Hilmar Cheese Company Jobs Hiring Now
Hilmar Cheese Company is hiring for 10 open roles on Migrate Mate as of July 16, 2026, concentrated in engineering (Non-Software) and business analysis, with listed salaries up to about $179,000. Migrate Mate updates Hilmar Cheese Company's live openings daily. Hilmar Cheese Company is a large-scale dairy and cheese manufacturing operation producing ingredients and packaged products for food industry customers across the United States.
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Hilmar Cheese Company hiring data on Migrate Mate, as of July 16, 2026.
- Open jobs
- 10
- Top team
- Engineering (Non-Software)
- Seniority
- Across all levels
- Work type
- 0% remote or hybrid
- Top location
- Dalhart
- Salary range
- $69,000–$179,000
Listed salaries for Hilmar Cheese Company roles on Migrate Mate range from about $69,000 to $179,000 per year across 10 open roles, as of July 16, 2026. Some roles list hourly contract rates.
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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.
A Typical Day
The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for working with the operations teams for safe, quick and accurate corrective maintenance of plant equipment to ensure the best available equipment uptime, completing scheduled preventive maintenance tasks as assigned in a timely manner, and completing all necessary documentation for tracking time and equipment maintenance history.
Job Responsibilities
- Use basic power tools, welding tools, forklift, articulating booms, etc. to complete assigned projects
- Read blueprints and do layout work/sketches
- Use plasma cutter for various projects
- Timely analysis and repair of all breakdowns in plants using basic troubleshooting skills
- Troubleshoot and wire a 3-phase motor
- Troubleshoot and repair 110va and 24v control wiring
- Rebuild centrifugal and positive displacement pumps
- Ensure all safety procedures are followed according to HCC safety policies
- Demonstrate a high level of communication, cooperation and teamwork with production operators to maintain and repair plant equipment
- Properly prioritize issues and take personal accountability to make sure all repairs fit the core valve of “Excellence”
- Active participation and ownership in your training and development program and associated activities, classes and events, which will be held before, during, after shifts and during scheduled days off.
- Help coach and train teammates and participate in on the job, buddy training.
- Place high priority on food safety and sanitation by understanding and executing HCC’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
- Hold self and others accountable to HCC’s food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
- Participate in food safety and sanitation root cause analysis and improvement activities when required.
- Prioritize safety above all other job duties by always having a safety-first approach.
- Report any safety issues, observations, opportunities to your teams and follow up.
- Participate in departmental safety teams.
- May be required to participate in ERT and Hazmat teams.
What You Will Need
- English skills must be proficient to understand, read, write and speak English
- 1 year of industrial manufacturing experience OR completion of technical program
- Competent knowledge of basic hand tools
- Ability to verbalize troubleshooting methods
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Software such as Word, Excel and Outlook
- Must be able to work weekends, holidays and rotating shifts (day/swing/graveyard)
- Ability to lift up to 60lbs
What Will Put You Ahead
- High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
- Completion of certificate or training program in Industrial Maintenance, Automotive or Diesel Equipment repair, or related coursework
- 1 year SAP experience
- 2 years of dairy manufacturing experience and 1 year of Operator based maintenance experience.
- 4 years of Industrial Manufacturing experience and/or 2 years of Industrial, Automotive, Diesel, or Agricultural Maintenance experience.
- Basic knowledge of gas, TIG, MIG and arc welding - moved from “need” section since most of the welding is done by 3rd party vendors
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to:
- Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.
- Stand and walk almost the entire workday.
- Employees must be physically capable of working in any of the job tasks within the cheese plant.
- Required to work at heights and in fairly small areas. Pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, handling and grasping, twisting/turning, repetitive bending.
Food safety is a companywide responsibility and each employee must know their role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high quality products.
This description is a general statement and does not include other duties as assigned
Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/EEO. We participate in E-Verify.
Dalhart Maintenance:Salary Range: USD (null - null) null
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.
A Typical Day
The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for working with the operations teams for safe, quick and accurate corrective maintenance of plant equipment to ensure the best available equipment uptime, completing scheduled preventive maintenance tasks as assigned in a timely manner, and completing all necessary documentation for tracking time and equipment maintenance history.
Job Responsibilities
- Use basic power tools, welding tools, forklift, articulating booms, etc. to complete assigned projects
- Read blueprints and do layout work/sketches
- Use plasma cutter for various projects
- Timely analysis and repair of all breakdowns in plants using basic troubleshooting skills
- Troubleshoot and wire a 3-phase motor
- Troubleshoot and repair 110va and 24v control wiring
- Rebuild centrifugal and positive displacement pumps
- Ensure all safety procedures are followed according to HCC safety policies
- Demonstrate a high level of communication, cooperation and teamwork with production operators to maintain and repair plant equipment
- Properly prioritize issues and take personal accountability to make sure all repairs fit the core valve of “Excellence”
- Active participation and ownership in your training and development program and associated activities, classes and events, which will be held before, during, after shifts and during scheduled days off.
- Help coach and train teammates and participate in on the job, buddy training.
- Place high priority on food safety and sanitation by understanding and executing HCC’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
- Hold self and others accountable to HCC’s food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
- Participate in food safety and sanitation root cause analysis and improvement activities when required.
- Prioritize safety above all other job duties by always having a safety-first approach.
- Report any safety issues, observations, opportunities to your teams and follow up.
- Participate in departmental safety teams.
- May be required to participate in ERT and Hazmat teams.
What You Will Need
- English skills must be proficient to understand, read, write and speak English
- 1 year of industrial manufacturing experience OR completion of technical program
- Competent knowledge of basic hand tools
- Ability to verbalize troubleshooting methods
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Software such as Word, Excel and Outlook
- Must be able to work weekends, holidays and rotating shifts (day/swing/graveyard)
- Ability to lift up to 60lbs
What Will Put You Ahead
- High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
- Completion of certificate or training program in Industrial Maintenance, Automotive or Diesel Equipment repair, or related coursework
- 1 year SAP experience
- 2 years of dairy manufacturing experience and 1 year of Operator based maintenance experience.
- 4 years of Industrial Manufacturing experience and/or 2 years of Industrial, Automotive, Diesel, or Agricultural Maintenance experience.
- Basic knowledge of gas, TIG, MIG and arc welding - moved from “need” section since most of the welding is done by 3rd party vendors
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to:
- Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.
- Stand and walk almost the entire workday.
- Employees must be physically capable of working in any of the job tasks within the cheese plant.
- Required to work at heights and in fairly small areas. Pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, handling and grasping, twisting/turning, repetitive bending.
Food safety is a companywide responsibility and each employee must know their role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high quality products.
This description is a general statement and does not include other duties as assigned
Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/EEO. We participate in E-Verify.
Dalhart Maintenance:Salary Range: USD (null - null) null
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Working at Hilmar Cheese Company
Hilmar Cheese Company's 10 open roles are across all levels, and about 0% are remote or hybrid. The most active teams are engineering (Non-Software), business analysis, and business operations. Hilmar Cheese Company operates large-scale cheese and dairy ingredient manufacturing facilities, employing engineers, mechanics, production staff, and business support professionals across its plant locations. Open roles span hands-on technical trades such as maintenance and facilities mechanics, engineering disciplines including process and packaging engineering, and corporate functions like accounting and training. Most Hilmar Cheese Company roles are based in Dalhart, with some in Hilmar and Dodge City.
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How many jobs is Hilmar Cheese Company hiring for right now?
Hilmar Cheese Company is hiring for 10 open roles on Migrate Mate as of July 16, 2026, updated daily, concentrated in engineering (Non-Software) and business analysis. Openings span manufacturing operations, engineering, maintenance trades, and business support functions across its production facilities.
What kinds of roles does Hilmar Cheese Company hire for?
The most active teams are engineering (Non-Software), business analysis, and business operations. Hilmar Cheese Company posts roles across maintenance and facilities mechanics, process and packaging engineering, dairy manufacturing project engineering, training and development, and accounting. Most postings are across all levels, with both individual contributor and managerial positions available at multiple sites.
Are Hilmar Cheese Company jobs remote or in-person?
Mostly on-site. About 0% of Hilmar Cheese Company's open roles on Migrate Mate are remote or hybrid as of July 16, 2026, with the rest based in Dalhart. Each Hilmar Cheese Company listing shows its work location so you can filter before applying.
How do I apply to a job at Hilmar Cheese Company?
Find a Hilmar Cheese Company role on Migrate Mate, then follow the listing through to Hilmar Cheese Company's own careers page to submit your application directly. Hilmar Cheese Company manages its own hiring process, including screening, interviews, and offers, independent of Migrate Mate.
What do Hilmar Cheese Company jobs pay?
Listed salaries for Hilmar Cheese Company roles on Migrate Mate range from about $69,000 to $179,000 per year as of July 16, 2026, with most postings at across all levels. Some roles list hourly contract rates. Exact pay is set by Hilmar Cheese Company and shown on each listing.
Does Hilmar Cheese Company hire entry-level?
Most of Hilmar Cheese Company's open roles on Migrate Mate are across all levels as of July 16, 2026. Check individual Hilmar Cheese Company listings for stated experience requirements.
Where is Hilmar Cheese Company hiring?
Most Hilmar Cheese Company roles are based in Dalhart, with some in Hilmar and Dodge City, and about 0% offer remote or hybrid work as of July 16, 2026. Migrate Mate shows the location on each listing.