Shift Lead Jobs in Oregon
Shift lead jobs in Oregon are consistently active, with steady demand in retail, food service, manufacturing, and healthcare settings. Portland, Salem, and Eugene account for the bulk of openings, where established employers like Fred Meyer, PeaceHealth, and Nike have long maintained operations across the state. The most in-demand specialties are retail floor supervision, food and beverage service leads, and light manufacturing line leads. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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- Opens and closes the store in the absence of store management, including all required systems start-ups, required cash handling, and ensuring the floor and stock room are ready for the business day. Responsible for opening back door of store for deliveries.
- Completes product returns, order voids, customer refunds, cash drops to the safe, and provides change as requested to cash registers.
- Models and delivers a distinctive and delightful customer experience.
Customer Experience
- Engages customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.
- Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.).
- Responsible for holding store keys to open and close without management as necessary.
- Assists with and coaches other team members to work with warehouse and vendor ordering process as the orders are created, reviewed, and received, including opening the backdoor for vendor deliveries.
- Responsible and accountable for registering all related sales on assigned cash register, including records of scanning errors, price verifications, items not on file, price modifications, and voids.
- Assists manager or assistant store manager in reviewing order exceptions on order release day and assists in reverse logistics (e.g., 1506, returns, empty package).
- Assists manager or assistant store manager in evaluating and developing displays, including promotional, seasonal, super structures, and sale merchandise. Completes resets and revisions.
- Maintains accurate inventory counts; maintains the accuracy of on-hand quantities including, but not limited to, basic departments, stockroom, and overstock locations.
- Assist with ensuring the Outdate program is followed with team members.
- Responsible for basic department pricing and making daily price changes; ensures proper signage is displayed at the store to support accurate pricing of products. Ensures any additional pricing tasks related to local regulations and/or regulatory compliance programs are completed accurately and within the required time frame.
- Assist with bookkeeping activities, including cash report, cash counts, ledgers, and bill payment as necessary or as requested.
- Assists with exterior and interior maintenance by ensuring clean, neat, orderly store condition and appearance, including requesting store or system repairs as required in manager absence, or as requested by manager.
- Assists with separation of food items (e.g., raw foods from pre-cooked) and product placement as specified by policies/procedures (e.g., raw and frozen meats on bottom shelves). For consumable items, assists in stock rotation, using the first in, first out method and restock outs.
- Has working knowledge of store systems and store equipment.
- Assist at Pharmacy out window as requested.
- Ensures compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products (e.g., alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).
- Responsible for bag checks of team members before leaving the store.
- Complies with all company policies and procedures; maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.
- Completes special assignments and other tasks as assigned.
- Attends training and completes PPLs requested by Manager.
- Serves as a liaison between management and non-management team members by communicating assigned tasks to team members when store management is not present.
- Reports disciplinary issues and customer complaints to management.
Basic Qualifications
- One year of prior leadership, supervisory, or retail key holder work experience.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. (Except in Puerto Rico)
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefer the knowledge of store inventory control.
- We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- Obtains and maintains valid PTCB certification or pharmacy license as required by state.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.
The actual compensation that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits
Salary Range: $18.5 - $23.5 / Hourly
Benefits
Health, dental and vision*
Paid time off benefits
Employee discount
Retirement Savings Plan (401(k))
Flexible hours
Training programs
- with a 30-hour work week
- Opens and closes the store in the absence of store management, including all required systems start-ups, required cash handling, and ensuring the floor and stock room are ready for the business day. Responsible for opening back door of store for deliveries.
- Completes product returns, order voids, customer refunds, cash drops to the safe, and provides change as requested to cash registers.
- Models and delivers a distinctive and delightful customer experience.
Customer Experience
- Engages customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.
- Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.).
- Responsible for holding store keys to open and close without management as necessary.
- Assists with and coaches other team members to work with warehouse and vendor ordering process as the orders are created, reviewed, and received, including opening the backdoor for vendor deliveries.
- Responsible and accountable for registering all related sales on assigned cash register, including records of scanning errors, price verifications, items not on file, price modifications, and voids.
- Assists manager or assistant store manager in reviewing order exceptions on order release day and assists in reverse logistics (e.g., 1506, returns, empty package).
- Assists manager or assistant store manager in evaluating and developing displays, including promotional, seasonal, super structures, and sale merchandise. Completes resets and revisions.
- Maintains accurate inventory counts; maintains the accuracy of on-hand quantities including, but not limited to, basic departments, stockroom, and overstock locations.
- Assist with ensuring the Outdate program is followed with team members.
- Responsible for basic department pricing and making daily price changes; ensures proper signage is displayed at the store to support accurate pricing of products. Ensures any additional pricing tasks related to local regulations and/or regulatory compliance programs are completed accurately and within the required time frame.
- Assist with bookkeeping activities, including cash report, cash counts, ledgers, and bill payment as necessary or as requested.
- Assists with exterior and interior maintenance by ensuring clean, neat, orderly store condition and appearance, including requesting store or system repairs as required in manager absence, or as requested by manager.
- Assists with separation of food items (e.g., raw foods from pre-cooked) and product placement as specified by policies/procedures (e.g., raw and frozen meats on bottom shelves). For consumable items, assists in stock rotation, using the first in, first out method and restock outs.
- Has working knowledge of store systems and store equipment.
- Assist at Pharmacy out window as requested.
- Ensures compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products (e.g., alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).
- Responsible for bag checks of team members before leaving the store.
- Complies with all company policies and procedures; maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.
- Completes special assignments and other tasks as assigned.
- Attends training and completes PPLs requested by Manager.
- Serves as a liaison between management and non-management team members by communicating assigned tasks to team members when store management is not present.
- Reports disciplinary issues and customer complaints to management.
Basic Qualifications
- One year of prior leadership, supervisory, or retail key holder work experience.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. (Except in Puerto Rico)
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefer the knowledge of store inventory control.
- We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- Obtains and maintains valid PTCB certification or pharmacy license as required by state.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.
The actual compensation that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits
Salary Range: $18.5 - $23.5 / Hourly
Benefits
Health, dental and vision*
Paid time off benefits
Employee discount
Retirement Savings Plan (401(k))
Flexible hours
Training programs
- with a 30-hour work week
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Find Shift Lead JobsShift Lead Jobs by City in Oregon
Where Oregon roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Shift Lead Job Market in Oregon
A snapshot from current Oregon openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Walgreens18
- Buffalo Wild Wings6
- AAON5
- Pizza Hut4
- GXO Logistics4
What Oregon Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in shift lead jobs across Oregon.
- One to three years of relevant industry experience in a team-based setting
- Demonstrated ability to supervise, coach, and schedule a small crew
- Proficiency opening and closing procedures including cash handling and reporting
- Strong communication skills for coordinating between staff and management
- Availability for flexible shifts including evenings, weekends, and holidays
- High school diploma or equivalent required by most Oregon employers
Shift Lead Jobs in Oregon: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a shift lead in Oregon?
Most shift lead roles in Oregon are filled by promoting strong frontline workers rather than through a formal licensing process, as the role carries no state-issued credential in most industries. Employers typically look for candidates with at least a year of experience in the same field and a demonstrated ability to direct coworkers. Food service leads working in facilities that handle regulated foods may need a valid Oregon Food Handler Card or a Food Manager Certification through the Oregon Health Authority.
Which companies hire shift leads in Oregon?
Companies currently hiring shift leads in Oregon include Walgreens, Buffalo Wild Wings, and AAON, per current listings on MigrateAte as of November 2026. Oregon's mix of large retail chains, regional grocery groups, healthcare networks, and food and beverage manufacturers means shift lead openings appear across a wider range of industries than in many other states.
Which Oregon cities have the most shift lead jobs?
The Oregon cities with the most shift lead openings are Portland, Redmond, and Bend. Portland drives the largest share given its concentration of corporate retail headquarters, distribution centers, and hospital systems, while Salem and Eugene reflect steady demand from regional grocery, healthcare, and manufacturing employers anchored in the Willamette Valley.
Are there remote shift lead jobs in Oregon?
Yes, but they're rare. Shift lead roles are fundamentally on-site positions that require directing a physical crew, handling equipment or merchandise, and managing in-person operations. About 0% of shift lead openings tied to Oregon are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those that exist tend to be in customer support operations or back-office scheduling functions rather than traditional floor supervision.
How can I get hired as a shift lead in Oregon with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is starting in a frontline role at an Oregon employer that promotes from within, then expressing interest in a lead role after demonstrating reliability. Large Oregon operators like Fred Meyer, PeaceHealth, and Daimler Trucks North America run structured internal development tracks where associates move into lead positions after consistent performance reviews. Obtaining an Oregon Food Handler Card or completing a first-level supervisory course through a community college such as Portland Community College or Lane Community College can strengthen your candidacy when applying without prior lead experience.
Where can I find and apply to shift lead jobs in Oregon?
You can find and apply to shift lead jobs in Oregon on Migrate Mate, which lists current Oregon openings. Search the listings to find roles that fit your background and apply directly to the ones that match your experience and availability.
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