
  • Paid Time Off
  • Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
  • Family-Friendly Employee events
  • Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Anticipated Close Date
The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs.
Anticipated Close Date: 08/08/2026
Pay Transparency
In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's work location, job duties, experience and expertise. A reasonable hourly estimate for this role is listed below.
Pay Rate or Range: $25.70
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

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