Project Engineer - Manufacturing & Process Improvement

Hershey Company; Edgerton (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Financial Security

Time Off & Flexibility

Growth & Development

Job summary

The Hershey Company in Edgerton, KS is seeking a Project Engineer to lead scoped engineering projects and program management. You will work with engineering, operations, maintenance, and vendors to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient operations, while applying Hershey standards.

The successful candidate has 3+ years in engineering/project management and a Bachelor's in Engineering or related field. Travel across Kansas sites may be required; base could be Lawrence or Edgerton.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in engineering, project management, program management, manufacturing, packaging, or related technical area.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Strong project coordination, documentation, communication, problem solving, and cross functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute assigned engineering project or program management tasks using established procedures and Hershey standards.
• Evaluate options and use system knowledge to recommend practical solutions to engineering or delivery issues.
• Partner with engineering, operations, maintenance, vendors, contractors, and stakeholders to align requirements and testing activities.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and issues; raise concerns, support corrective actions, and track resolution.
• Support capital project activities such as feasibility, cost estimates, equipment selection, installation, start-up, troubleshooting, and training coordination.
• Maintain project records, engineering documentation, and templates while supporting safety, quality, governance, traceability, and process improvement.

Skills

Engineering

Project management

Program management

Manufacturing

Packaging

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

The Hershey Company in Edgerton, KS is seeking a Project Engineer to lead scoped engineering projects and program management. You will work with engineering, operations, maintenance, and vendors to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient operations, while applying Hershey standards.

The successful candidate has 3+ years in engineering/project management and a Bachelor's in Engineering or related field. Travel across Kansas sites may be required; base could be Lawrence or Edgerton.