Production Supervisor

Hershey Company; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hershey Company is seeking a Production Supervisor for our Lancaster, PA plant operating on a 12-hour night shift. You will oversee hourly production personnel, plan finances, and ensure safe, efficient operations while adhering to the employee handbook and regulatory requirements.

You will drive root-cause problem solving, manage projects of high complexity, and coordinate with multiple departments to meet plant goals and budgets. Weekend work and shift flexibility are required.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure area supports plant goals daily and weekly; review results with staff.
• Coordinate daily interaction between area and other departments; cross-shift collaboration.
• Ensure personnel are properly trained, qualified, and motivated to work productively.
• Ensure compliance with food quality & safety and employee safety standards; identify opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate staffing to meet budgeted levels; follow overtime rules per handbook.
• Document notifications in SAP PM; liaise with maintenance and other shifts.

Skills

People leadership

Change management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Production performance reading

Education

3+ years manufacturing experience

MS Office proficiency

1 year supervisory experience

Food manufacturing experience

SAP experience

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Requisition Number: 129235

Job Location: Lancaster, PA

Please note this is a 12 hour night shift position.

Summary

The Hershey Company Y&S Lancaster plant is a Non-Union plant producing Licorice Products such as Twizzlers, Nibs, Pull & Peel, and Jolly Rancher Ropes in a high-speed complex environment.

As a Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for the financial planning, as well as directing and managing the activities of hourly production personnel while safely and effectively meeting the needs of their departments / areas in the plant. Additionally, the supervisor is responsible for adhering to the employee handbook, and complying with regulatory requirements, company and plant policies, procedures, and rules in their area of responsibility. To be considered, you must also be flexible for all shifts, and weekend work.

In addition, the Production Supervisor will:

• 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 on the company's current and/or future business interests. Projects may relate to any aspect of the business – people, procedures, policies, finances, equipment, processes and/or products
• Be responsible for the financial planning, as well as directing and managing the activities of hourly production personnel while safely and effectively meeting the needs of their department

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the area of responsibility supports all plant 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 that 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.
• Ensure compliance with administrative and reporting procedures while complying with overtime and provisions of the handbook
• Coordinate labor staffing on a daily basis 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 time cards
• Analyze information and follow-up on exceptions and opportunities
• 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

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 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 Education and Experience Requirements

• 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.

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