Production Supervisor
Hilmar Cheese Company · Dalhart, TX
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Hilmar Cheese Company (industrial) in Dalhart, TX.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- FDA / GMP, SAP
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Texas: typical posted base $85k–$118k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 61 production supervisor openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 60 other live production postings in Texas.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (4+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 85%
- Lean 38%
- Root cause 33%
- 5S 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Hilmar Cheese Company
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- 2
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- 3
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Full description from Hilmar Cheese CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
Assist with training, teaching, and educating employees on company policies, procedures, and standards. Monitor and control personal practices at the floor level, provides guidance, coaching and mentoring of hourly staff. Monitor and control PMO, USDA, CDFA and FDA compliance through established verification processes. Effectively troubleshoots process deviations related to process control or mechanical up time, works closely with maintenance on scheduled and break in work. Overseas production, ensuring all employee safety, quality and environmental standards are met. Prioritize safety above all other job duties by having a safety first approach at all times.
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At Hilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, Hilmar Cheese Company has been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the art production facilities convert an abundance of locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein and lactose. The Cheese and Ingredients that we produce create a wide variety of retail and food service products from sliced and shredded cheeses, to protein supplements and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries helping bring their vision into reality. Throughout our decades of success and growth we have remained committed to our mission and values and these principles unite our people and guide all that we do. Job