Food Production Supervisor

Flying Food Group; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 54,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Flying Food Group seeks a Food Production Supervisor to coordinate food processing in our Denver facility, ensuring sanitation standards, setting schedules, monitoring performance and guiding staff to maximize productivity.

The role requires 2-5 years of supervisory experience in a food production setting, solid knowledge of HACCP/USDA/GMP, and strong communication skills. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus; this is a full-time, non-exempt position reporting to the General Manager.

Qualifications

• Food Service experience required.
• 2-5 years supervising a food production environment.
• Knowledge of internal policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of HACCP requirements, USDA, GMP and sanitation requirements.
• Knowledge of cold food production processes.
• Candidate bilingual in English and Spanish a plus
• Competent written skills and effective verbal communication skills.
• Microsoft Office experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow the Basic Principles in all employee interactions.
• Provide direction, guidance and assistance to employees to enable them to work more effectively.
• Motivate employees by giving positive feedback, always in a respectful manner.
• Measure and manage productivity in the department to identify areas for improvement.
• Coordinate production process to increase productivity and improve process controls.
• Effectively allocate production labor as needed on a daily basis to improve productivity.
• Manage workforce to cross-train employees and rotate employees regularly.
• Follow all procedures for reporting Worker's Compensation incidents and accidents.
• Ensure meal processing counts and deadlines are met by checking line progress regularly.
• Ensure accurate counts are produced to specification.
• Ensure portions control is accurately measured by employees by conducting regular verifications.
• Train employee in production processes and portion control.
• Proactively engage in employee relations issues to resolve them effectively and promptly.
• Manage storage and rotation of daily food production overages to minimize waste.
• Hold regular communication meeting with employees to review production results, safety and hygiene.
• Communicate schedule changes to employees.
• Manage production schedules and processes to minimize overtime.
• Manage work force accountability for quality and productivity.
• Ensure employees have proper tools and equipment needed for production.
• Ensure that HACCP, GMP and USDA standards are achieved and completed.
• Ensure customer production and labeling requirements are achieved.

Skills

Food service experience

Supervisory experience

Policies & procedures

HACCP/USDA/GMP

Cold food production

Bilingual EN/ES

Written & verbal communication

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Classification: Non-Exempt

Salary Range: $26.75

Reports to: General Manager

Date: October 2026

Job Description

Food Production Supervisor coordinate food processing and complete duties such as adhering to sanitation standards, setting schedules, monitoring employee performance, overseeing manufacturing processes, solving technical issues, and training workers.

Essential Functions

• Follow the Basic Principles in all employee interactions.
• Provide direction, guidance and assistance to employees to enable them to work more effectively.
• Motivate employees by giving positive feedback, always in a respectful manner.
• Measure and manage productivity in the department to identify areas for improvement.
• Coordinate production process to increase productivity and improve process controls.
• Effectively allocate production labor as needed on a daily basis to improve productivity.
• Manage workforce to cross-train employees and rotate employees regularly.
• Follow all procedures for reporting Worker's Compensation incidents and accidents.
• Ensure meal processing counts and deadlines are met by checking line progress regularly.
• Ensure accurate counts are produced to specification.
• Ensure portions control is accurately measured by employees by conducting regular verifications.
• Train employee in production processes and portion control.
• Proactively engage in employee relations issues to resolve them effectively and promptly.
• Manage storage and rotation of daily food production overages to minimize waste.
• Hold regular communication meeting with employees to review production results, safety and hygiene.
• Communicate schedule changes to employees.
• Manage production schedules and processes to minimize overtime.
• Manage work force accountability for quality and productivity.
• Ensure employees have proper tools and equipment needed for production.
• Ensure that HACCP, GMP and USDA standards are achieved and completed.
• Ensure customer production and labeling requirements are achieved.

Skills and Qualifications

• Food Service experience required.
• A minimum of 2-5 years supervising a food production environment.
• Knowledge of internal policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of HACCP requirements, USDA, GMP and sanitation requirements.
• Knowledge of cold food production processes.
• Candidate bilingual in English and Spanish a plus
• Competent written skills and effective verbal communication skills.
• Computer skills a plus (Microsoft)

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a food-manufacturing environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and stand for long periods and reach with hands and arm.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position in a 24/7/365 work environment.

Days and hours of work vary based on operational needs and support.

Travel

0%

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

Flying Food Group, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, prescription, drug coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, commuter benefit, retirement program 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and pet insurance.