Mgr Operations

The Hershey Company•Bluffton, IN

4d•$96,160 - $120,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Mgr Extruded Operations leads day-to-day manufacturing execution for the extruded operations discipline in a fast-paced, multi-shift environment. The role translates short-term business priorities into operating plans and ensures teams meet safety, quality, service, cost, and production commitments. It serves as an escalation point for difficult and undefined operational challenges, partners across plant functions, and builds team capability to support reliable performance and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience, including experience leading a large employee population in a multi-shift operation.
At least 3 years of experience in a process manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a related field.
Food processing experience, particularly in baking or extruded manufacturing.
Experience implementing or maintaining third-party audits and certifications, such as SQF.
HACCP and/or PCQI certification; OSHA certification or training.
Formal Lean or Six Sigma training with demonstrated implementation in manufacturing.
Mechanical aptitude or experience improving performance in a highly automated facility.

Responsibilities

Lead daily extruded manufacturing operations, including production execution, scheduling, material flow, equipment utilization, staffing, training, and shift-to-shift coordination.
Develop and execute short-term tactical plans that align labor, materials, equipment, and workflow with production schedules and changing business priorities.
Monitor operating performance and resolve difficult or undefined issues affecting throughput, downtime, quality, service, cost, and schedule attainment; communicate risks, trade-offs, and resource needs to key stakeholders.
Strengthen employee safety, food safety, quality, environmental compliance, housekeeping, and regulatory performance by reinforcing standards, addressing physical and behavioral risks, and supporting HARPC, Food Defense, Internal Audit, and Safety Committee programs.
Manage spending against budget and production-volume changes while improving the effective use of people, equipment, facilities, materials, and capital.
Drive lean manufacturing and continuous improvement through fact-based problem solving, process improvements, capital initiatives, cost reduction, and corrective actions.
Build an accountable, engaged organization by setting clear expectations, coaching and developing leaders and team members, supporting training objectives, and encouraging employee involvement in problem solving.
Collaborate with plant leadership and cross-functional partners, including Human Resources, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Sanitation, Food Safety, Planning, Purchasing, Sales, and Research and Development, to improve overall plant effectiveness.