Denver Distribution Center
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THE QUICK READ
Safeway's Denver Distribution Center at 4600 East Stapleton Drive South has been in operation since 1954 and has expanded through multiple renovations to 1.5 million square feet, making it one of the larger grocery distribution facilities in the Rocky Mountain region. The center serves 123 retail stores across Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, and New Mexico, running warehouse operations around the clock for grocery, frozen, produce, meat, and perishable products. Its ammonia refrigeration system holds roughly 47,000 pounds, well above the 10,000-pound threshold that triggers a federal process safety management program. The facility sits on the former Stapleton Airport grounds in northeast Denver, part of a metro area of roughly 2.9 million people.
JOBS HERE
No openings on file for this plant right now. Nearby plants that are hiring are listed further down.
PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for Colorado
- $27.49–$39.63/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Colorado
- $33.20–$45.86/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $29.70–$49.61/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 775 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Colorado pay levels · 24 postings
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Colorado
- $24.91–$34.97/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Colorado
- $30.13–$41.31/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $27.06–$37.39/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Colorado pay levels · 44 postings
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~500
- Ammonia on site
- 47,000 lbs (per EPA RMP filings)
On file · Sep 2026
SAFETY RECORD
EPA RMP · Sep 2026From public EPA records, as of September 4, 2026. Reported as filed — we add no opinions or grades.
LIVING IN DENVER, CO
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Foods | Commerce City, CO | 1 mi | 11 JOBS → |
| Kroger | Denver, CO | 6 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Lineage Logistics | Henderson, CO | 6 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| J.M. Smucker Co. | Longmont, CO | 27 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Leprino Foods | Greeley, CO | 46 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| US Foods Inc. | Loveland, CO | 47 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Anheuser-Busch Inbev | Fort Collins, CO | 58 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Leprino Foods | Fort Morgan, CO | 70 mi | 1 JOB → |
ABOUT SAFEWAY
Safeway traces to 1915, when Marion Barton Skaggs bought his father's small grocery store in American Falls, Idaho, and built it into a chain of hundreds of stores across the West. In 1926 his company merged with the Sam Seelig Company to form Safeway, Inc. It later grew through acquisitions including Vons, Randalls, Tom Thumb, and Carrs-Safeway. In January 2015, Albertsons, backed by Cerberus Capital Management, acquired Safeway for about $9.4 billion, combining the two chains into more than 2,200 stores. Safeway now operates as an Albertsons subsidiary with roughly 900 stores across the western and mid-Atlantic United States.
Other Safeway plants in our directory: Bellevue Milk and Ice Cream, Safeway Phoenix Ice Cream Plant, Denver Milk Plant, Vons Company, Inc., Jerseymaid Milk Products, San Leandro Milk, Tom Thumb Alliance Distribution Center, Tracy Distribution Center, Albertsons Portland Distribution Center, Auburn Distribution Center
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