Food Safety Supervisor

Food Safety Supervisor

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 Food Safety Supervisor provides day-to-day leadership and technical support for food safety programs at the Dodge City cheese and whey ingredients facility. The role ensures effective execution, verification, documentation, escalation, and closure of HACCP, sanitation, environmental monitoring, pre-operational inspection, equipment food safety, and related regulatory and customer requirements. The supervisor partners with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality Systems, and FSQA to protect product, strengthen preventive controls, and sustain audit readiness.

Job Responsibilities

• Food Safety Program Leadership and Record Review
• Pre-Operational Inspection and Sanitation Verification
• Manage Equipment Food Safety Inspections and the Food Safety Permit process
• Environmental Monitoring and Investigation
• Audits, Training, and Cross-Functional Support
• Supervision and Operational Coverage

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of related experience or equivalent experience
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and rotating shifts
• Intermediate understanding of Food Safety related State and Federal Regulations
• Ability to demonstrate leadership, critical thinking, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 year related experience OR Master's degree in related field
• Supervisory experience
• Experience with SAP, SharePoint, MES Logs, and Evotex or comparable workflow/document-control systems.
• Knowledge of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), preventive controls, environmental monitoring, hygienic design, and dairy sanitation.
• HACCP, PCQI, SQF Practitioner, internal auditor, or related food safety credentials.

Physical Demands & Work Environment The role has periods of time when the work environment is sedentary and conducted in an office environment balanced with frequent occasions that require prolonged walking or standing, lifting/ carrying/handling moderate weight objects on a regular basis. Is required to wear PPE and have a regular presence in manufacturing and warehouse environments in both temperature controlled and uncontrolled locations. Must frequently interact with people verbally. Specific details of the essential functions of the position is available in the Job Safety Analysis, made available on request. 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. English Information | Spanish Information Salary Range: USD ($68,879.00 - $103,319.00) ANN