Temporary and contract staffing for warehouse, production, assembly, forklift, packaging, general labor, and material handling roles.
Portland, OregonLight Industrial & White-Glove Recruiting
Stop drowning in unqualified resumes
We present only candidates who fit your role and your culture. No resume floods, no wasted screening hours - just the right hire, faster.
30 minutes to map your hiring needs and see if we are a fit.
4Core service lines covering every workforce need
2Specialty areas: light industrial and white-glove recruiting
7S.Q.U.A.T.C.H. principles guiding every placement
Capabilities
Four services covering your full hiring pipeline
From warehouse floor to plant leadership, we handle the roles that keep your operation running.
Staffing
Temporary and contract staffing for warehouse, production, assembly, forklift, packaging, general labor, and material handling roles.
White-Glove Recruiting
Permanent placement for operations and plant management, engineering, journeyman mechanics, sales, HR, accounting, and administrative roles.
Payrolling
We handle payroll administration, tax filings, compliance, and HR paperwork so your team stays focused on operations.
Candidate Management
End-to-end hiring support from sourcing through onboarding, with a selective presentation process that respects your time.
The difference
BigFoot Staffing vs. traditional recruiters
BigFoot StaffingTraditional recruiters
Presents only pre-qualified, aligned candidates+×
Deep discovery of culture and role before sourcing+×
Competitive pricing vs. in-house recruiting teams+×
Consistent communication and accountability+×
Safety training and accident prevention built in+×
Flexible workflows that adapt to changing needs+×
Long-term partnership over transactional placements+×
Proof
What partners say
“BigFoot Staffing has quickly become a valued hiring partner. They took the time to understand our hiring needs and have proven to be highly selective when presenting candidates, in a very short period of time compared to my previous experiences with recruiters. This has saved our team considerable time, while also reducing the costs of hiring as a result of their unique pricing model.”
Step by step
A partnership built on listening first
A simple route from setup to steady output.
We listen deep
We take the time to understand your specific hiring needs, company culture, and what a successful placement looks like for your team.
We source selectively
Using our S.Q.U.A.T.C.H. framework, we screen and filter candidates so only the most relevant and aligned ones move forward.
You review the shortlist
Instead of a flood of resumes, you get a small set of qualified candidates. You spend minutes reviewing, not hours screening.
We support through onboarding
From interview coordination to onboarding paperwork, we stay involved to make sure the placement sticks.
Questions
Common questions
What does BigFoot Staffing do?+
We are a staffing and recruiting company in Portland, Oregon specializing in two areas: light industrial staffing for entry to mid-skilled labor roles like warehouse, production, assembly, and forklift, and white-glove recruiting for specialized positions including operations management, engineering, mechanics, sales, HR, and accounting.
What services do you offer?+
Four core services: Staffing for temporary and contract positions, Recruiting for permanent placements, Payrolling to manage employment administration and reduce HR burden, and Candidate Management to handle the entire hiring process from sourcing to onboarding.
How are you different from other staffing agencies?+
We do not flood you with resumes. We take the time to deeply understand your hiring needs and only present the most relevant candidates. Our S.Q.U.A.T.C.H. principles framework, human-first philosophy, and selective presentation process save you screening time and reduce hiring costs.
What is the S.Q.U.A.T.C.H. framework?+
It is our proprietary operating framework: Safety, Quality, Uniqueness, Agility, Transparency, Collaboration, and Human-First. Every principle guides how we source, screen, and present candidates to ensure consistent quality and long-term fit.
How do you save employers time and money?+
By being highly selective with candidate presentations, we eliminate the hours you spend reviewing unqualified resumes. Our pricing model is competitive with traditional recruiting and offers dedicated support options that compare favorably to maintaining an in-house recruiting team.
Ready when you are
Ready to hire smarter?
Book a 30-minute call. We will map your hiring needs and show you how a selective approach changes everything.
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