Assistant Manager Quality Assurance

The Hershey Company; Mandideep; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Financial Security

Paid Time Off

Career Development

Job summary

The Hershey Company is seeking a QA & Food Safety professional to protect the quality, safety, and reliability of Hershey products at the Mandideep plant. You will strengthen microbiology, sanitation, and quality systems, collaborating across operations, regulatory, and external partners.

You will drive food safety culture, implement risk-based programs, and ensure processes align with Hershey Quality & Food Safety standards from material receiving to dispatch.

Qualifications

• Graduate/Post graduate degree in Microbiology, Food Technology or related discipline.
• 7–8 years of experience in a food/beverages/Aseptic packaging environment in Quality & Food Safety domain.

Responsibilities

• Lead sanitary designs standards, sanitation programs, GMPs and pest management to ensure SOPs and sanitary guidelines.
• Lead sanitation design, standards, systems and procedures for facility equipment and infrastructure.
• Lead food safety risk assessment, program implementation and in-house audits to ensure compliance with Hershey Quality & Food Safety standards.
• Coordinate and guide microbiologists for lab testing, risk management and best practices as per Hershey guidelines.
• Develops and manages processes to ensure product quality, function and reliability prior to delivery for Hershey & 3P processes.
• Lead food safety culture initiatives and engage employees.
• Ensure regulatory compliance across end-to-end operations (receiving to dispatch).
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and collaborate with internal/external partners.

Skills

Product testing

Communication

Auditing

ISO knowledge

Education

Graduate/ Post graduate in Microbiology or Food Technology

Job description

About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more.

About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more.

At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business. This commitment originated with our founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today.

Guided by our employee value proposition, Lead Today. Create Tomorrow, we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our One Hershey mindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose.

The Hershey Company is proud to be recognized as a top employer in the United States, reflecting our commitment to our people, culture, and purpose.

How will you fit in the big picture?

In this role, you will help protect the quality, safety, and reliability of Hershey products at the Mandideep plant by strengthening food safety, sanitation, microbiology, and Quality Management System practices. You will partner across operations, quality, regulatory, microbiology, and external teams to keep plant processes aligned with Hershey Quality & Food Safety standards from material receiving through storage, processing, and dispatch.

This is a great opportunity to influence food safety culture, drive continuous improvement, and help deliver trusted, high-quality products for consumers while contributing to Hershey’s purpose and One Hershey mindset.

What will you do?

• Lead and manage the Sanitary Designs Standards, Sanitation Programs , Good Manufacturing Practices and Pest Management Program to ensure compliance to Hershey Standard Operating Procedures & Sanitary guidelines.
• Lead, coordinate & develop the Sanitation Desings, standards, systems and procedures for the equipment and infrastructure at the facility.
• Lead food safety risk assessment, programs implementation and conduct comprehensive in-house food safety audits, ensuring process and production run as per the Hershey Quality & Food Safety standards.
• Coordinate and guide to Microbiologist to perform effective lab testing and control, risk management and best in class practices implementations as per the Hershey guidelines.
• Develops, implements, and manages processes to ensure that products meet required specifications for quality, function, and reliability prior to delivery for Hershey & 3P process.

Other Applicable Scope Defining Dimensions

• Lead food safety culture initiatives and employee engagement.
• Ensure regulatory compliance in End-to-end operation includes material receiving, storage, processing and dispatches.
• Identify and pursue continuous improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to adopt best practices in Quality Management System.

Minimum Education & Requirements

Experience & Education

• Graduate/ Post graduate Degree qualifications in Microbiology, Food Technology or a related discipline are preferred.
• At least 7-8 years of experience in a food / beverages/ Aseptic packaging environment and primarily in Quality & Food Safety domain.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Product testing and analytical skills.
• Strong Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Lead Auditor in Quality & food safety systems will be highly regarded.
• Extensive knowledge of ISO management systems and have experience in their application in an FMCG environment.

Benefits And Perks

At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.

• Health & Wellbeing: Medical, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health
• Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities
• Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable
• Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility

Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility.