Production Manager - Stock Yards Collective - Loveland, CO

Full-time
Loveland COvia US Foods CareersPosted Oct 8, 2026
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HTML & CSS

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Legal

About this role

ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE

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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.

Essential Duties and

Responsibilities

  • 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

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

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: Open www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between

  • $80,000 - $130,000
  • EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status

Before you apply

  • 1Which parts of your CV prove experience with HTML & CSS and Legal?
  • 2Which recent work examples would make your application stronger for this role?
  • 3What details from the original source listing should you confirm before applying?

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