Production Manager - Stock Yards Collective - Loveland, CO
US Foods · Loveland, CO
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $80k–$130k
- Degree
- Preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 15 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at US Foods (industrial) in Loveland, CO.
- They ask for
- degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, FDA / GMP, EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $80k–$130k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Colorado: typical posted base $130k–$177k. This one lists $80k–$130k.
Median of the low and high ends of 11 live postings that list pay, out of 14 production engineer openings in Colorado, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Colorado plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 13 other live production postings in Colorado.
- Base pay
- About 32% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $130k–$177k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 50%
- ✓ Lean 43%
- New product launch 43%
- ✓ EHS / safety 36%
- Root cause 29%
- Automation 29%
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Education & Work Experience
- ✓High school graduate or equivalent, college degree preferred
- ✓Five years of operations/production management experience required, preferably in a food processing environment.
- ✓General business knowledge in manufacturing, operations, or food processing
- ✓Experience working in a JIT (Just in Time) production environment, is a plus
- ✓Experience using continuous improvement tools, such as Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing
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ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE
Join Our Community of Food People!
This role will be onsite 5 days a week (Monday-Friday) at the Stockyards Collective Loveland, CO facility. Hours will be 6AM – 2:30 PM MST.
Effective Production
- •Develops manufacturing strategies consistent with overall business plans to ensure ability to deliver planned business results
- •Develops a team and structure that can flex to meet the demands of the business
- •Aligns priorities with the direction of the broader organization to meet the demands of needs of the customer
- •Manages production and labor scheduling to ensure deadlines and quality specifications are met in accordance with internal and regulatory guidelines
- •Establishes and maintains cross functional relationships in a matrix, functionalized organization
Compliance
- •Ensures compliance with internal and external guidelines, including, but not limited to USDA, FDA, OSHA, and Food Safety regulations
- •Maintains an environment and culture focused on the safety of the team members.
- •Manages an operation that meets or exceeds certification levels of external audit standards (GFSI)
Sustainable Operation Improvement
- •Establishes and manages metrics used to define performance
- •Guides production and warehousing teams through in-depth analysis and resolution of strategic issues
- •Solid understanding of key drivers of operational performance (Six Sigma, lean continuous improvement, etc) and their use in developing strategies for driving efficiency
Supervision
- •Production Supervisor and Production Employees
- •Warehouse Supervisors and Warehouse Employees
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- •Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written) to all levels of the organization
- •Strong leadership skills and the ability to facilitate and manage change
- •Strong quantitative and qualitative assessment skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to constructively challenge ideas and assumptions
- •Must possess strong interpersonal relationship skills
- •Strong computer skills and experience applying these techniques to analyze and measure productivity
This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus .
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html .
$80,000 - $130,000
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