Senior Manager, Technical Assurance & Asset Reliability

Hershey Company; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Financial Security

Time Off & Flexibility

Growth & Development

Job summary

The Hershey Company in Hershey, PA is seeking a Senior Manager, Technical Assurance to lead the site’s reliability, asset performance, and continuous improvement across engineering, maintenance, utilities, and information systems. You will shape site strategy and drive safe, high-quality operations.

You will direct capital projects, develop maintenance plans, and mentor engineering teams while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver results aligned with Hershey’s standards and

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of TPM, SAP, capital controls, engineering standards.
• Knowledge of food safety and GMPs.
• Strong data-based problem solving, financial stewardship, stakeholder communication, and people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site capital plan and large engineering projects, aligning priorities, resources, scope, schedule, budget, technical standards, and governance.
• Build short-term engineering and asset reliability plans that translate site and organizational strategy into predictable execution across multiple workstreams.
• Direct preventive and predictive maintenance, facilities, utilities, and waste-treatment activities to improve equipment and infrastructure reliability.
• Manage major technical risks, dependencies, and escalations affecting safety, quality, cost, timelines, or operations, and drive corrective action with cross-functional partners.
• Provide clear portfolio updates, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior stakeholders and represent the plant on cross-functional project and technology initiatives.
• Develop managers, supervisors, engineers, and technical teams through coaching, capability building, clear accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

TPM

SAP

capital controls

engineering standards

food safety

GMPs

Problem solving

Financial stewardship

Stakeholder communication

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in engineering or MBA

Job description

The Hershey Company in Hershey, PA is seeking a Senior Manager, Technical Assurance to lead the site’s reliability, asset performance, and continuous improvement across engineering, maintenance, utilities, and information systems. You will shape site strategy and drive safe, high-quality operations.

You will direct capital projects, develop maintenance plans, and mentor engineering teams while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver results aligned with Hershey’s standards and