Production Supervisor

The Hershey Company; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hershey Company is seeking a Production Supervisor in Hershey, PA. This role requires delivering leadership by coaching the team, ensuring they adhere to safety and quality standards while executing projects independently. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in manufacturing, ideally with supervisory experience. Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office is preferred. The work requires flexibility across shifts and a commitment to continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing or high-speed environments required.
• 1+ years in a supervisory capacity preferred.
• Food manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and coaching to the production team.
• Execute complex projects to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Maintain compliance with food quality and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership skills

Problem solving

Change management

Communication skills

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Production Supervisor

Location: Hershey, PA - Reese Plant
Note: 2nd shift and 3rd shift positions open.

Summary

As a Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for providing leadership to coach, direct, and develop your team to work together in a safe manner while maintaining product quality. You are responsible for complying with regulatory requirements, company and plant policies, procedures, and rules in your area of responsibility. To be considered, you must also be flexible for all shifts, and perform weekend work.

Additional Responsibilities

• With minimal direction and input from senior leadership, propose, plan, and execute projects to eliminate the root cause of manufacturing problems.
• Independently execute projects of high complexity which have a large impact on the company’s current and/or future business interests. Projects may relate to people, procedures, policies, finances, equipment, processes and/or products.
• Participate in annual budget preparation and maintain strong budgetary control of direct and indirect costs.

Responsibilities and Skills

• Ensure that the area of responsibility supports all campus goals daily and weekly, reviewing results with staff.
• Coordinate and administer daily interaction between the assigned area of responsibility and all other departments in the plant. This would include peers across shifts.
• Ensure personnel have proper qualifications, are properly trained, and motivated to work productively both as part of a team and individually.
• Ensure compliance with established standards in the areas of food quality & safety and employee safety. Identify and implement opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate labor staffing daily in coherence with budgeted staffing.
• Document notification requests in SAP PM. Follow up and prioritize with maintenance and other shifts.
• Input data into SAP, check QA documentation, and verify employee timecards.
• Foster a continuous improvement mindset, elevating new ideas (both your own and those of your employees), and executing plans to positively impact the plant operations and goals.
• Excellent people and leadership skills.
• Strong change management skills, driving and implementing change to optimize the business focusing on safety, quality, and costs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Problem solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work with and relate to all levels of personnel.
• Ability to read/interpret production performance reports.

Minimum Requirements and Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing or in a high speed, complex environment required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Minimum of 1 year in a supervisory capacity preferred.
• Food manufacturing experience preferred.
• SAP experience preferred.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans.