Associate Manager, Engineering Projects & Programs

Hershey Company; Edgerton (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, &

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Career development programs

Internal mobility

Job summary

The Hershey Company in Kansas is seeking an Assoc Mgr Project Engineer to drive engineering projects and program management for safe, reliable operations. You will apply established methods to moderately complex challenges, coordinate with engineering, operations, maintenance, and business partners, and support testing, validation, and continuous improvement.

The role requires 3+ years in engineering or related fields and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical area, with travel

Qualifications

• Strong project coordination, documentation, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute assigned engineering project or program management tasks using established technical procedures, documented requirements, and Hershey standards.
• Evaluate options and use system knowledge and data to recommend practical solutions to straightforward and moderately complex engineering or delivery issues.
• Partner with engineering, operations, maintenance, vendors, contractors, and business stakeholders to align requirements, constraints, testing, validation, and troubleshooting activities.
• Identifyproject dependencies, risks, and issues; elevate concerns promptly, support corrective actions, and track follow-ups through resolution.
• Support capital project activities such as feasibility assessments, cost estimates, equipmentselection, installation, start-up, troubleshooting, and training coordination.
• Maintainclear project records, engineering documentation, and standard templates while supporting safety, quality, governance, traceability, and process improvement.

Skills

Strong project coordination

Documentation

Communication

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

The Hershey Company in Kansas is seeking an Assoc Mgr Project Engineer to drive engineering projects and program management for safe, reliable operations. You will apply established methods to moderately complex challenges, coordinate with engineering, operations, maintenance, and business partners, and support testing, validation, and continuous improvement.

The role requires 3+ years in engineering or related fields and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical area, with travel