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How much do service tower operator jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 14, 2026, the average hourly pay for service tower operator in the United States is $21.84, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $18.27 and $25.00 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Service Tower Operator vs Control Room Operator?

AspectService Tower OperatorControl Room Operator
CredentialsTypically requires safety certifications and technical trainingRequires similar safety and technical certifications
Work EnvironmentLocated at service towers, often outdoors or in industrial settingsOperates in control rooms within industrial facilities
Industry UsageCommon in oil & gas, power plants, and manufacturingCommon in power plants, manufacturing, and utilities
Job FocusMonitoring and maintaining service tower equipmentMonitoring and controlling plant operations from a central control room

Both roles involve technical skills, safety protocols, and industry-specific knowledge. While Service Tower Operators focus on maintaining equipment at service towers, Control Room Operators oversee plant operations from control rooms. The roles are similar in credentials and work environment but differ in daily tasks and location.

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Infographic showing various Service Tower Operator job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 79% Full Time, 18% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 92% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $45,428 per year, or $21.8 per hour.

Tower Operator (P6, Team B, Days)

Dalhart, TX

$16.50 - $20.25/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 29 days ago


Job description

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 primary responsibilities of the Tower Operator are to run and maintain Cheese towers and related equipment.  

Job Responsibilities
  • To ensure the correct operation and follow all Procedures of the Typical Day assigned equipment. 
  • Ability to identify flows from HCV's to packaging including completing Product Transitions
  • Troubleshoot and communicate any Plant issues with related equipment and/or Process
  • Understand and maintain the operation and Sanitation of all Typical Day equipment including: CIP (Clean In Place) system, COP (clean out of place systems), Operator Based Maintenance and Pre and post CIP inspections
  • All In Process Sampling as assigned
  • To notify/communicate with management/maintenance any problems with equipment or processes that could affect Safety, Food Safety or quality. 
  • Ability to learn and operate computer related processes and controls.
  • Responsible for proper product safe handling and reforming procedures
  • 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. This includes communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates and participating 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. This includes reporting any safety issues, observations, opportunities to your teams and follow up. 
     
What You Will Need
  • English skills must be proficient to understand, read, write and speak English
  • Basic computer skills
  • Must be able to work 12-hour variable shifts, including weekends, holidays and overtime as needed. 
  • Ability to lift up to 60lbs
     
What Will Put You Ahead
  • High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
  • SAP experience
  • Dairy manufacturing experience
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 their respective area.
  • 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.

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